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Central bank faces challenges to meet Gov’t dual goal
In the context that room for monetary policy is narrowed due to prolonged interest rate differentials and exchange rate pressures, Việt Nam should promote the role of fiscal policy, considering it as the key tool in promoting growth.
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Regulation changes to large online money transfer
Domestic online money transfer transactions of VNĐ500 million or more must be reported to the SBV’s Anti-Money Laundering Department.
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Vietnam plans green loan boost for eco-friendly projects
A fixed 2 per cent annual interest rate subsidy is proposed for the private enterprises, business households and individuals on loans for green, circular economy and environmental – social – governance (ESG) projects, accroding to a draft decree by the State Bank of Việt Nam.
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Biomass credits to carbon openings
Agribank is at the forefront of providing green finance for Vietnamese businesses to unlock the potential of carbon credits and tap into international markets.
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Interest rate developments applied by credit institutions in August 2025
State Bank of Vietnam has just released the interest rate developments of credit institutions in August 2025.
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Shinhan Bank offers preferential VinFast electronic car loan from only 4.8%/year
After implementing the preferential loan package from 6.9%/year, applied to all electronic car brands officially distributed in Vietnam, Shinhan Bank Vietnam Limited (“Shinhan Bank”) has continued to strengthen supports for the needs to switch to electronic vehicles of individual customers by launching the preferential loan package exclusively for VinFast electronic cars.
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VNBA and VTeam talk on supply chain finance, elevating Vietnamese agricultural exports
Hanoi, September 23, 2025 – The Vietnam Banks’ Association (VNBA) and VTeam Financial Services Group (Taiwan, China) held a high-level meeting today to explore innovative supply chain finance and factoring solutions aimed at empowering small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam’s agricultural sector.
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SBV issues Circular No. 27 on Anti-Money Laundering Guidance
On 15 September 2025, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) issued Circular No. 27/2025/TT-NHNN, providing detailed guidance on the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Anti-Money Laundering (AML).
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Credit growth forecast to sprint past Government target
Some large joint stock commercial banks, such as MB, VPBank and HDBank, are even likely to have outstanding growth rates of 25-30 per cent in 2025.
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SBV issued 02 decisions for peer-to-peer lending solutions.
To deploy the testing of peer-to-peer lending (P2P Lending) solutions according to the provisions of Decree No. 94/2025/ND-CP, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has issued 02 decisions to create an environment and testing conditions for peer-to-peer lending solutions.
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The 6th Smart Banking Conference and Exhibition
On September 24-25, 2025 in Hanoi, under the auspices of the State Bank of Vietnam, the Vietnam Banks Association in collaboration with IEC Group co-organized the Smart Banking 2025 Conference and Exhibition with the theme "Breakthrough in digital banking transformation: “DIGITAL DISRUPTION IN THE DATA – DRIVEN AND CUSTOMER – CENTRIC BANKING”.
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Banks raise the bar with new capital rules
The new regulations mark a crucial advancement of Việt Nam’s banking system toward standards of Basel III set by the Basel Committee on Bank Supervision.
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VPBank successfully issues of US$300 million in international sustainable bonds
VPBank’s sustainable bonds, VPBIP2530, carry a five-year maturity and were issued through a private placement, totalling 1,500 bonds with a face value of $200,000 each.
