Tag: Fintech
Fintech, e-commerce remain magnets for venture capital
Fintech and e-commerce accounted for 70% of total venture capital in the country last year, and this trend is predicted to continue in 2022, Dau tu (Vietnam Investment Review) reported.
Visa, VNPAY team up to drive digital payments in Vietnam
VOV.VN - Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, and VNPAY, Vietnam’s top fintech company, have entered a strategic partnership to enhance the digital payments experience in Vietnam.
Detailed visualisation of int’l financial centre model in HCM City needed: experts
The development of an international financial centre in Ho Chi Minh City must be associated with the planning work and socio-economic development of the locality, as well as a political consensus, according to experts.
M&A in technology booms during pandemic
The Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) market in Vietnam has been going through a downturn due to the pandemic, but the technology sector is bucking the trend, according to experts at a seminar on digital transformation and M&A on January 11.
VinFast pours capital into Israeli auto security startup
Karamba Security, an Israel-based security startup, has announced that it received additional US$10 million in the series B round led by Vietnamese auto maker VinFast, a member of Vietnam’s VinGroup conglomerate.
Companies fully braced for ‘new normal’ after COVID-19 restrictions go
After months of fighting COVID-19, Ho Chi Minh City and southern provinces plan to gradually resume economic activities from October 1 since they have basically controlled the pandemic.
High-level webinar looks into digital economic development
A high-level webinar on digital economy – the key of growth in new normal context took place on September 16, under the sponsorship of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission, in coordination with the Vietnam e-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Decree for Fintech sandbox to be submitted in Q4
The Government has issued a resolution to create a sandbox for financial technology (fintech) in the country’s banking sector.
All-round report on Vietnam’s startup ecosystem to be unveiled
The Vietnam Open Innovation Landscape Report 2021, the most comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the local startup and innovation ecosystem so far, is set to be released in December.
Vietnam, Australia boost fintech cooperation opportunities
The Asialink Business Centre under Australia’s University of Melbourne has announced to commence a new capability development programme, aimed at building awareness and positioning Australian business to engage in Vietnam’s fintech sector.
