Vietnam

Aggressive loan growth leaves HDBank more vulnerable to risks

Its asset quality may be further strained by its planned acquisition of a ‘weak’ bank

Aggressive loan growth leaves HDBank more vulnerable to risks

Its asset quality may be further strained by its planned acquisition of a ‘weak’ bank

Vietnam’s BIDV, JCB International launch credit card

Customers can enjoy up to a 20% cashback on select transactions.

Deutsche Bank allocates $200m in Vietnam branch

The Vietnam business doubled its revenue in the past two years, the bank said.

Vietnam’s HDBank targets $562.67m profit for 2023

Shareholders approved a dividend distribution of 10% in cash and 15% in shares.

Techcombank launches AI-powered money management services

It will provide insights on payment behaviors and analyze transactions.

Vietnam’s Techcombank sees net profits slide 17.1% in Q1

Net interest income fell, but net fee income rose.

VPBank’s stake sale to SMBC to uplift its capital, balance growth plan

But “aggressive” growth plan, real estate sector woes will weigh on asset quality.

Vietnam conducts training on central bank digital currency

The course aims to upskill SBV and relevant agencies in Vietnam.

Citi completes sale of Vietnam retail banking, credit card units to UOB

This includes the turnover of approximately 575 related staff.

Techcombank reports profit before tax of $1.09b in 2022

Net interest income grew 13.5% during the year.

HDBank to issue $500m in convertible bonds to international investors

Proceeds will be used for the bank’s medium and long term capital.

Techcombank teams up with Adobe to deliver personalized banking solutions

The bank will use Adobe’s cloud platform to analyze customers’ browsing behavior.

Tien Phong Securities wins big in ABF Corporate and Investment Banking Awards

It was given the prestigious Corporate Client Initiative of the Year award.

Vietnam’s card payments market to hit $37.6b in 2022

The government’s cashless payments push is helping the market.

Sacombank crowned top Bank of the Year award in Wholesale Banking Awards

It was hailed as Vietnam Domestic Technology & Operations Bank of the Year by Asian Banking and Finance.

HDBank’s plan to buy unnamed “weak bank” to weaken loss buffers: Moody’s

Little is known about the target bank and what incentives Vietnamese authorities offer.