Hanoi Basketball Championship starts in March
A total of 15 teams — 10 men's and five women's clubs — will compete at the Hanoi Basketball Championship 2025, representing Hanoi and neighbouring provinces.
HCM City launches sale promotion programme of branded products
The Department of Industry and Trade of Ho Chi Minh City on August 28 announced the launch of a programme to boost the sale of branded goods named “CITY SALE 2024”, which offers discounts of up to 80%.
Hanoi: Transerco applies technology to improve public bus services
The application of technologies in managing and operation activities has been among prioritised solutions that the Hanoi Transportation Corporation (Transerco) has rolled out to improve the quality of its public bus services over the past years.
Vietnam has one of Asia’s most dynamic start-up scenes: report
Vietnam has one of the newest and most dynamic start-up scenes in Asia, and it has emerged as a hub for start-ups, according to the recently released Emerging Giants in Asia Pacific report.
Fintech, e-commerce remain magnets for venture capital
Fintech and e-commerce accounted for 70 percent of total venture capital in the country last year, and this trend is predicted to continue in 2022, Dau tu (Vietnam Investment Review) reported.
Visa, VNPAY join hands to speed up digital payments in Vietnam
Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, and VNPAY, Vietnam’s prominent fintech company, inked a strategic partnership to enhance the digital payments experience in Vietnam during a ceremony held in Hanoi on February 23.
Online payments: COVID-19 helps form online shopping habits
The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to forming online shopping and online payment habits, a trend that is likely to continue after the pandemic, held experts.
Vietnam ranks second in fintech investment in Southeast Asia
Venture capital funding pouring into Vietnamese fintech companies accounted for 36 percent of the total fintech investment in Southeast Asia.
Vietnam’s booming fintech funding on Singapore’s heels
Vietnamese financial technology startups are quickly catching up with Singapore in attracting Southeast Asian venture capital funding, according to the Japan-based Nikkei Asian Review.
Payments for electricity bills go cashless
Vietnam Electricity (EVN) will promote electricity bill payment via digital mode of transactions in 2019.
QR code scanning to dominate future payment
A change in payment methods is taking place in Vietnam from payment in cash and by cards to a digital and mobile manner.
Vietnam Airlines allows payment by QR code
Vietnam Airlines has announced that it will start to allow customers to buy tickets using QR code through the National Payment Corporation of Vietnam (NAPAS) and VNPay.