15-08-2019 15:49
Banks and investment funds are racing to partner up with fintech businesses in their quest towards digitalisation.
13-08-2019 09:30
Green credit is a trend in the global banking and finance industry and more Vietnamese banks are following suit.
11-08-2019 10:44
Instead of the modest contribution made previously, the insurance business segment, or bancassurance (banks co-operate with insurers to sell insurance products), has now become the main source of income from service activities for many banks.
09-08-2019 17:21
The daily reference exchange rate was set at 23,102 VND per USD on August 9, down 5 VND from the previous day (August 8).
06-08-2019 09:34
In addition to fluctuating business performance, 2019’s first half also saw thousands of staff leave from some banks.
02-08-2019 09:41
Some banks have unexpectedly announced they would cut interest rates on Vietnamese dong loans in the Government’s priority sectors to support firms in 2019, starting from today.
31-07-2019 10:34
Some banks have recovered trillions of Vietnamese dong in bad debt by selling off assets secured with non-performing loans in the first half of 2019.
30-07-2019 10:53
Authorities have announced a list of transactions that will have to be made via banks in some areas in a move to boost non-cash payments.
22-07-2019 09:15
Vietnamese small- and medium-sized enterprises now have a new option for working capital loans, driven by a partnership between banks and fintech companies. Dr Sian Wee Tan and Vihang Patel, cofounders of Singaporean fintech firm Finaxar, which just launched its Vietnam subsidiary Finaxar VN LLC, talked to VIR’s Nam Phuong about this new lending model and why it is different from other offers in the Vietnamese financial market.
20-07-2019 08:05
A number of commercial banks have disclosed positive results for the first six months of 2019.
19-07-2019 14:47
Enterprises can borrow money in Vietnamese dong (VND) and then purchase foreign currency for payment when they need the capital to import input materials, say commercial banks.
15-07-2019 21:37
Resident and non-resident foreigners in Viet Nam are still permitted to make term deposits at local banks despite some banks saying they would not accept savings deposits from individual foreign customers, the State Bank of Viet Nam has said.
03-07-2019 10:42
Commercial banks are offering more low-interest loans with long repayment terms for household solar-energy projects.
02-07-2019 16:40
Vietnamese shares dropped on Tuesday morning, dragged by banks, petro firms and real estate companies.
25-06-2019 08:15
Banks in Vietnam race to offer loans for household solar energy projects, using low interest rates and long repayment periods as incentives.