At a press conference to announce Vietnam Card Day 2020 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - “Vietnam Card Day 2020”, the first of its kind, wasofficially launched on in Hanoi on October 29 with an aim to promote non-cashpayments in the country.
The event was co-organised by Tien phong (Vanguard)Newspaper and the National Payment Corporation of Vietnam (NAPAS) under theinstruction of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV). This also responds to theGovernment’s project on promoting cashless payments, contributing to supportproduction and business as well as the economy’s recovery.
“Vietnam Card Day 2020” will start with a shopping festival over two daysfrom November 7, 2020, at Bach Khoa Stadium in Hanoi and a Mega Sales weekfrom November 9 to 15.
Customers participating in the events would receive promotional programmes whenpaying by bank cards at booths and online shops.
Pham Tien Dung, Director of the SBV’s Payment Department, said: “Vietnam CardDay 2020 would create opportunities for young Vietnamese people to access andexperience banking services and modern payment methods. This would help themgradually establish a habit of using bank cards and non-cash payments.”
Nguyen Quang Hung, General Director of NAPAS, said they have helped banks issuemore than 10,000 contactless prepaid cards with available amounts of 50,000 VNDeach as a gift for customers to use at the event.
“This is a prepaid domestic chip card product issued by Vietnamese banks withfast, convenient and secure payment functions, suitable for small valuetransactions and can be recharged many times. This product has also beendeployed by NAPAS for payment on inner city express buses in HCM City fromtoday,” Hung added.
Also at the event, the organisers announced the runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2018- Bui Phuong Nga as the brand ambassador of Vietnam Card Day 2020. Eventinformation will be continuously updated on the website //ngaythe.vn/ andthe official Fanpage //www.facebook.com/ngaythevn.
In 2020, the world and Vietnam have faced the COVID-19 pandemic withconcerns about direct communication methods. The trend of non-contactcommunication continued to be encouraged to limit risks of spreading the virus,ensuring social stability and economic development.
In this context, the use of bank cards has become a modern payment method, inline with the Government's policy of developing non-cash payments./.
The event was co-organised by Tien phong (Vanguard)Newspaper and the National Payment Corporation of Vietnam (NAPAS) under theinstruction of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV). This also responds to theGovernment’s project on promoting cashless payments, contributing to supportproduction and business as well as the economy’s recovery.
“Vietnam Card Day 2020” will start with a shopping festival over two daysfrom November 7, 2020, at Bach Khoa Stadium in Hanoi and a Mega Sales weekfrom November 9 to 15.
Customers participating in the events would receive promotional programmes whenpaying by bank cards at booths and online shops.
Pham Tien Dung, Director of the SBV’s Payment Department, said: “Vietnam CardDay 2020 would create opportunities for young Vietnamese people to access andexperience banking services and modern payment methods. This would help themgradually establish a habit of using bank cards and non-cash payments.”
Nguyen Quang Hung, General Director of NAPAS, said they have helped banks issuemore than 10,000 contactless prepaid cards with available amounts of 50,000 VNDeach as a gift for customers to use at the event.
“This is a prepaid domestic chip card product issued by Vietnamese banks withfast, convenient and secure payment functions, suitable for small valuetransactions and can be recharged many times. This product has also beendeployed by NAPAS for payment on inner city express buses in HCM City fromtoday,” Hung added.
Also at the event, the organisers announced the runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2018- Bui Phuong Nga as the brand ambassador of Vietnam Card Day 2020. Eventinformation will be continuously updated on the website //ngaythe.vn/ andthe official Fanpage //www.facebook.com/ngaythevn.
In 2020, the world and Vietnam have faced the COVID-19 pandemic withconcerns about direct communication methods. The trend of non-contactcommunication continued to be encouraged to limit risks of spreading the virus,ensuring social stability and economic development.
In this context, the use of bank cards has become a modern payment method, inline with the Government's policy of developing non-cash payments./.
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