Banking and Finance

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...

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: 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...

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...

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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...

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.

Client: I'm managing an insurance brokerage LLC based in London. I'm advising expatriates with their international health insurance. My clients are expatriates based anywhere in the world and I am paid by commission directly from the insurance companies on my England business account so I don't have money flow outside...

Question: Hi, I have a question: Can the investment fund remit the profit back to their foreign investors (subject to fulfilment of all tax obligations in Vietnam)? Answer: SB Law appreciate your interest in our legal consultant services. Regarding your question, we would like to advise you as follows: In terms...

Question: Hi lawyer, I would like to have a question. Is there any investment restriction applicable to the investment activities of foreign invested fund in Vietnam, including through the Vietnamese securities market? Answer: SB Law appreciate your interest in our legal consultant services. Regarding your question, we would like to...