adb switzerland grant 5 mln usd to support vietnam improve fintech

ADB, Switzerland grant 5 mln USD to support Vietnam improve fintech

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Switzerland have signed a cofinancing agreement of up to 5 million USD to develop financial technologies (fintech) that can help address low financial inclusion in Vietnam, particularly among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
strengthening export capacity to the netherlands

Strengthening export capacity to the Netherlands

Three Vietnamese small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), Real Bean Coffee, Palmania, and Tuan Huyen have been awarded a total of more than $18,000 in capital investment through the 'Ready to Export' initiative managed by the Dutch Business Association of Vietnam (DBAV).
standard chartered vietnam partners with misa to launch digital financing for smes

Standard Chartered Vietnam partners with MISA to launch digital financing for SMEs

Standard Chartered Vietnam announced the launch of its strategic partnership with MISA JSC on April 14, witnessed by the management teams from both companies, clients, and journalists. This first-in-market partnership offers unsecured invoice financing facilities to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam with a highly competitive interest rate and straight-forward process.
visa event showcases fintech partnerships

Visa event showcases fintech partnerships

Visa hosted the “New Flows Client Forum”, welcoming clients and partners looking to learn more about the company's solutions and formidable fintech partnerships, and how these can positively support the growth of Vietnam's small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
vietnams smes to get credit pack from aws lift

Vietnam’s SMEs to get credit pack from AWS Lift

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are expected to receive financial support from AWS to begin their digital transformation journeys.
asean supports companies to utlise qr code purchasing across region

ASEAN supports companies to utlise QR code purchasing across region

Chairman of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) Arsjad Rasjid, who is also Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN), on April 3 said that ASEAN-BAC will support micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the region to implement QRcodeASEAN initiative.
asean faces challenge in financial exclusion indonesian minister

ASEAN faces challenge in financial exclusion: Indonesian minister

Indonesian Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani said on March 29 that financial exclusion remains a major challenge and also a crucial factor in ASEAN countries' economies, especially micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
foreign smes pour capital into vietnam

Foreign SMEs pour capital into Vietnam

Foreign small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are paying much attention to Vietnam, given the fact that the number of under-1-million USD projects accounted for nearly 70 per cent of the total number of foreign-invested projects registered in Vietnam in the first three months of this year.
ifc partners with shb to boost lending for smes

IFC partners with SHB to boost lending for SMEs

Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) is the latest Vietnamese bank to join IFC in expanding access to finance for small- and medium-sized enterprises, especially women-owned businesses.
imperative to troubleshoot corporate bond bottlenecks

Imperative to troubleshoot corporate bond bottlenecks

Nguyen Van Than, member of the National Assembly (NA) Economic Committee and chairman of the Vietnam Association of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises, highlights the need to tackle the obstacles in the corporate bond market quickly to ensure the success of the 2023 development targets.
mvv academy accompanies bidv to launch sme digital platform

MVV Academy accompanies BIDV to launch SME digital platform

Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) launched BIDV SMEasy digital platform to support SMEs. The platform is sponsored by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), while MVV Academy is a consulting and development unit.
vietnam smes triumph against new challenges

Vietnam SMEs triumph against new challenges

Eighteen prominent Vietnamese SMEs have been honoured at the prestigious SME100 Awards 2022.
students supercharge smes in visa and ccvsas financial literacy programme

Students supercharge SMEs in Visa and CCVSA’s Financial Literacy programme

Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, has announced the three winning teams from its 10th annual Vietnam Financial Literacy programme, with H2L taking home the first prize.
digital transformation accompanying smes for viability and growth

Digital transformation accompanying SMEs for viability and growth

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), and Meta just organised the Forum on Accompanying SMEs with Digital Transformation.
singapore expands global innovation alliance

Singapore expands Global Innovation Alliance

The Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) network has grown to include Abu Dhabi and Seoul, helping Singapore-based tech startups and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) link up with partners and access more opportunities in the two markets.