Vietnam
Citi enables real-time consumer-to-business collections for Vietnamese corporate clients
                                                                                 
                    
                    The bank has tied up with fintech Payoo.
                
                                
            Citi enables real-time consumer-to-business collections for Vietnamese corporate clients
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            The bank has tied up with fintech Payoo.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    Vietnam tops global mobile payments growth in 2019: study
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Its 24 ppt growth rate toppled its Southeast Asian neighbours.
                    
                                        
                    
                Embattled Vietnamese banks take refuge in foreign investments
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Japan-based J Trust Corp will buy a stake in Construction Bank for an undisclosed amount.
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietnam drafts rules urging lenders to settle bad loans before dividend payouts
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The rules will apply to credit institutions and not to state-owned commercial banks.
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietnam puts pressure on remaining 14 banks to list before 2020
                                                                                                 
                        
                        17 of the 31 banks have already registered for trading.
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietnamese banks' return on assets up for second straight year at 1.1% in 2018
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Wider net interest spreads and lower credit costs boosted profitability.
                    
                                        
                    
                MUFG appoints Calvin Nguyen as director and head of global corporate banking in Vietnam
                                                                                                 
                        
                        He was the previous global banking country head in Vietnam International Bank.
                    
                                        
                    
                Chart of the Week: Vietnamese banks are downplaying their problem loans
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Vietinbank, for instance, reports an NPL ratio of 1.4% but the true figure is at least 3%.
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietnamese banks call for higher foreign ownership ratio ceiling
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Lenders are eager to meet capital requirements.
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietnam hammers hard on bad loans as banks clear $6.42b in soured assets in 2018
                                                                                                 
                        
                        This brings the bad loan ratio to 1.89% in 2018 from 1.99% in 2017.
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietnam to put an end to cross-ownership at banks by 2020
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The number of cases between direct share ownership between banks and enterprises fell to 4.
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietnamese banks continue to grow consumer lending arms
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Techcombank is allowing borrowers to loan up to 10 times their monthly income.
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietnamese banks' 2018 pre-tax profit surges 40% as bad debt crackdown pays off
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Lenders were able to resolve $6.5b in soured loans.
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietnamese banks' capital shortfalls triggers bond issuance frenzy
                                                                                                 
                        
                        BIDV has approved the issuance of 400,000 bonds to raise $170.5m.
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietnamese banks cash in on $44b consumer finance market
                                                                                                 
                        
                        The pivot to retail has boosted NIMs, loan growth and operational efficiency.
                    
                                        
                    
                E-wallet war heats up in Vietnam as banks join fray
                                                                                                 
                        
                        Four more banks received clearance to operate e-wallet businesses.
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietnamese banks slash service fees in economic boost
                                                                                                 
                        
                        BIDV cut nine service fees whilst Military Bank reduced 16.