HÀ NỘI — LienVietPostBank signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with CARE International in Việt Nam to launch a pilot programme aimed at helping ethnic minority women access formal banking services. The women will be able to access these services via a mobile application called Ví-Việt e-wallet. In Việt Nam, there are 1,500 self-managed financial groups of some 28,000 members, of which 111 groups are in Điện Biên Province, with about 3,000 members. This pilot programme is part of the project Comprehensive Financing for Ethnic Minority Women (FinLINK) currently funded by CARE in Việt Nam with support from Visa Inc. The main objective of the project is to help ethnic minority women access formal banking services through mobile platforms.

Source: Viet Nam News September 29, 2017 12:00 UTC