ePass

What ePass does

ePass is a Vietnamese electronic toll collection (ETC) service operated by Vietnam Digital Traffic Joint Stock Company (Công ty Cổ phần Giao thông số Việt Nam), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Viettel Group. The company's core offering is an RFID-based toll tag with stated 99.95% recognition accuracy that enables automatic non-stop toll payment on Vietnam's expressway network. The tag is paired with a mobile app for account registration, balance top-up, and transaction monitoring. ePass operates across 34 provinces and cities through a distribution footprint of 1,500 service points and approximately 15,000 sales personnel, leveraging Viettel's nationwide retail and telecom infrastructure.

The business model combines transaction fees on toll collection with affiliate commissions from a bundled ecosystem of adjacent services. Beyond tolling, ePass distributes mandatory third-party liability insurance via partners Global Care and PVI, navigation (Vietmap Live), bus ticketing (VeXeRe), and Viettel Group telecom products including SIM cards, 4G/5G data packages, TV360 streaming, Viettel Money e-wallet, Viettel Homecare maintenance, and S-Invoice electronic invoicing. Payment infrastructure integrates MoMo, Viettel Money, VNPay, and five major Vietnamese banks (Vietcombank, Agribank, BIDV, Techcombank, VietinBank). Pricing is granular: toll fees vary by vehicle and highway, insurance policies range from 66,000 VND (PVI motorcycle) to 585,000 VND (Global Care car TNDS), and SMS/e-invoice subscriptions are sub-500,000 VND annually.

Customer segments span individual vehicle owners (primary) and enterprise fleet operators (secondary), with named enterprise users including Viettel Post for logistics and Xanh GSM for electric taxi fleets. The go-to-market motion is product-led growth via self-serve mobile app registration combined with physical tag installation at Viettel retail stores and authorized service points, supplemented by cross-promotion through Viettel telecom channels. The company is privately held, with no independent funding rounds or external investors disclosed—capital and operational infrastructure are provided through Viettel Group.

Name

ePass

Legal name

Công ty Cổ phần Giao thông số Việt Nam

Website

https://epass-vdtc.com.vn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ePass, a Viettel Group subsidiary, operates Vietnam's RFID-based electronic toll collection network across 34 provinces via 1,500 service points, serving drivers and fleet operators with a bundled ecosystem of insurance, telecom, navigation, and payment services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronic Toll Collection

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Managed Services & Operations Outsourcing for Tolling/RUC Programs (TLAJABAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Parking & Toll Payment/Reservation Platforms (BPAMAIAL)

Keywords

• Electronic toll collection
• RFID toll tags
• Highway toll payment
• Connected vehicle services
• Traffic services platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Hanoi

HQ country

Vietnam

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Toll Transaction Fees: Revenue generated from toll collection services on highways nationwide, processing payments through the ePass account linked to vehicle tags
2. Insurance Products: Commissions from selling insurance products including mandatory third-party liability (TNDS) insurance for cars and motorcycles, and emergency rescue insurance through partners Global Care and PVI
3. Supplementary Services: Cross-selling of telecommunications products (SIM cards, data packages, TV360), digital services (Vietmap navigation, S-Invoice e-invoicing), and SMS notification packages

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ePass operates an RFID-based electronic toll collection (ETC) platform in Vietnam that enables vehicles to pay highway tolls without stopping. The service is delivered through an ePass RFID tag affixed to vehicles and a companion mobile app for account management, balance top-ups, and transaction history. The platform is extended with ancillary offerings including vehicle insurance, live navigation, SMS notifications, and bundled telecommunications and entertainment subscriptions for vehicle owners.

