Chinese tourists can scan QR codes to pay in Vietnam

VTV.vn - From today, December 2, Chinese tourists coming to Vietnam can use their familiar payment applications to scan QR codes.

Chinese tourists can now scan QR codes to pay in Vietnam

From today, December 2, Chinese tourists coming to Vietnam can use their familiar payment applications to scan QR codes (VIETQR Global) and pay directly at shopping, dining and tourist spots nationwide.

The information was announced at the announcement ceremony of bilateral retail payment connection via QR code between Vietnam and China, organized by the National Payment Corporation of Vietnam (NAPAS) in coordination with UnionPay International (UPI), Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam ( Vietcombank ) in Hanoi.

Accordingly, stores, shopping malls, restaurants, retail systems such as Central Retail supermarkets, Highlands Coffee, tourist attractions of Sun World... are ready to accept QR code payments from Chinese tourists. The implementation is expected to bring a fast - convenient - safe payment experience, while supporting Vietnamese businesses to attract a large number of customers from this market.

This is the result of more than a year of technical coordination between the parties, since UPI and NAPAS signed the Memorandum of Understanding witnessed by senior leaders of the two countries in October 2024.

According to the plan, the reverse payment will be completed in early 2026, allowing Vietnamese people to use the applications of NAPAS member banks to scan QR codes for payments in China. When fully operational in both directions, the system will create a complete cross-border QR payment ecosystem serving the travel, trade and spending needs of people in the two countries.

The official opening of the service from today marks an important step forward in the Vietnam - China payment connection, creating more convenience for Chinese tourists when coming to Vietnam during the peak tourist season at the end of the year.

Source: https://vtv.vn/du-khach-trung-quoc-co-the-quet-ma-qr-thanh-toan-tai-viet-nam-100251202131839356.htm