VPBank plans a private placement of over 620 million shares to a foreign investor in Q3-Q4 2026, aiming to increase its charter capital to over VND 106.2 trillion.
VPBank partners with Western Union to launch a fully digital, real-time inbound remittance service to bank accounts and e-wallets in Vietnam, with no fees for recipients.
Multiple commercial banks have lowered deposit and lending interest rates following a meeting with the State Bank of Vietnam, with specific mortgage rates from TPBank, BVBank, KienlongBank, and HDBank detailed.
VPBank reported strong Q1 2026 results with operating income up 26.3% YoY and net profit after tax surging 60.8% YoY, while its collateral assets surpassed 3 quadrillion VND.
VPBank Securities (VPB) posted Q1 2026 pre-tax profit of VND 515B, up 47% year-on-year, driven by a 300% revenue surge to VND 2,871B. This strong performance contrasts with sector peers VIX and VDSC, which reported a 66% profit decline and a VND 31B loss, respectively, highlighting divergent operational outcomes in Vietnam's securities sector.
The article recaps the past week's market performance, noting the VN-Index recovered to the 1,800 level, primarily driven by strong gains in VIC and VHM, while KSF led gains on the HNX-Index.
MBB (Military Bank) posted a Q1 2026 pre-tax profit of VND 9,500 billion, a 13.3% year-on-year increase, driven by a 21.5% revenue surge and customer base growth to 36.2 million. The result, disclosed at its Annual General Meeting, highlights robust performance amid sector-wide strength, with peers VPB, ACB, and NAB also reporting double-digit profit growth.
Foreign investors were net sellers of 4,497.4 billion VND (~$179.9 million) last week, with net selling of 1,069.2 billion VND via matched orders. Net buying was concentrated in Real Estate and Basic Resources sectors (e.g., VIC, HPG), while net selling focused on Information Technology (e.g., FPT, BID).
MB Bank (MBB) held its 2026 AGM, approving a 10% cash dividend for 2025 and a 15% stock dividend, alongside a capital increase plan and a 15% pre-tax profit growth target for 2026.
Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MBB) held its 2026 AGM, approving a 10% cash dividend and a 15% stock dividend from 2025 profit, alongside a capital increase plan.
Foreign investors were net sellers of nearly 4,689 billion VND (~$187.56 million) across the Vietnamese market for the week of April 13-17, with FPT being the most heavily sold stock at about 1,176 billion VND, while VIC led net buying at 1,430 billion VND.
Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MBB) announced a 10% cash dividend for 2025 and approved a plan to increase its charter capital to over VND 102 trillion, alongside a 15% profit growth target for 2026.
Eximbank (EXB) has halted its automatic transaction-splitting feature for interbank transfers over 500 million VND, effective April 21, forcing large transfers to use the slower standard processing channel. VPBank (VPB) and TPBank (TPB) issued similar notices earlier this month, citing compliance with a new State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) regulation that caps fast electronic clearing at 500 million VND.
Domestic institutional investors were net sellers of 469.3 billion VND (approx. $18.77 million) today, while foreign investors were net buyers of 47.6 billion VND (approx.