Product overview

ePass is a platform operated by Vietnam Digital Transport Joint Stock Company (Công ty Cổ phần Giao thông số Việt Nam), a member of Viettel Group (Tập đoàn Công nghiệp – Viễn Thông Quân đội). The core offering is the ePass RFID toll tag — Vietnam's fastest-growing automatic non-stop toll collection system deployed across 34 provinces and cities with a network of 1,500 service points and 15,000 sales staff. The platform functions as a multi-service ecosystem built around the toll tag and companion mobile app, integrating payment methods (MoMo, Viettel Money, VN Pay, major Vietnamese banks), insurance products (Global Care TNDS car/motorcycle, PVI mandatory motorcycle and emergency rescue insurance), traffic services (Vietmap Live navigation, VeXeRe bus tickets, traffic violation tracking), and a broader telecommunications marketplace (Viettel SIM/data, TV360 streaming, Viettel Money e-wallet, Viettel Homecare, S-Invoice e-invoicing). The portfolio is structured as a core RFID toll collection product with a growing set of adjacent service modules distributed through the ePass app and service network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ePass RFID Toll Tag and Account
• ePass Mobile Application
• ePass Vehicle Insurance (PVI, Bảo Việt, Liberty, PTI)
• Vietmap Live Navigation Service
• ePass SMS Notification Package
• ePass Telecom and Entertainment Bundles

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.95% recognition accuracy for RFID tags
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Viettel PostcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorViettel Post branches serve as service points for ePass registration and tag installation, leveraging their logistics network for distribution.
• Viettel MoneycoreTechnology or IntegrationViettel Money e-wallet integration enables automatic balance top-up for ePass accounts, ensuring uninterrupted toll passage.
• Global CarecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlobal Care provides compulsory third-party liability insurance for vehicles, sold through ePass platform with subsidies up to 35-40%.
• PVI InsuranceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPVI provides mandatory motorcycle insurance and emergency rescue insurance products through ePass distribution.
• VietmapminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVietmap Live navigation app offered through ePass platform, featuring real-time routing for cars with toll-aware navigation.
• VeXeReminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBus ticket booking service cross-sold through ePass platform, offering discounted intercity bus tickets.
• Viettel TelecomcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMobile SIM cards, 4G/5G data packages, and TV360 streaming service cross-sold through ePass platform to leverage shared customer base.
• Viettel Construction (Homecare)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorViettel Homecare home maintenance and repair services offered through ePass customer base.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Q-Free: Norwegian-listed provider of road tolling and traffic management solutions including RFID tags and back-office systems. Operates in the same ETC technology category as ePass, supplying or competing with national toll platforms.
• Neology: Provider of RFID-based electronic toll collection and mobility solutions including the 6C protocol tags used in modern ETC systems. Comparable technology supplier competing in the same RFID tolling category as ePass.
• Conduent Transportation: Large incumbent providing tolling, transit, and mobility services to government transportation agencies, including back-office toll processing. Comparable in the broader transportation services / government contracting space.
• TransCore: US-based provider of toll collection, traffic management, and RFID tag technology for highway operators. A broadly comparable incumbent delivering the underlying ETC infrastructure that ePass deploys in Vietnam.
• Kapsch TrafficCom: Austrian-listed provider of intelligent transportation systems including electronic toll collection and RFID-based solutions globally. Comparable as a technology and systems provider serving national toll operators like ePass does in Vietnam.
• Star Systems International: Provider of RFID solutions for electronic toll collection, vehicle identification, and electronic vehicle registration. Comparable as a technology-side peer in the RFID tolling hardware/protocol layer that ePass operates on.

Regional players

• E-ZPass (Interagency Group): US multi-state interoperable ETC consortium serving the northeastern and mid-Atlantic US. Comparable as a large-scale interoperable toll tag platform, though operating in a mature US market rather than a developing Asian one.
• Telepass: Italy's leading ETC platform providing toll payment and motorway services to millions of Italian drivers. Operates in a similar electronic tolling category but in a different European geography.
• FasTrak (Caltrans / Bay Area Metro): California's interoperable ETC system using RFID transponders across multiple toll facilities. A regionally focused peer illustrating the mature end-state of an interoperable national tag ecosystem that Vietnam is moving toward.

Direct peers

• VETC (Vietnam Electronic Toll Collection): The other major ETC platform in Vietnam, providing non-stop RFID toll collection on national highways. Directly competes with ePass for highway concession contracts, tag issuance, and customer adoption across Vietnam.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@epass-thuphituongkhongdung4569
• Facebookfacebook.com/epass.vdtc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/epass-vdtc

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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