Zalo: Messaging & Social Media: Financial Loss from Unreceived Payment Codes
Users are experiencing frustration and distrust due to issues with payment processing and the reliability of receiving transaction confirmations, such as OTP codes. Many report being charged without receiving the expected services or support, leading to accusations of fraudulent practices.
8 different people have complained about this since 30 Jul 2026, most recently on 14 Oct 2026.
- “Khá bực mình, nhiều khi muốn gửi tiền khi họ gửi mã qr, thì nó cứ bắt buộc phải nhảy qua app ngân hàng mà không cho chuyển từ ví zalopay”
- “Còn về zStyle thanh toán cứ bị lỗi miết cứ nằng nặc đòi phải thêm phương thức thanh toán vào cái mail phụ k hề liên kết acc Zalo, mail chính đang xài không chịu.”
- “mình tạo zalo ms , lúc gửi mã otp chờ lòi ra ko thấy , phải mất tiền thì ms nhanh đc ????”
8 people in 8 posts across 2 sources · demand low, pain moderate, competition low
The pain
shares of 8 quoted postsWhat goes wrong, and for whom
- Who
- 8 people using Zalo
- What goes wrong
- Doesn't work13% of posts
- How bad
- 25% of posts are complaints · pain score moderate (41/100)
- Since
- 30 Jul 2026 → 14 Oct 2026
Is this a startup idea?
Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use — the fix belongs first to that provider.
- Complaints are about
- Zalo
- Looking for something else
- 38% want an alternative · 38% ask the provider for a feature
- What the numbers say
- 38% are looking for an alternative — if there is an opening, it is with them.
The pain — what people say
Their asks, who is writing, and the posts themselves
People are asking for
In their own words — asks pulled from the evidence, most-repeated first
“Khá bực mình, nhiều khi muốn gửi tiền khi họ gửi mã qr, thì nó cứ bắt buộc phải nhảy qua app ngân hàng mà không cho chuyển từ ví zalopay”
What people were doing
Every post behind this page, by what its author was doing — and when each one was written
- Complaint225%
- Looking for an alternative338%
- Request338%
Sources
8 signals · 2 sources
Evidence
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Zalo — Không thể chuyển tiền qua mã qr 👎🏻 Khá bực mình, nhiều khi muốn gửi tiền khi họ gửi mã qr, thì nó cứ bắt buộc phải nhảy qua app ngân hàng mà không cho chuyển từ ví zalopay
FrustratedSwitching away…a hơn 2 năm qua mà vẫn không ngó ngàng gì lo update cái gì đâu không! Còn về zStyle thanh toán cứ bị lỗi miết cứ nằng nặc đòi phải thêm phương thức thanh toán vào cái mail phụ k hề liên kết acc Zalo, mail chính đang xài không chịu. Không thể hiểu nổi đây là bug gì mà nó vô lý nó vô duyên mà nó còn đòi hỏi thẳng vô vấn…
Doesn't workZalo — BẮT ÉP TIÊU TIỀN mình tạo zalo ms , lúc gửi mã otp chờ lòi ra ko thấy , phải mất tiền thì ms nhanh đc ????
Zalo cái quả tạo tài khoản mất phí ngáo không chịu được. Gửi tin nhắn nhưng không có mã, vẫn mất tiền. Chúng mày bị ng.u thật rồi zl ạ
Zalo — :)) Ơ lừa đảo à, nạp tiền điện thoại ko thấy + vào tài khoản gốc, mà bị trừ tiền rồi, cút mẹ mày đi nhé , xập app đi đồ lừa đảo
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Why did it move?
Score unchanged at 51.2 · 16 Oct 2026, 04:00 → 05:15 UTC
How the score was measured39 measured values behind the seven sub-scores · each shows the value, then the points it earned out of 100Show ↓Hide ↑
Questions about this idea
- Is Messaging & Social Media: Financial Loss from Unreceived Payment Codes a startup idea?
- Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use, and the fix belongs first to that provider. The page shows what is frustrating users and how badly — not an open market to start a company in.
- How many people have this problem?
- 8 different people described it independently, in 8 mentions, the earliest from 30 Jul 2026 and the most recent from 14 Oct 2026. The quotes, with dates and links to the originals, are in the Evidence section.
- Is this problem getting worse?
- Current status: rising — mentioned more often than before. Momentum is 83/100, measured as how often it is mentioned recently compared with before.
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