Seven banks allow customers to pay by QR codes in Laos

Saturday, Jan 11, 2025

Customers of seven banks, including Vietinbank, BIDV, Vietcombank, Sacombank, TPBank, BVBank and Nam A Bank, can now scan LaoQR codes to make payments in Laos.

QR code payment transactions surged in 2024

Thursday, Jan 09, 2025

The year 2024 has marked a significant shift in Vietnamese consumer behaviour toward non-cash payments.

NAPAS to expand cross-border QR payment with China, RoK and Japan in 2025

Tuesday, Dec 03, 2024

The National Payment Corporation of Việt Nam (NAPAS) will expand its cross-border QR payment services with countries including China, Japan and the Republic of Korea in 2025.

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.

Việt Nam, Cambodia launch cross-border QR payment link

Tuesday, Dec 05, 2023

Việt Nam and Cambodia have officially launched a bilateral cross-border QR payment link, allowing their peoples to scan QR codes to make payments in each other’s country using their local currency.

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.

Warning of fake bank tricks to scan QR codes

Tuesday, Jun 27, 2023

A number of banks and police agencies in many localities have also warned against the trick of bank fraud to scan QR codes.

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.

QR payments help small vendors

Monday, Aug 15, 2022

Despite having no small cash in his pocket, Hoàng Dương can still pay for his cup of tea to a vendor in Quán Thánh street, Hà Nội, by scanning a QR code from his smartphone even though the cost is only VNĐ3,000 (US$0.13).

Viet Nam experiencing rapid growth in digital payments: Visa

Friday, Jun 03, 2022

Due to COVID-19, more than 80 per cent of people now use their cards, QR payments and mobile wallets at least once a week.

SmartPay payments get smarter with new QR Pay version

Friday, May 27, 2022

E-wallet SmartPay has cooperated with Viet Capital Bank to deploy a new version of QR Pay in the mobile applications of 35 banks across the country.