One fifth of Vietnamese populations hold bank accounts
VGP – It is estimated that 20% of the Vietnamese population have bank accounts, Mr. Bùi Quang Tiên, Director General of Payment Department of the State Bank of Việt Nam said at a recent press briefing.
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In late December 2011, PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng approved a project on speeding up non-cash payments for the 2011-2015 period in a bid to diversify services and accelerate electronic payments.
Under the project, the Government sets the target to slash cash payments down to 11% while raising the number of people having bank accounts to 35-40% by 2015.
At the press briefing, Director General Tiên also announced that the Banking Việt Nam 2012 Expo themed “Information Technology towards Effective Banking Governance & High Quality Services for Banking Sector” will be held in May.
The event will focus on strategic planning for banking industry up to 2015; new trends for banking technology; obtaining effectiveness in banking technology application and others.