15-03-2022 09:00
The consumer finance industry in Vietnam continues to be buffeted by pandemic-induced turmoil, but certain overseas investors are seeking novel responses to capitalise on the country’s tremendous promise.
17-02-2022 14:47
The dissolution of a 15-year collaboration between Eximbank and Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, its largest foreign strategic shareholder, could pave the way for a fresh start after a number of financial and internal conflicts plagued the former.
09-02-2022 09:48
The Vietnam Export Import Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Eximbank) will terminate its partnership with Japanese Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) as from February 7, according to a resolution of the bank's board of directors.
28-12-2021 10:44
Faced with bleak domestic growth prospects, Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) is expanding its international footprint, including its presence in Vietnam.
22-12-2021 14:25
The Forestry Cooperative Alliance in Phu Yen province worked with foreign experts of Sumitomo Forestry Group from Japan to develop the region with an area of 8,000 hectares.
29-10-2021 11:00
VPBank announced the completion of a 49 per cent stake sale of its consumer finance arm FE Credit by SMBC Consumer Finance Co., Ltd. (SMBCCF), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. (SMBC Group).
06-09-2021 13:44
Sumitomo Corporation, a Japanese trading firm, will invest in a major healthcare intermediary in Vietnam with the goal of launching new digital services in a region where costs are growing and there is uneven access to doctors.
07-07-2021 15:13
Given their financially sound cornerstone and professional know-how, Japanese megabanks are actively exploring sensible bolt-on opportunities of banks in Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, as a critical part of their international market expansion.
25-05-2021 21:27
The mega-deal between Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and FE Credit is expected to rewrite the consumer finance landscape in Vietnam. Masataka “Sam” Yoshida, head of the Cross-border Division of RECOF Corporation and CEO of RECOF Vietnam Co., Ltd., talked with VIR’s Luu Bui about the appetite of Japanese investors for the market.
25-05-2021 21:26
International expertise and solid financial support are vaulting some consumer finance companies in Vietnam ahead of their peers, and also presenting opportunities for both sides to deploy excess capital and diversify their business.
07-05-2021 16:43
Despite a year-on-year slip in foreign direct investment (FDI) to Vietnam in the first four months of the year, foreign investors still signed major deals in the country and confirmed its ongoing investment appeal.
04-05-2021 11:23
Although the pandemic is still taking a serious toll on the economy, foreign investors are banking on cross-border mergers and acquisitions in the financial industry, especially in consumer finance and retail banking, illustrating the urgency to acquire new capabilities.
29-04-2021 15:28
Japanese mega financial institution Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) has just acquired 49 per cent stake in Vietnam's largest consumer finance company FE Credit.
22-12-2020 16:02
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is allegedly going to acquire Asian banks in Vietnam, the Philippines, or India.
16-12-2020 15:54
JGC Holdings Corporation is announcing that JGC Corporation, along with its subsidiary JGC Vietnam, were awarded the EPC contract of the Solar Power Generation project by Sumitomo Corporation at the Thang Long Industrial Park II in the northern province of Hung Yen.