How to withdraw Vietnamese dong in Ho Chi Minh City with a T-Bank card without ATM fees

From messages by 2 participants in 2 sources · Last activity: 32 days ago

TL;DR

A traveler reported withdrawing VND from a VRB ATM without fees using a T-Bank VND account. Open a VND account in the app, link your card and convert funds to dong before using the ATM.

What the community said

A traveler in Ho Chi Minh City reported a fee-free VND cash withdrawal from a VRB ATM using a T-Bank VND account.

40 days ago VRB ATM

Before withdrawing cash, open a VND account in the T-Bank app and link your card to it; the same card previously linked to a RUB account can be used.

40 days ago T-Bank VND account

Convert RUB to VND in the app before heading to the ATM. The traveler noted that exchange rates may be worse at night and on weekends, so check rates during bank business hours.

40 days ago RUB to VND exchange

If the VRB ATM has a Wi-Fi or contactless module, it may be possible to complete the withdrawal without inserting the physical card into the machine.

40 days ago VRB contactless module