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Should you pay your shopping bills with Timo Fast Cash or Timo VISA Installment?

New Year’s Eve comes with all this preparation and shopping that needs to be done, increasing the financial burden for many of people. To make our customers’ lives easier, Timo offers 2 special products to help you get everything you need without worrying about breaking the bank: Timo Fast Cash & Timo VISA Installment.

If you are wondering which product would best suit you, keep reading to get all the information needed to make the right decision for yourself.

1/ Registration and approval

Timo VISA Installment

  • Timo VISA holders can immediately apply for the installment plan if your credit card is active and the validity period of the card is equal or greater than the installment repayment period.
  • The approval is carried out online via the Timo app. Any eligible transaction over 3.000.000 VND that are labeled “Create Installment” in the Timo app can be converted into installments. You can receive the confirmation of your installment status within 1 day* from application.  *Only applicable on working days

Fast Cash

Timo’s cardholders can easily register for Fast Cash in the Timo app within a few minutes. Your application would be approved within 30 minutes during working hours (Mon – Fri, 8:00 – 16:00)

2/ Criteria for application

Timo VISA Installment

To apply for Timo VISA Installment, the main criteria for application focus on the transactions needed to be converted into installments, such as:

  • Eligible transactions must be over 3.000.000 VND and are labeled “Create Installment” in the Timo app.
  • Eligible transactions applied to be converted into installments must be successfully recorded by VPBank
  • Eligible transactions must be paid by VNĐ inside Vietnam.

Find out more about other criteria for application here.

Fast Cash

With Timo Fast Cash, you will not need to provide proof of income or mortgage assets in order to apply. There are only 3 qualification criteria for Timo Fast Cash as shown below:

  • You have an active Timo Spend Account for at least 180 days.
  • Your Spend Account and Goal Save have a minimum average balance of at least 500.000 VND over 180 days.
  • Your Spend Account has an average number of deposit transactions of at least 5.000.000 VND over 180 days.

Similar to Timo VISA Installment, Fast Cash can also be applied for in the app. Read more about how to activate your Fast Cash here.

3/Limit, interest and payment terms

  • Timo VISA Installment offers flexible repayment periods of 3, 6 or 12 months. This installment plan does not have a limit, any eligible transaction over 3.000.000 VND can be converted into installments with a low 1% interest rate payable monthly.
  • The limit of Fast Cash ranges from 10.000.000 VND to 100.000.000 VND. The maximum repayment period for Fast Cash is within 01 year from the day your Fast Cash is activated. Interest rates may change based on the time of registration, hence, full details about interest will be sent to your registered email address upon applying for Fast Cash.

4/ Characteristics and benefits

  • Timo VISA Installment: although this feature will help you shop for New Year’s Eve with ease, it allows you to carefully consider if it would be the right decision before converting each transaction into installments. Additionally, since this installment plan is not tied to any specific merchant in Vietnam, you can freely buy whatever your heart desires at any merchant of your choosing. However, this feature can only be used by Timo VISA holders with transactions made online and through POS terminals in Vietnam and in VND.
  • Fast Cash: this feature offers you additional cash flow with a high limit. Fast Cash can be used to pay utility or shopping bills online, transfer money and can be used regularly by swiping the Timo Debit card at all POS terminals. However, the money in Fast Cash will only be activated when your Spend Account balance reaches zero. Also, since Fast Cash can be activated with a high limit, you should be careful with your spending to avoid ending up with an excessive amount of debt. You are advised to only use Fast Cash for your daily shopping activities.

Both of the above products have their own distinct advantages that can help you to shop without worrying about going broke this Year-end. Upon understanding clearly the characteristics of both products, you will be able to choose the right feature for yourself to help you prepare better for the upcoming festive celebrations.  

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How to get a fast loan with Timo?

Have you ever been in a situation where you face unexpected issues requiring an extra amount of cash that you do not have in your bank account? What would make an ideal backup plan to make sure you can react quickly in these situations? Look no further, because Timo Fast Cash is just the right “savior” for these situations. With Timo Fast Cash, bank loans no longer have to be slow and complicated. You will be in total control of every issue happening around you, even if it is unexpected.

1. FAST AND READY FOR ALL UNEXPECTED SITUATIONS

When applying for a loan at a bank, most people usually feel discouraged due to a large amount of complicated paperwork and processes. At the same time, you usually need to wait a certain amount of time to find out if your application is approved. These problems are the cause that indirectly create a complicated path for those in need of a bank loan.

To help you have a quick backup solution, Timo offers Fast Cash right in the Timo app. Timo Fast Cash simply unexplained is an overdraft loan that you can get to cope with unexpected or urgent matters.

With the top priority of satisfying the urgent needs of customers, Timo Fast Cash is ready to respond to any unexpected matter of account holders. As all procedures can be done right in the Timo app, Timo account holders can easily activate Timo Fast Cash with:

– 4 simple application steps (Find out more here).

– 1-2 minutes to complete the application

– 30 minutes to get an approval

Additionally, repayment can also be made quickly via the Timo app. To pay for the amount of Fast Cash you’ve already used, the only thing you need to do is to deposit money into your Timo Spend Account. Timo will then automatically deduct the corresponding amount to pay for the amount of Fast Cash you already used, as well as interest.

