E-Commerce · Report VN-2026-E02
Shadow Payment Rails: How Top Sellers Bypass Fees
Direct-billing rails lift net margin 11pp for the top 100 e-commerce sellers — a regulatory tightrope.
Pages
78
Tier
I
Format
PDF · DRM
Published
Mar 14, 2026
Table of Contents
01Executive Summary
Preview →02The Shadow Rail Ecosystem
Preview →03Margin Impact Analysis
Preview →04Top 100 Seller Profiles
05Regulatory Risk Assessment
06Platform Response Strategies
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Sample · Methodology
Transaction audit + seller interviews
VN-SIR audited payment flows for 100 top sellers across Shopee and Lazada, cross-referencing reported platform fees with actual settlement records obtained through direct seller interviews.
100
Sellers audited
18
Months of transactions
7
Payment rails identified