Central bank cleans 154 million accounts, blocks US$56.9 million in suspicious transactions

Tuesday, Oct 07, 2025

As of September 2025, the central bank proposed cutting and simplifying 124 out of 298 administrative procedures, representing 41.6 per cent of the total. This initiative has reduced processing time by hundreds of days and saved more than VNĐ7.6 billion...

B2B card payment in Việt Nam outpaces regional average

Wednesday, Sep 03, 2025

Card payments constitute 8.3 per cent of business to business (B2B) payment volumes among B2B card-accepting merchants in Việt Nam – the highest ratio in the Asia Pacific region, according to a study conducted by KoreFusion, an international strategy consulting firm specialising in payments.

SBV updates security for card payments

Saturday, Oct 10, 2020

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) is drafting amendments to Circular 47/2014/TT-NHNN with new technical regulations on security and confidentiality for the card payment system.

Credit card defaults a risk during COVID-19

Sunday, Apr 12, 2020

Experts have warned that consumers may soon start defaulting on their credit card payments due to rising unemployment and salary cuts in many industries and sectors in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Card payments in Vietnam to reach 522.5 million in 2023: GlobalData

Monday, Oct 07, 2019

Not carrying cash is not a problem in Viet Nam these days as more and more people are flashing the plastic.

Banks required to tighten control over credit cards

Tuesday, Aug 27, 2019

The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) has directed commercial banks to tighten control over credit card payments to prevent the improper use of credit cards.

Card payment compulsory soon for e-commerce businesses: MoIT

Tuesday, Apr 04, 2017

E-commerce businesses may have to accept card payments as a way to offering more options to pay when shopping online, an official from the Ministry of Industry and Trade said.

Uber plans to accept cash payments

Thursday, Aug 06, 2015

The US-based cab company Uber will accept cash payments along with credit card payments in the local market from the third quarter of this year.

Viettel-Mozambique wins Mobile Innovation Awards

Friday, Jul 11, 2014

Movitel mobile network received the Mobile Innovations Awards for its best use of mobiles within a customer relationship management (CRM) strategy, on July 8 in London, England.

PM approves national e-commerce programme

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has signed a decision to approve a national electronic commerce programme in the period 2014–20.

E-payment catches on with VN consumers

Monday, Mar 17, 2014

Vietnamese consumers have welcomed electronic card ownership and use, according to the results of a survey conducted by Visa.