2. SMART AND CONVENIENT – CAN BE USED ANYTIME, ANYWHERE

To keep up with the speed of your life, Timo Fast Cash is designed to be a convenient product for users to use anytime and anywhere. When in need of a fast loan, you can be in complete control of applying for Fast Cash right in the Timo app without having to go anywhere. To make it more convenient for you, we also omit most of the complicated procedures so you would not have to worry about preparing any financial proof.

Instead of financial proof or an asset mortgage, the qualification criteria required for Fast Cash are elements that you can easily achieve, including:

– A Vietnamese National above 18 years of age

– Have an active Timo Spend Account for 180 days or more

– Have a minimum average balance of at least VND 500,000 in your Timo Spend Account and Goal Save over 180 days

– Have at least 3 credit transactions and average spend account credit transactions in the past 180 days greater than or equal to 5,000,000 VND

With Timo Fast Cash, you can easily get an overdraft loan of up to 100 million VND. Once your application is approved, your Fast Cash will be automatically activated as soon as your Spend Account reaches 0 (zero). Once your Fast Cash is activated, you are entitled to use your approved limit of Fast Cash to settle online payments, payments via POS and move money.

3. TRANSPARENT IN ALL FEES

With Timo Fast Cash, transparency is demonstrated through updating and sending all relevant information about fees to users. In particular, you will receive an email about interest rates and related fees after completing your application for Fast Cash. If there are any changes in interest rates or related fees, rest assured that you will always be notified promptly by email or / and will be able to find the updates on every main communication channel of Timo. Additionally, information related to Fast Cash such as your Fast Cash limit, the amount used and interest rate would always be displayed clearly in the Timo app.

Regarding your interest, the charged amount of interest is only calculated based on the amount of money you already used in your Fast Cash limit. The average applicable interest rate is 24% per year. However, this interest rate may vary depending on the customer’s application and time. You will be notified of the official interest rate by email after completing your application.

Additionally, you will receive an email from Timo about the amount to be paid for your Fast Cash, including the interest calculated based on the agreed interest rate, approximately one week before the payment is due. The amount of money you need to pay for your Fast Cash is calculated with the following formula: (Actual overdraft balance x Interest rate x actual number of days the actual overdraft balance is used) / 365.

We hope that the above article has helped you to understand more about the key strengths and features of Timo Fast Cash. You can find out more Timo Fast Cash here.

 

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How is Timo Fast Cash different compared to traditional loans?

In parallel with a wide range of traditional types of loans, most banks have now offered overdraft loans. With outstanding benefits such as fast approval, flexible loan limit and simple repayment, overdraft loan is believed to be the suitable “financial savior” for a large number of people.

What is an overdraft loan?

An overdraft loan is an approved amount of money that allows you to use it, over and above the current balance in your account. With an overdraft loan, your bank will earn interest based on the amount of money you have use from your loan.
This form of loan is particularly useful for customers who need money to pay for their daily expenses. At Timo, this product, also known as Fast Cash, is offered to you with a goal of making sure it is a fast and convenient “financial savior”. In particular, any application for Timo Fast Cash is reviewed within 30 minutes with a flexible loan limit of up to 100 millions VND. Additionally, compared to other traditional loan types, Timo Fast Cash is more convenient and beneficial in terms of approval process, limit, interest rates, repayment method.

1/ Approval process

Instead of having to prepare a mountain of paperwork to apply for an overdraft loan at traditional banks, the application and approval process for Fast Cash at Timo is significantly fast and simple. You can check to see if you are qualified in the Timo app and apply for Fast Cash in app without having to submit any income proof or mortgage assets. Your application then will be reviewed within 30 minutes.

2/ Loan limit and interest

  • Loan limit: You could easily get a Fast Cash limit that is 5 times higher than your monthly income, if you have a monthly income of 20 million VND. To meet different customer needs, Timo Fast Cash varies from 10 to 100 millions VND.
  • Competitive interest rate: Although the interest rate for overdraft loans can be higher than interest rates for other loan types, the interest rate for overdraft loans is only calculated based on the actual outstanding overdraft balance and the number of days you have used the loan for. You can easily calculate your loan interest with the following formula:

Your monthly overdraft interest = (Total actual outstanding overdraft balance x Interest rate x Actual number of days the loan is used) / 365
Example: Your issued bank’s interest rate for overdraft loans is 9%. Your actual outstanding overdraft balance (the amount you used from your overdraft loan limit) is 5.000.000 VND and has been used by you for the past 14 days. If this is the case, the amount of interest you would have to pay is equivalent to:
Interest = (5.000.000 x 9% x 14) / 365 = 17.260 VND

3/ Easy repayment method

Instead of having to bring cash to the bank to pay for your overdraft loan, customers using Timo Fast Cash can easily repay for their overdraft loan without having to carry out complicated paperwork. When you top up your Timo Spend Account, the deposited amount will automatically be deducted to repat for your Fast Cash, including interest fees.
Find out more about Timo Fast Cash here.

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