VNR launches online payment service through VIMO e-wallet
Vietnam Railway (VNR) and NextTech Group signed an agreement on April 23 in Hanoi to offer online booking and payment services for railway tickets through e-wallet VIMO.
Representatives of Vietnam Railway (VNR) and NextTech Group sign the agreement to offer online booking and payment services for railway tickets through VIMO.(Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam Railway (VNR) andNextTech Group signed an agreement in Hanoi on April 23 to offer online bookingand payment services for railway tickets through e-wallet VIMO.
Users will be able to book tickets online through VIMO injust a few minutes anytime, anywhere.
Phan Quoc Anh, VNR’s Deputy General Director, said VNR hasoffered online booking on its website duongsat.vn sinceOctober 2014. It has worked to expand agent systems and other sale channelssuch as mobile phones, e-banking and e-wallets to provide more convenientoptions.
Anh said around 30 percent of railway tickets were soldonline. As more and more commerce shifts online, VNR will encourage passengersto book tickets using the e-wallet system.
Nguyen Hoa Binh, NextTech Group’s Chairman, said a recentsurvey from the State Bank of Vietnam showed that by the end of 2018, more than60 percent of adults had at least one ATM card. However, most people in Vietnamstill use ATM cards to withdraw cash rather than for online payments.
Binh said VNR has seen a remarkable digital transformationover the past two years.
“NextTech Group expects to become a long-term and trustedpartner for VNR in the digital platform, thus bringing safe and convenientpayment methods to customers while promoting the cashless payment project setby the Government,” he said.
Do Cong Dien, General Director of VIMO Technology Company,said last year saw strong development for e-commerce. The use of new paymenttechnologies has become more popular.
He added that by using VIMO, all payments can be made onmobile phones, saving costs and increasing safety for customers.
People can download the VIMO e-wallet application for bothiOS and Android and use bank cards such as Visa, Master Card, JCB or ATM cardsfrom more than 20 banks to pay for railway tickets.
VIMO is offering 50 percent money back for the first 1,000passengers who book railway tickets online from April 23 to May 31. The moneywill be returned within an hour after departure.-VNA
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Representatives of Vietnam Railway (VNR) and NextTech Group sign the agreement to offer online booking and payment services for railway tickets through VIMO.(Photo: VNA) 
