Bank lending interest rates to remain steady, say experts After increasing steadily in recent times, deposit interest rates at most banks are standing at rather high levels.

SeABank meets Basel II standards The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) has recognised the Southeast Asia Joint Stock Commercial Bank (SeABank) as having met the minimum capital adequacy ratio according to Basel II international standards.

Basel II deadline rapidly approaching, are banks on course to meet norms?

Banks with a relatively good performance and financial situation can easily adopt Basel II standards whereas it is difficult for those facing financial difficulties.

OTC-traded bank shares too cheap for purchases Lack of disclosed information, listing plans and risks of non-performing loans are dragging OTC-traded bank stocks down.

Moody's upgrades two VN banks’ ratings Orient Commercial Joint Stock Bank (OCB) announced on Wednesday that its local and foreign currency counterparty risk ratings and counterparty risk assessment have been upgraded to Ba3 by Moody's Investors Service.

Banks short of credit growth quota for remaining months of 2019 Though there remains six months, some banks have almost used up the assigned quota for the whole year, and experts said it would be difficult for the banks to get an expansion approval from the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV).

Maritime Bank approved to implement Basel II standards The State Bank of Viet Nam has approved Maritime Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MSB) to apply the Basel II standards, which are recommendations on banking laws and regulations issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

Việt Nam has perfect environment for cashless payment to develop: executives

Along with the development of modern technology and retail sector, cashless payment is widely used in the country with the participations of many players from different sectors including banks, retail companies and cashless payment method providers. Việt Nam News reporter Thu Ngân talks with exclusives from companies to share their view about the development, the trend and the security of cashless payment in Việt Nam in the coming time.

OCB pioneers use of Software Defined Networking The Orient Commercial Bank (OCB) on Thursday announced that it would become one of the first banks in Việt Nam to apply software defined networking (SDN), a new technology standard expected to be widely used in the near future.

Vietnamese banks see improved capital adequacy ratios The capital adequacy ratio (CAR) of Việt Nam's credit institutions has improved thanks to their increased equity.