Vietnam's banks push innovation while addressing financing constraints
Vietnam News 10:11 05/10/2026The banking sector is stepping up digital transformation and modernising its financial infrastructure, access to funding remains a major obstacle for innovative businesses, particularly startups and technology firms with limited tangible assets and unstable cash flows.
Revolut's rise to become Europe's $115 billion big bank rival
World 15:40 04/10/2026LONDON - Revolut has risen to become Europe's most valuable startup and a challenge to centuries-old banking giants, having grown rapidly since it was launched just over a decade ago as a fintech promising cheaper forex fees.
Savings rates continue to rise in Vietnam, with 6-month rates reaching 9.2%
Economy 17:40 01/09/2026Deposit interest rates at some commercial banks in Vietnam are continuing to edge higher, with rates reaching as much as 9.2 percent for a six-month term.
Nam A Bank, GCPF sign MoU: Joint exploration of climate-adaptation financing framework in 2026
Economy 15:00 24/11/2025Nam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Nam A Bank, HOSE: NAB) and the Global Climate Partnership Fund (GCPF) have signed a memorandum of understanding as a signal of the mutual interest from both sides to jointly explore a new climate-adaptation financing framework in Vietnam, potentially focusing on the agricultural sector.
Individual deposits at banks in Vietnam near $295bn by end-July
Economy 14:06 21/10/2025As of the end of July, individual savings deposited in Vietnam’s banking system reached nearly VND7.75 quadrillion (US$294.5 billion), doubling from VND3.86 quadrillion ($146.5 billion) in 2017, according to data from the State Bank of Vietnam.
Vietnam PM tells central bank to remove cap on credit growth from 2026
Economy 14:14 07/08/2025HANOI - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has told the country's central bank to remove a cap on credit growth in the banking system from next year, the government said on Thursday.
Vietnam should enhance foreign investor participation to boost local bank brands: Harvard expert
Economy 11:21 07/05/2025The State Bank of Vietnam should increase the participation of foreign investors in local banks to enhance the brand value of banks in Vietnam, a Harvard expert proposed at a forum in Hanoi on Monday.
Vietnam to begin testing P2P lending from July 1
Economy 13:08 04/05/2025The Vietnamese government has approved a two-year trial of peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, starting from July 1.
Techcombank, Vietcombank win big at finance cybersecurity competition
Vietnam News 15:22 17/12/2020The competition involved a simulation of a cyberattack against major financial institutions
Vietnam’s forex reserves hit all-time high of $80bn
Economy 17:57 02/01/2020This is a record figure to date
S. Korean lenders can invest in Vietnam by buying weak banks: deputy PM
Economy 17:18 21/06/2019The Vietnamese government will not license the establishment of new foreign-invested banks until the end of 2020
Vietnam's BIDV plans to sell 15 pct stake to S. Korean bank
Economy 16:30 01/11/2018State ownership at BIDV will drop to less than 90 percent following the deal
