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.
digital strategy for banks to lead the game in neobank era

Digital strategy for banks to lead the game in neobank era

The development of fintech companies and the emergence of neobanks have been creating a fierce race in the banking and finance industry. FPT IS and Temenos have recently discussed optimal approaches with the banking industry's leaders about how to lead the race.
standard chartered bank gears efforts to broaden sustainability footprint

Standard Chartered Bank gears efforts to broaden sustainability footprint

Sustainability and green development has become vital across the board, including in the finance and banking sector. Harmander Mahal, head of Consumer, Private, and Business Banking for Vietnam and Asia Cluster Markets at Standard Chartered Bank highlights the bank’s activities to grow stronger and best serve customers and partners through the crafting of a sustainable product suite.
unique consumer loans targeting ride hailing drivers

Unique consumer loans targeting ride-hailing drivers

Homegrown ride-hailing firm Be Group, in collaboration with digital bank Cake by VPBank, has deeped their financial sector push by introducing consumer loans to driver-partners, the first of its kind in the Vietnamese market.
cake by vpbank signs partnership with dragon capital for micro investment product

CAKE by VPBank signs partnership with Dragon Capital for micro-investment product

Cake by VPBank (CAKE) ties up with Dragon Capital VietFund Management JSC (DCVFM) to launch a micro-investment option to customers under CAKE’s ecosystem.
neu mb digital hub aspires to facilitate digital banking experiences for students

NEU-MB Digital Hub aspires to facilitate digital banking experiences for students

MB Bank and the National Economics University (NEU) jointly launched the NEU-MB Digital Hub on the morning of March 30. The fresh space seeks to equip NEU students with avantgarde digital banking services from MB.
pvcombank and vemanti group sign inclusive digital banking cooperation agreement

PVcomBank and Vemanti Group sign inclusive digital banking cooperation agreement

On March 21, the PVcomBank and Vemanti Group from the US signed a cooperation agreement on developing and providing a digital banking platform tailored for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME).
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.
timo secures 20 million funding led by square peg

Timo secures $20-million funding led by Square Peg

Timo, Vietnam’s very first digital banking platform, on January 5 announced that it had secured $20-million funding led by Square Peg, a leading global VC firm whose investments include unicorns such as Canva, FinAccel, and Airwallex.
equalising access to banking

Equalising access to banking

Vietnam's very first digital banking platform, Timo has rapidly evolved since 2015 to become the No.1 digital bank in the market. Henry Nguyen, CEO of Timo Digital Bank talked with Bich Ngoc about the company’s strategy to cooperate with different partners to co-develop the still fledgeling field in Vietnam.
digital banks and fintech startups eye vietnams unbanked and underserved consumers

Digital banks and fintech startups eye Vietnam's unbanked and underserved consumers

Digital banks and fintech startups are increasingly offering innovative products and solutions targeting the unbanked and underserved consumers post-pandemic.
global finance named citi best corporate digital bank in asia pacific

Global Finance named Citi Best Corporate Digital Bank in Asia-Pacific

Citi has been named Best Corporate Digital Bank in Asia-Pacific by Global Finance Magazine in the second and final round of the 2021 World’s Best Digital Bank Awards.
digital banking and legal issues around electronic documentation

Digital banking and legal issues around electronic documentation

The development of digital and electronic banking requires the completion of a legal system in related fields, especially regulations on electronic documents.
bav mb digital hub top notch digital banking experience for banking academy students

BAV - MB Digital Hub: Top-notch digital banking experience for Banking Academy students

Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MB) inaugurated and handed over the “Digital Hub” project at the Banking Academy of Vietnam (BAV) in November, a crucial part of MB Digital Hub's synchoronous ecosystem to offer tremendously favourable conditions for students experiencing first-class digital banking services.
digital banks increasingly adopt new technologies to keep pace with consumer expectations

Digital banks increasingly adopt new technologies to keep pace with consumer expectations

Digital banks are embracing more modern technologies to serve the changing customer behaviours during the Fourth Industrial Revolution.