A Recap from the 7th Asian Payment Card Forum

278 Registrations from 19 Payments Markets

71% From Banks, Central Banks, PSPs, Payment Networks
Retailers, Transport Operators & Government Agencies

Strong Attendance from End-User Organisations

The 7th Asian Payment Card Forum was organised by APSCA and hosted by The Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) on 19-20 October at the Meliá Hanoi hotel in Vietnam. The theme of the forum was "Converging Payments to a Digital Commerce Future" and focused on ways to integrate the various payment innovations being offered today with existing products for next generation consumer payments.

This year's event was attended by 278 forum delegates of which 71% were from Banks, Payment Schemes, PSPs, Retailers, Transport Operators and Government Agencies. In addition to technology and solutions experts, the forum was represented by 19 markets across Asia, Australasia, Europe and North America, including:


Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Japan, Hong Kong, USA, Turkey, Australia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand, France, China, Korea, Netherlands, Belgium and UK

Highlights from the Forum

"The forum was very informative in terms of content about card payments and related digital finance matters. At the same time, as an attendee I found it to be a great opportunity for networking and cooperating"
Chau Pham, Senior of Digital Bank Project, TPBank

"I think the topics were very relevant to the Vietnamese market, especially with the launch of the national debit scheme. Other topics could also help shape the e-commerce market within the country. There is big trend of banks taking a bigger role in this space (Telcos and FinTech companies are normally the players in this space)"
Jeremy Ng, Senior Marketing Manager, Financial, Entrust Datacard

"It was very good to see Vietnam's plan for migration. It was also interesting to see new FinTech companies such as WeChat discussing on views and ideas"
Andy Chew, Executive Director, Eastcompeace (SG)

"The forum met my expectations. All the major banks and players were present in the forum. The content was well prepared and has provided me with much insight into the trends in Asia Pacific countries"
Daniel Lim, Vice President, Sales APAC, Smartrac Group

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