Addressing future of embedded finance in Vietnam

Addressing future of embedded finance in Vietnam

Non-banking institutions increasingly provide financial services, including payments, loans, insurance, and digital wallets, adopting a so-called embedded finance application.
Home Credit: Thinking differently about financial literacy

Home Credit: Thinking differently about financial literacy

Home Credit has been conducting financial literacy education programmes for more than two decades and measuring their impacts on its customers.
Banks steady as profits keep rolling in

Banks steady as profits keep rolling in

Commercial banks in Vietnam are expecting to reap excellent profits thanks to their broad range of financial services and elevating credit demand, particularly as the upheaval triggered by the pandemic has abated.
Options available in capital markets push

Options available in capital markets push

Foreign institutions are advocating significant modifications to Vietnam’s financial services sector that would bring the country in line with international practices, from a foreign ownership limit percentage to devising feasible mechanisms to bolster novel initiatives and earn a market status upgrade.
RCEP facilitates ease of entry for financial service providers

RCEP facilitates ease of entry for financial service providers

The multilateral Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), including Vietnam’s engagement, is expected to have a substantial impact on the financial sector, with part of its agenda focusing on financial service deregulation.
How mobile money services operate

How mobile money services operate

At the most basic level, mobile money is the provision of financial services through a mobile device, and the used applications are typically small pieces of software embedded on a SIM card or available over a mobile network.
Ambitions escalate for fintech sandbox

Ambitions escalate for fintech sandbox

The freshly-minted legal framework for sandboxes in Vietnamese fintech is expected to grease the wheels for tech-savvy, innovative financial services.
HCM City aims to become international financial hub

HCM City aims to become international financial hub

The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has asked for the Government’s support of its scheme to make the city a regional and international financial hub.
VBSP promotes women’s empowerment and gender equality

VBSP promotes women’s empowerment and gender equality

VBSP promotes sustainable poverty alleviation, water and environmental sanitation, women's empowerment, gender equality, disability inclusion, and social security.
KPMG No.1 in Source Global Research 2019 Financial Services report

KPMG No.1 in Source Global Research 2019 Financial Services report 1

KPMG has been ranked No.1 in Financial Services Consulting, according to the latest report by Source Global Research reflecting the views of decision-makers.
Citi named Asia’s best digital bank by Euromoney

Citi named Asia’s best digital bank by Euromoney

The Asia franchise of Citi was recently recognised as the region’s best digital bank by Euromoney's 2019 Awards for Excellence programme.
Rethinking workforce strategy for financial services

Rethinking workforce strategy for financial services

PwC launched a new report with the results of its Global CEO Survey on creating a more cost-competitive talent model for financial organisations.
Prudential Finance at the forefront of innovation

Prudential Finance at the forefront of innovation

Prudential Finance has participated in two panel discussions, the Vietnam Cyber Security Forum 2018 and Vietnam Retail Banking Forum 2018. 
SMEs need to think out of the box

SMEs need to think out of the box

Focusing exclusively on the availability of bank financing to help small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) thrive and produce jobs would be misguided and could limit their growth potential, writes Tim Hinton, global head of SME Banking, Standard Chartered.
Luxembourg offers path to success

Luxembourg offers path to success

Luxembourg, a gateway to the European market with 500 million plus consumers, has a high performing, world class financial sector with its investment fund industry ranked second in the world and its private banking sector seventh.
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