Vientiane, Jan. 15 -- A cooperation agreement on airline ticket payments via UNITEL services was signed on January 13 in Vientiane, Laos between Star Fintech, a member of Star Telecom (Unitel) - a Viettel joint venture in Laos, and Lao Airlines, the national carrier of Laos. Under the agreement, payments for Lao Airlines tickets will be made through the Umoney e-wallet provided by Star Fintech. The partnership marks an important step forward in Laos' aviation digital transformation roadmap, while helping remove long-standing monopolistic barriers in the country's airline payment system. According to the deal, Umoney will deliver a fully integrated payment gateway solution on Lao Airlines' official mobile application and website. A key bre...