Banking and Finance

SBLAW would like to update the new policy regarding to Payment Intermediary Service in Vietnam as follow: + Up to now, there are 25 enterprises granted License for providing Intermediate Payment Service. However, after conducting a comprehensive survey, SBV found that not many of them can totally rely on Intermediate Payment...

Question: Dear sirs, warm greetings! I am helping my friends (individual fintech investors) to setup a legal entity in Vietnam. The business is about online microlending. Something similar to Cashwagon and Tima.vn. I couldn't find enough details about such type of activity in SBV's knowledge base or elsewhere. Do you have...

In case that foreign investors want to bring the investment capital or benefit of the investment out of Vietnam, it is highly recommended that the cash flow should be sent from abroad to a Vietnam Company’s account.

Question: We are a commercial foreign bank having branch in Vietnam and would like to seek a law firm in Vietnam, please advise this? Answer: Further to our discussion from which we were requested to provide legal retainer services to Commercial foreign Bank in Vietnam  (hereinafter referred to as “BANK”),...

Question: Dear Lawyer, I am operating an investment fund in Vietnam. I am wondering which methods I could choose to call for investment in my fund? Thanks. Answer:  SB Law appreciate your interest in our legal consultant services. Regarding your question, we would like to advise you as follows: In accordance with...

Question: Dear Attorney. May I have a question as follows: May foreign investor(s) establish an investment fund in Vietnam? If yes, (i) what is the possible form of that foreign invested fund, and (ii) what is the procedure to establish this fund? Answer: SB Law appreciate your interest in our...

Decree No. 89/2016/ND-CP on requirements applicable to business entities acting as currency exchange agents or providing foreign currency receipt and payment services is issued by the Government on July 01, 2015. Accordingly,  a  business  entity  is  entitled  to  act  as  a currency exchange agent only after it is issued with...

Generally, all foreign investors with established presences in Vietnam will need to open a bank account in order to conduct their business in Vietnam.

Question: Respectfully to attorney, I have a question. Is there any restriction for an investment fund to receive the investment from foreign investors and Vietnamese investors as per Vietnamese laws? Answer: SB Law appreciate your interest in our legal consultant services. Regarding your question, we would like to advise you...

Question:  We are essentially looking to enter Vietnam to offer retail banking services. We haven't yet decided on the entry mode and are open to all possible options ranging from 100% foreign owned bank, joint-venture bank or a foreign bank branch. We are not really sure on pros and...