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Banks bet on wholly owned life insurance
Several Vietnamese banks are shifting from bancassurance partnerships to establishing their own insurance companies, paving the way towards building full-fledged financial conglomerates.
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AI helps banks promote Sustainable Development Report
Leveraging AI in producing sustainability information may enhance efficiency, accuracy and also strategic decision making, a banking and finance forum has been told.
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Credit institutions remain decisive to push against headwinds
Credit growth is becoming increasingly difficult to sustain amid mounting external pressures. Nguyen Quoc Hung, Vice chairman and General Secretary of the Vietnam Banks Association, talked with VIR’s Vy Vy how banks must go beyond restructuring growth models.
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VNBA seeks members' opinions on draft Circular on AMC activities
The Vietnam Banking Association (VNBA) has just sent an official dispatch to the General Directors of member organizations to seek opinions on the draft Circular on the activities of subsidiaries and affiliated companies of credit institutions in the field of debt management and asset exploitation (AMC).
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Banks face difficulties in requiring SOE shareholders to divest
According to the current regulations, the share ownership cap by an institutional shareholder in a credit institution is reduced from 15 per cent to 10 per cent and for an individual and his/her related parties from 20 per cent to 15 per cent.
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Central bank releases draft amended Law on Credit Institutions
Credit institutions are facing potential bad debt risks because Resolution No 42/2017/QH14 has expired.
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Foreign ownership expansion opens new opportunities for banks
The latest move to expand the foreign ownership limit in select commercial banks marks a pivotal step in banking sector reform by offering capital-raising opportunities, boosting market liquidity, and signalling a new phase of strategic investor engagement.
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VCBNeo launches new brand identity and NeoOne digital banking app
The rebranding follows the bank’s formal transfer to Vietcombank and reflects its new positioning as a technology-driven bank serving a broader range of customers, particularly those new to banking.
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Strengthening financial crime prevention capacity with data
On May 20, 2025, the Vietnam Banking Association (VNBA) in collaboration with LUCID Company organized the Seminar “The Importance of data in the fight against financial crime”. The event aimed to raise awareness, update trends and share experiences among financial institutions, regulators and domestic and international experts on the strategic role of data in detecting and preventing financial crimes.
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Official P2P lending model to make debut
A peer-to-peer lending model is to be piloted in Vietnam, but its risks will have to be managed strictly to mitigate losses and fraud.
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Techcombank issues additional 2,000 billion VND in bonds
On May 9, 2025, Techcombank issued 2,000 24-month bonds with a face value of VND1 billion/bond. This is one of many consecutive issuances recently to increase medium and long-term capital.
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LPBank prepares to pay 25% cash dividend, highest in banking industry
This May, LPBank shareholders will receive 2024 cash dividends at a rate of 25%, equivalent to VND 2,500/share, with the total expected payment exceeding VND 7,468 billion.
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Ministries, agencies asked to take measures to effectively manage gold market
However, along with pending internal shortcomings, the unusual and unprecedented developments in the world geopolitical situation since the beginning of 2025 have pushed international gold prices to continuously increase, resulting in strong fluctuations in domestic gold prices, and the growing gap between domestic and world gold prices.
