M moneyX signs deal to add Green SM taxi bookings in Laos
The planned integration will let users request electric taxis through the digital wallet app, combining bookings with cashless payments.
Laos digital wallet provider M moneyX has agreed with GSM Green and Smart Mobility JSC to develop a taxi-booking function within its app. The companies signed a memorandum of understanding on November 9 at the Latsavong Wanda Vista Hotel in Vientiane.
The integration will allow M moneyX users to request taxis operated by Green SM without leaving the wallet application. GSM Green and Smart Mobility JSC operates the service, which uses a fleet of 100% electric vehicles.
Alounnaded Banchit, director of Lao Mobile Money Sole Co., Ltd., said the agreement would broaden M moneyX's role beyond digital payments to cover more everyday services. He said the collaboration would link electric taxi journeys with cashless payments through the wallet.
Green SM Global's deputy general director of operations, Le Thi Ngoc Linh, said the company sought to widen access to electric transport across Laos. Green SM has expanded outside Vientiane to destinations including Vangvieng, Savannakhet and Champasak.
