HCM City metro accepts NAPAS cards for ticket payment
Commuters simply need to tap their NAPAS card on a control device at the entry gate and again at the exit gate after finishing their trip to complete the transaction.
Metro passengers can now use NAPAS cards to pay for their rides in addition to other cashless payment options (Photo: Sacombank)
HCM City (VNS/VNA) ꧙- Passengers using the Ho Chi Minh metro can now use local payment cards to buy tickets in addition to other existing cashless options.
Its automated ticket payment system has been developed by Sacombank and its partners using open-loop technology, which, since February 14, has been allowing cards issued by the 25 member organisations of the National Payment Corporation of Vietnam (NAPAS) to make contactless payment for tickets.
Commuters simply need to tap their NAPAS card on a control device at the entry gate and again at the exit gate after finishing their trip to complete the transaction.
NAPAS cards (NAPAS domestic cards) are issued by banks and financial companies in Vietnam with card number starting with 9704. NAPAS cards comply with the basic standards of chip cards for domestic payment Vietnam known as VCCS, issued by the State Bank of Vietnam.
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