Vietnam local payment methods on a first Android test
Checklist from Decree 147/2024 guidance on game.gov.vn: local enterprise, payment-system connections, player verification, and ad/age-mark duties before a first Vietnam Android UA test.
Purpose
Block a Vietnam Android soft launch until licensing, local payment connectivity, and ad/age marks required under Decree 147/2024/ND-CP are evidenced.
Primary digest
The official game.gov.vn English digest of Decree 147 (ABEI / MOCST) requires, among other conditions for providing game services:
- a Vietnam-established enterprise (foreign publishers noted against investment/WTO capital limits on that page);
- technical systems for payment connections with payment service providers and payment intermediaries, with accurate archives and player lookup of payment-account detail;
- Vietnam phone verification of players; under-16 accounts registered/supervised by parents or guardians;
- continuous display of age-classification results in introduction, advertising and release;
- no advertising of online video games without the relevant G1 release decision or G2–G4 release confirmation;
- ads/introductions to include game name, age classification, and warnings of unwanted physical/mental impacts.
Checklist
| # | Check | Pass if |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Licence / notice | G1 licence + release decision or G2–G4 certificate + confirmation on file |
| 2 | Local entity | VN enterprise paperwork complete |
| 3 | Payment rails | Contracted VN payment / intermediary providers connected in staging |
| 4 | Player ledger | Phone-verified accounts; under-16 parental path tested |
| 5 | Creatives | Age mark + health warning present; no pre-licence UA |
| 6 | Server | At least one VN server path for authority requests as stated on the digest |
Limits
This card summarises the English portal digest; Vietnamese decree text prevails in disputes. Do not invent CPI or preferred e-wallet market share.
