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Cashless payments are developing rapidly in Vietnam, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, with transactions via banks averaging 40 billion USD per day, according to Pham Anh Tuan, Director of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s Payment Department.
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It will prioritise the establishment of a more comprehensive, accessible, and secure payment infrastructure across the country to make digital payment a preferred mode of transactions for all.
The central bank is also drafting a new decree to create a legal framework to promote non-cash payments, he added.
According to an SBV report, more than 75% of adults across the country currently have a bank account.Interbank electronic payment transactions increased by 52.8% year-on-year in terms of volume in the first four months, it said.
Payment via QR code had the most impressive growth with an increase of more than 161% in quantity and 36% in value.
Cash withdrawals at ATMs continued to decline, falling by 3.5% in quantity and 5.5% in value./.
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