

One of the key programmes being promoted is a credit package of VNĐ100 trillion for the agriculture, forestry and fishery sectors.
The payment agent model not only benefits banks and customers but also brings positive impacts to banks' partners by indirectly providing additional financial services to help diversify the products and services that these retailers provide.
On June 2, 2025, a press conference to announce the “Cashless Day 2025” with a theme of “Non-Cash Payment: Promoting the Digital Economy” was organized under the direction of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, with the SBV Payment Department, the Banking Times, and the Tuoi Tre Newspaper being the key implementing agencies, in collaboration with Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Industry and Trade and the National Payment Corporation of Vietnam (NAPAS).
The drive toward listing is part of a broader strategy among banks to strengthen capital bases.
Shinhan Bank Vietnam Limited (“Shinhan Bank”) has recently launched the Online Exchange Money Service on Shinhan SOL Vietnam application (“SOL app”) for individual customers. This serves as an important stride of Shinhan Bank’s digitalization strategy, aiming to provide customers with flexible, convenient and safe financial solutions.
Several Vietnamese banks are planning to switch stock exchanges and raise capital in 2025, aiming to improve transparency, liquidity, and market competitiveness.
As one of the first banks invited to present at the event, SHB highlighted its comprehensive digital offerings tailored for administrative and public sector units, aiming to accelerate the digitalisation process across Việt Nam's financial system.
The digital transformation of the banking industry must be further promoted to better the connection between commercial banks with people, enterprises and the State, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính said at a banking event on Thursday.
State Bank governor Nguyễn Thị Hồng explained that the changes are necessary in light of rapid technological advancements and the increasing ease of banking transactions, which have made sudden mass withdrawals more likely.
Widespread deposit rate cuts have pushed Vietnamese banks’ interest rates to their lowest in two years, even as the pace of decline begins to slow.