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Public Advisory: Stay alert against financial scams
In recent times, technology-enabled crimes and financial scams via electronic channels have been on the rise, employing increasingly sophisticated tactics. Your vigilance and cooperation are essential in stopping this threat.
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Press Release : Circular No.24
On the Issuance of a Circular Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of Circular No. 63/2024/TT-NHNN Regulating the Dossier and Procedures for Revoking Licenses and Liquidating Assets of Credit Institutions and Foreign Bank Branches; Dossier and Procedures for Revoking Licenses of Representative Offices in Vietnam of Foreign Credit Institutions and Other Foreign Organizations with Banking Operations
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Press Release: Circular No. 25
Regarding the Issuance of a Circular Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of Circular No. 17/2024/TT-NHNN on the Opening and Use of Payment Accounts at Payment Service Providers.
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Legal framework needed for green finance
Comprehensive green finance development is an urgent need, but requires a clear legal framework, the connecting role of state agencies, clear criteria for specific products, to be able to meet the standards for accessing international green capital flows and support.
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Central bank tightens screws to steer credit away from risky sectors
Circular 14/2025/TT-NHNN is a positive step bringing Việt Nam closer to international banking safety standards as it improves system safety transparency and the ability to respond to risks.
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S&P upgrades ratings of three banks, citing resilient economy
The agency raised Vietcombank to BB+, Techcombank to BB and Eximbank to BB-, with stable outlooks, while upgrading Việt Nam’s BICRA to group 8 from 9.
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Banking on advice to boost financial futures
Many commercial banks, with extensive customer bases, transparent transaction data and widespread branch networks, have trialled wealth management models offering investment consulting, insurance and financial planning services to VIP clients.
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Government-backed STEM loans launched by VBSP
Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) is introducing preferential loans to STEM students as part of efforts to build a stronger science and technology workforce.
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Interest rate developments applied by credit institutions in July 2025
State Bank of Vietnam has just released the interest rate developments of credit institutions in July 2025.
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SBV's Action Plan on improving social policy credit in the new period
On August 27, 2025, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) issued the Action Plan of the Banking sector to implement Decision No. 1560/QD-TTg dated July 18, 2025 of the Prime Minister promulgating the Plan to implement Directive No. 39-CT/TW dated October 30, 2024 of the Central Party Secretariat on improving the effectiveness of social policy credit in the new period (Decision No. 3061/QD-NHNN).
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Vietnamese banks standing strong although risks remain
Vietnam’s banking sector has been a key facilitator as well as beneficiary of the country’s robust economic growth. We forecast total system outstanding loans to double by the end of this year relative to five years ago. This makes Vietnam the second-largest banking system in ASEAN by assets, ahead of other larger and higher-income economies.
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Vietnamese banks get ready to join crypto asset market
The newly issued Law on Digital Technology Industry will take effect from January 1 and is considered an important milestone, ending many years of legal ambiguity on issues related to crypto assets.
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Credit trends set tone for key sectors
Credit across the banking system has surged at an unusually high pace this year, with a significant share directed towards real estate and securities, raising concerns over the sustainability of growth.
