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Major changes coming to Vietnam's banking sector on July 1, 2025
From July 1, Vietnam's banks will require biometric verification and phase out magnetic cards.
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Banking sector issues Action Plan to implement Resolution No. 68-NQ/TW
On June 25, 2025, the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam issued the Action Plan of the Banking sector to implement Resolution No. 138/NQ-CP dated May 16, 2025 of the Government to implement Resolution No. 68-NQ/TW dated May 4, 2025 of the Politburo on private economic development (Decision No. 2415/QD-NHNN).
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SBV issued a plan to implement Resolution No. 198/2025/QH15
On June 25, 2025, the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) issued the Action Plan of the Banking sector to implement Resolution No. 139/NQ-CP dated May 17, 2025 of the Government to implement Resolution No. 198/2025/QH15 dated May 17, 2025 of the National Assembly on a number of special mechanisms and policies for private economic development (Decision No. 2416/QD-NHNN).
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Groundwork firmly set for banking industry’s digital era
Digital transformation in the banking sector will reach a new height from July 1 when a controlled pilot mechanism will take effect.
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NA passed the Law amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on Credit Institutions.
With the overwhelming majority of delegates in favor, this morning (June 27), at the 9th Session, the 15th National Assembly officially passed the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Credit Institutions.
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Accompanying the development of credit institutions in the rise era
On June 25, 2025, the Party Cell of the Standing Office of the Vietnam Banks Association held the Congress for the 2025 - 2030 term. Attending and directing the Congress was comrade Pham Tien Dzung - Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the State Bank of Vietnam, Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam.
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Digital assets finally go legal for Vietnam
The official legal recognition of cryptoassets presents both an opportunity to accelerate the growth of the digital tech market and a challenge in mitigating potential related disputes.
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Banks with high proportion of retail loans expect to benefit from law change
The Law on Credit Institutions is proposed to be amended to include some provisions of Resolution No 42/2017/QH14 on piloting bank bad debt settlement.
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Overnight interbank interest rate hits 16-month low
According to data from the US Federal Reserve’s New York branch, the gap between the US secured overnight financing rate (SOFR) and the Việt Nam’s overnight interest rate on June 18 was 2.28 percentage points.
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Interest rate development applied by credit institutions in May 2025
State Bank of Vietnam has just released the interest rate developments of credit institutions in May 2025
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Overhaul of legal framework aims to tackle bad debts
The financial market has witnessed a wave of mandatory bank acquisitions in the recent past. Early this year, major commercial lenders MB, HDBank, and VPBank took over struggling lenders OceanBank, DongA Bank, and GPBank, respectively.
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On the issuance of the new Circular No.08/2025/TT-NHNN
On June 6, 2025, the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has issued Circular No. 08/2025/TT-NHNN.
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VNBA and Visa hold quarterly meeting
On June 25, 2025, the Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) held a regular meeting for the second quarter of 2025 with Visa International Card Organization. At the meeting, Visa updated new solutions being deployed in the global market, including strategic solutions in the Vietnamese market.
