Personal Data Protection Decree 13/2023
Vietnam's GDPR-inspired framework effective July 2023; Ministry of Public Security is supervisory authority.
Ministry of Public Security, Vietnam
East Asia & Pacific · GDP rank #30
Vietnam
VN · VND @ 0.0000379/USD
Tab 06
Fraud & security
Headline fraud totals and typology splits, the rollout of EMV chip, tokenisation, 3DS and biometrics, and the controlling data-protection and payments statutes.
SBV-mandated biometric face-ID for transactions > VND 10m (US$400) from July 2024 has materially reduced ATO; APP fraud continues to rise.
Reported payment fraud · 2024
2100.0B VND▲ +38% vs prior year
Card-not-present share
72%
3DS adoption on CNP
90%
Trend lines
What's growing fastest
Where a full typology breakdown is not published, the authorities typically disclose year-on-year growth in specific scam categories. Authorised push-payment (APP) scams and account-takeover fraud are the canonical “wallet era” concerns in most markets.
- Card-not-present share72%
- APP scam growth YoY+56%
- Account takeover growth YoY+22%
Controlling regulation
SBV Circular 17/2024 — Biometric Authentication
Mandatory face-ID on transactions > VND 10m effective 1 July 2024.
State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)