The sixth ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (AFMGM) and related meetings will be held via video conference on October 1-2, heard a press conference in Hanoi on September 24.

Online shopping and electronic payments in Vietnam have become more common in recent years as more of the country's population gains access to the internet.

More than 200 entries have been sent to Viet Solutions 2020 - a competition seeking digital transformation solutions for Vietnam - with 72 percent coming from overseas, the organising board said on August 26.

Nearly 45 million Vietnamese people now access online shopping, a forum on domestic consumption trends on August 20 in Hanoi heard.

Promoting non-cash payment, digital banking, and green banking is the direction of the banking sector in the 2020-2025 tenure, State Bank Governor Le Minh Hung told a meeting in Hanoi on August 17.

The Government’s policy of a five-month extension for tax payment deadlines did not attract a large number of firms.

The total value of cashless transactions jumped six times in the first half this year against the same period of 2019.

Vietnam has seen a digital wave in the finance-banking industry, with many lenders investing significantly in digitisation, experts have said.