Vietnamese FinTech MoMo is integrating its payment solution into Grab, the companies announced in a Thursday (Oct. 31) press release. MoMo users who want to pay on the Grab app can now access and manage their funds from various sources, including MoMo eWallets, linked bank...
Vietnamese internet startup VNG plans to go public in the United States. The company made its intentions known in a Wednesday (Aug. 23) filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). VNG’s filing for an initial public offering (IPO) represents the first tech company from Vietnam to seek a listing in New York,...
Thai bank Kasikornbank is reportedly in talks to purchase consumer finance company Home Credit Vietnam. That’s according to a report by Reuters, citing two sources who say the potentially $1 billion deal could help Kasikornbank (also known as KBank) with its ambition of becoming one of Vietnam’s top...
Digital banking platform Temenos says it is working with Vietnam’s Sacombank to offer the bank’s 15 million customers “a seamless omnichannel experience.” Sacombank will use Temenos’s Infinity product to capture a “comprehensive 360-degree customer view, helping Sacombank to acquire, service, retain and cross-sell to customers,...
January 06, 2021
With no credit scores, limited financial transaction histories, and a huge amount of people who don’t even have a bank account, lending money in Vietnam is no simple task. While most financiers would run from an environment like that, CEO Toms Niparts of Jeff, an app-based lending platform based in Latvia, saw it as a […]
September 03, 2019
It’s one thing to talk the talk on cross-border payments, one of the hottest and increasingly vital areas of global payments and commerce. It’s another thing to walk the walk,...
August 30, 2019
Here’s a thought as the unofficial end of summer draws near and a new decade looms: Pay more attention to Vietnam. No doubt you already are, but maybe pay even...
May 30, 2024
Visa is expanding its partnership with Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank). The latest effort between the two companies is designed to help develop digital payments in Vietnam, SeABank said in a news release Wednesday (May 29). According to a news release, the effort is based on a series of “pillars,” including improved card […]
November 06, 2023
Vietnamese FinTech MoMo is integrating its payment solution into Grab, the companies announced in a Thursday (Oct. 31) press release. MoMo users who want to pay on the Grab app...
August 24, 2023
Vietnamese internet startup VNG plans to go public in the United States. The company made its intentions known in a Wednesday (Aug. 23) filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). VNG’s filing for an initial public...
August 22, 2023
Thai bank Kasikornbank is reportedly in talks to purchase consumer finance company Home Credit Vietnam. That’s according to a report by Reuters, citing two sources who say the potentially $1 billion deal could...
