All schools and hospitals in urban areas will go cashless in the next three months. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Deputy PrimeMinister Vu Duc Dam has set the deadline for all schoolsand hospitals in urban areas go cashless in the next three months.
The Government Officehas released a document in which Dam ordered the Ministry of Education andTraining, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Labour-Invalids and SocialAffairs along with the municipal People’s Committees of 52 provinces and citiesto step up efforts to digitise financial transactions in the education andhealth sectors.
They were told tooffer guidance to schools of all levels and hospitals in urban areas to fullycollaborate with banks and payment intermediary providers by December.
Schools and hospitalsmust publicise their bank accounts and install card readers, scanners for QR(Quick Response) codes and mobile applications to make payments moreconvenient. All preparations must be finished by this December.
The Deputy PM alsoasked banks and payment providers to consider a discount of service fees tocashless transactions in health, education and public service.
Vietnam wasvigorously pushing for non-cash payment, making it a priority to improve thebusiness environment and raise national competitiveness.
Reports by theMinistry of Planning and Investment show that total transactions via the banks’e-payment system grew 23 percent in number and over 17 percent in value in thefirst five months of 2019 over the same period last year.
Mobile paymentwitnessed an impressive year-on-year surge of 97 percent and 232 percent innumber and value in the reviewed period.-VNS/VNA
The ratio of cashless payments in Vietnam remains low, standing at only 11.49 percent of total means of payment, according to a recent report from the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM).
The city of Da Nang, the central region’s major economic driver, is making headway in raising awareness on the benefits of cashless transactions as well as in building financial and technical infrastructure for the future development of a cashless society.
Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Le Minh Hung Hung has asked relevant agencies to help implement non-cash payments for public services, including tax, electricity, water, hospital and education fees.
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All schools and hospitals in urban areas will go cashless in the next three months. (Photo: VNA) 
