VOV.VN - US fintech startup Tala has officially set up a legal entity in Vietnam and rolled out a lending model in cooperation with partner banks, with a projected credit limit of up to US$100 million over at least three years.

A cooperation agreement on airline ticket payments via UNITEL services was signed on January 13 in Vientiane, Laos between Star Fintech, a member of Star Telecom (Unitel) – a Viettel joint venture in Laos, and Lao Airlines, the national carrier of Laos.

The Vietnamese Government’s Resolution No. 05/2025/NQ-CP on the five-year pilot of crypto asset trading goes beyond keeping pace with global fintech trends to reflect the country’s pioneering role in setting international governance standards for this area, according to insiders.

VOV.VN - The development of Vietnam’s first financial center should initially focus on enhancing regional competitiveness before expanding to the global market, has said Philip J. Weights, Co-President of the Swiss FinTech Association (SFTA).

The controlled sandbox mechanism in the banking sector is expected to significantly enhance access to capital for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), experts said at a recent seminar on the implementation of Government Decree No. 94.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has proposed a controlled pilot programme for fintech activities, including digital asset and cryptocurrency trades at financial centres.

The central city of Da Nang aims to have at least five FinTech companies with annual revenue exceeding VND1 trillion (over US$39.8 million), with a target of 2-3 FinTech companies per 1,000 residents.

A wide range of activities to promote financial technology (Fintech) will be held within the framework of the Ho Chi Minh City Fintech Road 2025.

Enterprises are sprinting on the last days of 2023 to compete their yearly production and business plans, and some are expanding their business activities to welcome the New Year 2024.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on October 25 held a kick-off ceremony marking the implementation of the Swiss-funded US$5 million technical assistance, which aims to nurture financial technologies (fintech) serving the improvement of financial inclusion in Vietnam.