SMBC to earn $48.6 mln dividend from VPBank weeks after becoming strategic investor

SMBC to earn $48.6 mln dividend from VPBank weeks after becoming strategic investor

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), the second-largest bank in Japan by total assets, will receive VND1.19 trillion ($48.6 million) worth of dividend from privately-run VPBank just weeks after becoming a strategic investor.

Banking - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

SMBC finalizes $1.5-bln M&A deal with Vietnam's largest lender by charter capital VPBank

SMBC finalizes $1.5-bln M&A deal with Vietnam's largest lender by charter capital VPBank

Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has completed acquisition of a 15% stake worth $1.5 billion of Hanoi-based VPBank, making it the largest M&A deal in the Vietnamese banking system so far.

Banking - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Eximbank forecasts $146 mln profit in 2022

Eximbank forecasts $146 mln profit in 2022

Eximbank, with Japan's SMBC as major shareholder, has forecast pre-tax profits of VND3.5 trillion ($146 million) for 2022, and a pre-tax profit target of VND5 trillion ($208 million) for 2023, up 42.9% year-on-year.

Banking - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

IMS, OPES partner in Vietnam mobile telematics insurance

IMS, OPES partner in Vietnam mobile telematics insurance

Britain-based IMS, a connected insurance solutions business, has teamed up with Vietnamese company OPES to supply smartphone app-based telematics insurance to car drivers in Vietnam.

Finance - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Eximbank H1 profit hit 10-year record high

Eximbank H1 profit hit 10-year record high

Eximbank, with Japan's SMBC as major shareholder, reported after-tax profits of VND1,519 billion ($65 million) in the first six months of the year, 2.4 times year-on-year.

Banking - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7