AI spotlight here to stay

AI spotlight here to stay

AI and ESG are likely to set a new raft of innovation standards across the country.
Proper handling of data paramount for digital aims

Proper handling of data paramount for digital aims

Hong Yea Chee, senior executive vice president for Customer Engagement at digital banking solutions provider Silverlake Axis, discussed with VIR’s Trung Duong the sector’s evolution towards integrated services and embedded finance.
Experience desired for banking reform

Experience desired for banking reform

Vietnam’s banking sector, amid urgent restructuring led by key players and government efforts, is confronting unique challenges due to limited restructuring experience and the complexity of securing investors.
Vietnam receives $5 million in Swiss aid to elevate fintech sector

Vietnam receives $5 million in Swiss aid to elevate fintech sector

The Swiss funding will boost activities in Vietnam's fintech and digital banking landscape.
Vietnam banks support 'adopt and build' approach to digital transformation

Vietnam banks support 'adopt and build' approach to digital transformation

Over 55 per cent of chief information officers in Vietnamese banks support an “adopt and build” approach to digital transformation.
Data protection heads digital banking efforts

Data protection heads digital banking efforts

Vietnamese authorities have been busy at work dismantling an illicit information network involving bank employees, as local lenders prioritise data protection and digital infrastructure for customer privacy and growth.
Enhanced customer experience with AI-powered tech

Enhanced customer experience with AI-powered tech

With hyper-personalised digital banking apps, cashless transactions are becoming the new norm. We are seeing the emergence of digital financial advisors that are entirely capable of providing financial planning advice through automated algorithms. The rapid pace of digital transformation in the finance industry cannot be stopped.
Tyme Group sets sights on Vietnam for digital lending services

Tyme Group sets sights on Vietnam for digital lending services

Tyme Group plans to enter the Vietnamese market by 2024 having secured $78 million in pre-series C funding.
Going digital the answer to withstand global fluctuations

Going digital the answer to withstand global fluctuations

As a retail bank with a strong foothold in small- and medium-sized enterprises, ACB expects to continue its growth momentum. ACB chairman Tran Hung Huy and CEO Tu Tien Phat spoke with VIR’s Le Luu about the bank’s digital transformation and its strategic plan for 2023.
VPBank signs with AWS to improve customer experience

VPBank signs with AWS to improve customer experience

VPBank on April 4 announced the signing of agreements with Amazon Web Services (AWS), and selecting AWS as its preferred cloud provider to build digital banking experiences for its customers.
Greener, faster, smarter digital plans

Greener, faster, smarter digital plans

Various experts have explained how Vietnam can be smarter, greener, and more efficient in its digital overhaul, with an eye towards sustainability.
ACB ONE PRO provides optimal financial solution for medium and large enterprises

ACB ONE PRO provides optimal financial solution for medium and large enterprises

ACB has debuted the ACB ONE PRO digital banking version aimed at serving medium and large firms with various optimal functions based on their specific demands.
Digital transformation basic targets to 2025

Digital transformation basic targets to 2025

Vietnam has set basic targets in digital transformation to 2025, towards the development of digital government, digital economy, and digital society.
Standard Chartered Bank gears efforts to broaden sustainability footprint

Standard Chartered Bank gears efforts to broaden sustainability footprint

Harmander Mahal, head of Consumer, Private, and Business Banking for Vietnam and Asia Cluster Markets at SCB highlights the bank’s activities.
Cybersecurity crucial for ongoing digitisation of banking industry: researchers

Cybersecurity crucial for ongoing digitisation of banking industry: researchers

Cybersecurity is one of the central issues in the digital transformation of the banking system.
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