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Banks boost provisions as bad debt eases towards year-end
The banking system is reinforcing risk buffers as bad debt trends downwards and credit accelerates, signalling a more stable phase marked by stronger asset quality and improving profitability.
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VNBA strengthens efforts to combat card payment fraud
On the afternoon of December 1, 2025, in Ho Chi Minh City, the Risk Management Subcommittee of the Card Association under the Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) held an important seminar titled “Updating New Fraud Types in Card Payment Activities and Risk Prevention Measures for the Last Months of 2025.” The event gathered many banks and financial experts with the purpose of sharing information and coordinating to prevent increasingly complex fraud in card payment operations.
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The 53rd ASEAN Banking Council Meeting concludes successfully in Yangon, Myanmar
The 53rd ASEAN Banking Council Meeting was successfully held on 21 November at the Novotel Yangon Max Hotel in Yangon, Myanmar. Hosted by the Myanmar Banks Association (MBA), the meeting brought together more than 150 senior banking leaders from 10 ASEAN countries, participating both offline and online.
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Accelerating the development of the digital banking ecosystem requires "synchronous legal corridor and close cooperation"
Hanoi, November 27, 2025 – The Policy Committee under the Council of the Vietnam Banks' Association (VNBA), in collaboration with the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank), organized a Specialized Seminar titled “Accelerating the Development of the Digital Banking Ecosystem”.
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Vietnam Banks Association Delegation visits and works with BIDV Yangon branch
On occasion of attending 53rd ASEAN Banking Council Meeting in Myanmar, on the afternoon of 21 November, the delegation of the Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA), led by Vice Chairman and Secretary General Dr. Nguyen Quoc Hung, visited and held a working session with BIDV Yangon Branch.
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VNBA and VISA talk on strengthening security cooperation against card fraud
Hanoi, November 27, 2025 – The Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) and representatives of VISA in Vietnam and Laos held a crucial meeting to strengthen security cooperation amidst booming non-cash payment growth, alongside the rising threat of sophisticated cybercrime utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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Nam A Bank and GCPF partner on climate adaptation finance
Nam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Nam A Bank, HOSE: NAB) and the Global Climate Partnership Fund (GCPF) have teamed up to explore climate adaptation finance in Vietnam.
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Roundtable Discussion on “Accelerating the Development of the Digital Banking Ecosystem”
On 28 November 2025 in Hanoi, the Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) will host a Roundtable Discussion themed “Accelerating the Development of the Digital Banking Ecosystem” and respectfully invites member institutions to nominate representatives to attend.
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The Government Decree regulates conditions for collateral seizure of bad debts
The Government has just issued Decree No. 304/2025/ND-CP dated November 25, 2025, which stipulates the conditions for the collateral (secured assets) of bad debts (non-performing loans) to be seized.
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PM calls for more innovative, public-oriented banking sector
Reviewing the banking sector’s past performance, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh praised progress in institutional reform, more flexible and proactive monetary policymaking, and macroeconomic stability.
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VNBA launches Trade Finance Registry (TFR) Project Working Group
On the morning of November 24, 2025, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Banks’ Association (VNBA) convened the first meeting of the Working Group for the Trade Finance Registry (TFR) Project, chaired by Dr. Nguyen Quoc Hung, VNBA Vice Chairman and Secretary General.
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SBV: On the issuance of the Circular guiding foreign exchange management for outbound investment in oil and gas activities
On October 31, 2025, Deputy Governor Pham Thanh Ha signed Circular No. 40/2025/TT-NHNN guiding foreign exchange management for outbound investment in oil and gas activities (replacing the Circular No. 31/2018/TT-NHNN dated December 18, 2018).
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SBV: On the issuance of Circular No. 45/2025/TT-NHNN amending and supplementing several of articles of the Circular No. 18/2024/TT-NHNN on the bank card operations
The Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) signed and issued Circular No. 45/2025/TT-NHNN on November 19, 2025 , which amends and supplements a number of articles of Circular No. 18/2024/TT-NHNN stipulating bank card operations. The Circular will take effect from January 05, 2026.
