So Vietnam closes 86m bank accounts ..

If you didn't supply biometric data to your bank then they closed your account; so whilst no sane person has a single bank or single bank account in this day and age, it's also interesting to note that ..

The population of Vietnam (2025) is 101m

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Goes to show they’re not rolling it out because the market is demanding it 😂

Vietnam is the canary in the coal mine for the West.

I hear that there is a very data rich database of biometrics, medical info, passports, nationality, criminal records, etc. Maybe someone could ransom a lot of money out of such a system 🤔

AND stole the money, as far as I understand.

That’s my suspicion but I’m not in Vietnam and can’t verify

Some timeline context:

Announced in July-24

Individuals by 1-Jan-25

Businesses by 1-Jul-25

From July 25:

No-biometrics -> restricted access

From September 25

No-biometrics -> No access

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I find that kinda hard to believe but not dismissing it either

I wouldnt have believed that there were so many stupid people that would take the Covid vaccine but there were