HDBank wins Asian Banking and Finance award for VN’s best domestic retail bank

HDBank won the award for ‘Domestic Retail Bank of the Year for Vietnam’ at Asian Banking and Finance Retail Banking Awards in Singapore last week.

The impact of credit policies on Việt Nam’s banking outlook

The Vietnamese central bank has a number of policies, including tightening credit growth, designed to improve the health of the country’s banking system. Jonathan Cornish, Head of Asia-Pacific Financial Institutions at Fitch Ratings, talks with Việt Nam News reporter Nguyễn Thu Hà about the policies and outlook of the country’s banking system in 2019 and in the next few years

HDBank among 5 fastest growing lenders this year HDBank is among the five fastest growing banks this year and 50 fastest growing enterprises in Việt Nam, according to the Vietnam Report (VNR).

Vietnam banks’ profitability improves

Vietnamese banks are forecast to gain in profitability this year, but raising capital will be a key focus for banks to meet the State Bank of Việt Nam’s strict Basel II requirements.

SBV, South Korea’s FSC tighten their co-operation

State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) and South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of financial innovation in Ha Noi on Thursday.

Asset quality, profitability of Vietnam banks improved: Moody’s

The asset quality and profitability of 14 Vietnamese banks rated by Moody’s improved moderately year-over-year, driven by robust macroeconomic conditions and growth in core income, Moody's Investors Service said on Tuesday.

SBV focus on bank cross-ownership

Cross-ownership in Vietnamese banks will be controlled with stringent new regulations.

Asian Banker Summit to open in May 10

The Asian Banker Summit will take place at the JW Marriott Hanoi Hotel in Hà Nội from May 10 to 12.

IP patents based credit attracting SME interest IP financing is a rising trend in the global financing market, which aims to help businesses secure bank loans by using their patents as collateral. This scheme is gaining interest from local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as banks, though uncertainties persist regarding the legal framework and methods being used to evaluate IP (intellectual property) assets for collateralisation.

New IP financing trend could help SMEs access credit, grow An international symposium encouraged Vietnamese banks to provide loans using intellectual property (IP) assets as collateral to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).