"I am very optimistic about e-payment. However, besides efforts by relevant agencies and ministries, we need co-operation with foreign institutions," he said.
Thang said to make companies and people accept this new mode of payment, the government should offer incentives.
Visa's country manager for Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, Sean Preston, said he has lived in Vietnam for a long time, long enough to see that Vietnamese people are able to access electronic technology and that it had the potential to grow the country's economy.Vietnam seeks to reduce cash transactions