

State Bank of Vietnam has just released the interest rate developments in March 2025
Shinhan Bank Vietnam Limited (“Shinhan Bank”) has officially launched two new credit card lines: Shinhan SME and Shinhan Business Owner, specially designed for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), as well as business owners and private enterprises. Both Visa credit cards offer outstanding benefits, supporting customers in effectively managing their finances, optimizing spending, accumulating reward points and enjoying premium services.
World Financial Innovation Series (WFIS) officially took place over two days—April 15 and 16—at the Melia Hotel in Hanoi.
According to Eximbank, the foreign ownership limit aims to stabilise the shareholder structure while creating room for future strategic investors.
Several small lenders are planning to move their stock to major exchanges to bolster stock liquidity and replenish their capital sources.
Specifically, with 84.6 points, four points higher than the previous year, Techcombank surpassed Vietcombank to secure the top spot. Vietcombank fell to the second place with a score of 84.3, while MB climbed to the third place with a score of 81.6, up one place from the previous period.
The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank will provide loans and grants worth $400 million for three socio-economic development projects in Vietnam.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is mulling a $60-million loan to Maritime Commercial Joint-Stock Bank (MSB).
On the afternoon of April 17, 2025, the Vietnam Federation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) organized the "Business Forum 2025: Supporting businesses to overcome challenges and improve competitiveness". Sharing at the forum, Dr. Nguyen Quoc Hung, Vice Chairman cum General Secretary of the Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) emphasized the need to synchronize solutions to help businesses overcome challenges and improve competitiveness.
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) acts as the Chinese focal payment bank in the Cross-Border QR Code Connection Project, coordinating with NAPAS and Vietcombank to deploy a modern digital payment infrastructure, aiming to integrate the payment ecosystems of the two countries.