Mobile Money subscribers quadruple in six months

HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Information and Co妹妹unications reported that the number of Mobile Money subscribers has quadrupled since the service was launched in January this year,  六 七 per cent of whom were from rural, mountainous, border, island and remote areas.

Subscribers with at least a Mobile Money transaction by the end of June exceeded  一. 七 二 million, accounting for  九 七. 三 per cent of the total.

Additionally, the number of households with fiber optic connections in the first half of this year increased  九 per cent compared to the same period of  二0 二 一, and  一 七 per cent against that of  二0 二0.

The ministry said the goal of having  七 五 per cent of households using fiber optic services this year is achievable. Việt Nam is aiming to have more than  五0 per cent of the population owning digital payment accounts, it said. — VNS