E-wallet faces intense competition against VietQR, bank apps

Friday, Jun 28, 2024

Amid increasingly fierce competition in the digital payments sector, e-wallets are facing significant challenges to maintain their long-term viability.

Banking digitalisation sees rapid growth: SBV

Thursday, Jan 11, 2024

SBV''s deputy governor Phạm Tiến Dũng said as the number of customers and transactions increases, the rising complexity poses many challenges for managing and ensuring security in the payment industry.

Sacombank offers cross-border QR code payment service in Cambodia

Tuesday, Dec 05, 2023

No longer having to worry about exchanging currency or bringing cash when going to Cambodia for travel or work, Vietnamese people can now make QR code payments via Sacombank Pay app quickly and safely at payment acceptance points in the country.

Hà Nội ensures transparency of agri-product origins with QR codes

Friday, Jul 21, 2023

The effort to tighten the management on the origin of agricultural and food products has paid off with many products seeing stable sales and gaining the trust of consumers living in the capital city and surrounding areas.

Mastercard, SmartPay to accept payments through QR code

Thursday, Jul 06, 2023

SmartPay and Mastercard have announced the expansion of their strategic partnership to implement a digital payment service via Mastercard QR code in Viet Nam.

Electronic payment continues to flourish in Viet Nam

Wednesday, Jul 05, 2023

Payment transactions via QR code are increasingly popular in Viet Nam while ATM transactions are decreasing in both quantity and value.

MoMo encourages retailers to receive money via QR code

Sunday, Nov 06, 2022

MoMo has rolled out a promotion for businesses and users who receive money by QR code with prizes of up to VND10 billion (US$402,290) from now until December 7.

Inspections no longer needed to free up flow of goods into the capital

Friday, Jul 30, 2021

No inspection would be carried out at checkpoints for vehicles which had valid QR Code identification certificate to transport goods serving construction, production, business, import and export and consumption on all highways, national roads, provincial roads, inter-district roads and urban...

Confusion over 'essential goods' hampers QR code implementation

Tuesday, Jul 27, 2021

Ministry of Transport (MoT) has asked provinces and cities to urgently and add types of goods that are allowed to travel during the lockdown period under Directive 16. 

Every citizen to have QR Code by 2025 in an effort to develop digital Government

Saturday, Jun 19, 2021

Every citizen in Viet Nam will have a digital identity with a QR Code by 2025 in an effort to promote the development of digital Government. 

SmartPay ties up Vietcombank for QR code-based payment

Monday, May 31, 2021

E-wallet SmartPay has tied up with the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) to enable QR code-based payment at its merchants’.

SmartNet, VPBank sign deal for QR code-based payment

Friday, Dec 04, 2020

SmartNet Company Limited, the owner of e-wallet SmartPay, and VPBank on Thursday signed a strategic partnership for using the QR Pay feature in the bank’s mobile application for making payments through SmartPay.

EVN to accept payment for power bills via QR code

Thursday, Jul 02, 2020

In September, EVN plans to announce the list of institutions which can provide QR code payment services for power bills.

Booking for hotels and purchase bus/train tickets via Sacombank Pay app

Friday, Nov 01, 2019

Sacombank has added a new feature to its Sacombank Pay app: hotel booking and purchase of bus and train tickets.

Sacombank makes QR code strides

Tuesday, Jan 15, 2019

Sacombank and Japan’s JCB International Co., Ltd on Monday (January 14) signed an agreement to deploy the latter’s QR code payment system and launch the Sacombank JCB platinum debit card.