Cambodia and Vietnam launch cross-border QR code payments

Delegates of Cambodia and Thailand at the Cross-Border QR Payment Phase II launching ceremony. - Photo from Vietnam News/ANN

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Cambodia and Vietnam on Sunday launched bilateral cross-border QR code payments, enabling the people of both countries to scan QR to make payments using their local currencies.

National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) governor Chea Serey and State Bank of Vietnam's governor Nguyen Thi Hong presided over the launching event held in northwest Cambodia's Siem Reap province, according to an NBC news release.