Notably, Viettel is the only company in Vietnam to receive this noble prize.
ACES Awards recognizes sustainable and pioneering businesses in Asia, which have influence on people and international relations. Enterprises will be selected on the basis of their growth, personnel, creativeness, and influence in Asia and their commitment towards sustainable development goals.
With its mission of creating a digital society, Viettel has launched digital transformation projects in many countries, including five in Asia. In these countries, the group focuses on developing e-Government, smart cities, and digital transformation for health, education, and transportation, among others.
Viettel has brought five Asian nations, consisting of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Timor Leste, and Myanmar, to become countries with great advancements and pioneering in telecommunications and information technology in the world.
As a result, in the second quarter of 2020, Viettel’s revenue from data service in international markets reached half a billion USD, equivalent to 106.2% of the original plan. Meanwhile, its e-wallet revenue reached 6 million USD, equivalent to 127% of set target; subscribers reached 154%, accounting for 8% of the total number of subscribers.
In Vietnam, ViettelPay digital banking service is expanding its influence with 300 partners from 15 service industries. Its monthly profit reaches VND 50,000 billion with 40 million transactions in 2019.
Additionally, the mobile service provider also plays a pioneering role in cyber security with a number of cyber security tools, contributing to protecting the operation of the government, ministries and many big enterprises.
Translated by Minh Anh