The National Payment Corporation of Viet Nam last week said it would work with seven banks to introduce domestic credit chip cards with unified standards to limit cash payments and tackle black credit.
Banks have embarked on the conversion of magnetic payment cards into chip cards for greater security, but the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly slowed down their efforts.
Seven banks will start issuing ATM chip cards that meet EMV standards to replace magnetic strip cards in collaboration with the National Payment Corporation of Viet Nam starting from May 28.
Under a new regulation, commercial banks will have to switch 30 per cent of their current magnetic strip ATM cards – more than 25 million in total – to chip cards by the end of this year to enhance safety and...
Viet Nam’s first domestic chip cards will be launched in the first quarter of next year to enhance safety and service quality of the country’s bank card operations.
The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) has recently issued a standard set for domestic chip cards for the first time to enhance safety and service quality of the country’s bank card operations.