Nghe An: POS payment turnover reaches 325 billion VND

(Baonghean.vn) - Recently, commercial banks in the area have increased investment in installing additional infrastructure to cover the ATM network and improve service quality to better serve people's cashless payment needs.

Currently, the whole province has 240 ATMs, most of which are concentrated in Vinh city.

To date, Nghe An province has 240 ATMs, of which Vinh city has 167 ATMs; Thai Hoa, Cua Lo, Hoang Mai towns have 23 ATMs; the rest are scattered throughout 16/17 districts in the area.

The province has 913 POS, mainly concentrated in foreign trade banks, of which 828 POS are installed at business units selling goods and services, accepting card payments from other banks in the area (accounting for 90% of the number of POS in the area); the remaining 85 POS are located at transaction counters to serve customers' cash withdrawal needs.

Mr. Cao Van Hoi - Deputy Director of the State Bank of Vietnam, Nghe An branch, said that POS has been connected and installed at more than 669 units providing goods and services in the area, with cumulative POS payment turnover since the beginning of the year reaching 325 billion VND. Through ATM transactions and POS card payments, the banking industry not only contributes positively to reducing the amount of cash payments, but also contributes to innovating customer service methods...

However, compared to actual payment activities, POS payments in the area are still modest; ATMs are currently mainly concentrated in the city, not many in other localities.

Thu Huyen