Hanoi Railway Transport JSC (HARACO) and e-wallet and online payment gateway NganLuong.vn signed an agreement on Tuesday in Hanoi to offer online booking and payment services for railway tickets.
Railway tickets can be booked and paid for online at dsvn.vn or vetauonline.vn in just a few minutes through the Ngan Luong payment gate in order to bring a quicker, more convenient and secure experience to customers.
Passengers can choose payment options with their ATM card, Visa or Mastercard or QR code all of the popular and convenient methods that are replacing traditional payments.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Phung Thi Ly Ha, HARACO’s deputy general director, said Vietnam Railway carries around 9 million passengers per year. HARACO alone has more than five million people using its services annually. The number of passengers booking and paying for railway tickets online has been on the rise.
“The cooperation with NganLuong.vn to expand our payment gateway is designed to improve services and quality as well as diversify payment channels to bring convenience and safety to passengers,” Ha said.
Dinh Hong Quan, general director of NganLuong.vn, said the signing would help expand its payment ecosystem in addition to its current 18,000 partners and businesses in the fields of food, shopping, transport, aviation and telecommunications.
NganLuong.vn now collaborates with more than 40 banks and credit institutions both inside and outside the country such as Standard Chartered, HSBC, Shinhan Bank, SCB, VPBank, MB Bank, Techcombank, TPBank, SeaBank and LienVietPostBank to diversify payment channels for customers.
HARACO and NganLuong.vn are offering 5 per cent back for all passengers who book railway tickets online from August 6 to 31.