Vietcombank

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Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam
Vietcombank
Native name
Ngân hàng Ngoại thương Việt Nam
Company type Joint stock bank
HOSE:  VCB
IndustryBanking and Finance
Founded1 April 1963;61 years ago (1963-04-01)
Headquarters
Hanoi, Vietnam
Key people
Pham Quang Dung (chairman and chief executive officer)
Products
List
  • Consumer banking
    Corporate banking
    Investment banking
    Insurance
    Mortgages
    Real estate
RevenueVND 36.84 trillion (US$ 1.72 billion) (2014)
VND 577 trillion (US$ 27.01 billion) (2014)
Total assets VND 5.88 trillion (US$ 280 million) (2014)
Total equity VND 94.095 trillion (2020)
Number of employees
20,062 (2020)
Website www.vietcombank.com.vn

Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam, commonly referred to as Vietcombank, is a commercial bank in Vietnam.

Contents

Overview

Vietcombank's headquarters are located in Hanoi, Vietnam. As of 31 December 2020 [1] the bank had 116 branches and 474 transaction offices in Vietnam, 3 local subsidiaries, 3 overseas subsidiaries, 3 joint ventures, and an overseas representative office in Singapore. As of December 31, 2020, Vietcombank's market capitalization was $15.5 billion. [2]

History

Vietcombank was formerly the Foreign Exchange Management Department (FEMD) of the National Bank of Vietnam (NBV), established on January 20, 1955. [3] [4] In 1961, the FEMD was renamed the Foreign Exchange Bureau (FEB) under the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV). [5]

Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam was founded on 1 April 1963 as Bank for Foreign trade of Vietnam. It was span off from the Foreign Exchange Bureau of the State Bank of Vietnam [6] to be an exclusive bank for foreign trade. [7]

In 1990, Vietcombank diversified its services from being exclusively focused on foreign trade to a become a mass market commercial bank. [7] In 1996 the bank's official name was changed to Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam. [7]

In 2008, Vietcombank was selected by the government to be the pilot for privatization of state-owned companies. The bank was then after listed on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange on 30 June 2009 after a successful IPO [6] that raised US$652 million making it the biggest Vietnamese firm to conduct an initial public offering. [8]

In 2011, Vietcombank signed a strategic shareholder agreement with Mizuho Corporate Bank, a member of Mizuho Financial Group, Japan. [9] [10] [11] In 2013, Vietcombank launched a new brand identity system with the slogan "Shared trust - Strong future". [12] In 2016, Vietcombank regained the top position in terms of profit in the Vietnamese banking market. [13] [14] [15]

In 2018, Vietcombank became the first bank to be officially granted the decision to apply Basel II under Circular 41 by the State Bank of Vietnam. [16] [17] [18] In 2019, Vietcombank became the first Vietnamese bank to have profit reaching the milestone of 1 billion USD. [19] [20] [21] [22] In 2020, Vietcombank successfully went live with the core banking system. [23] [24]

Member companies

Other than providing banking services, Vietcombank has invested in subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates. These investments include but are not limited to the following: [1]

NameShareholdingIndustry
1Vietcombank Financial Leasing Company Limited100% Financial leasing
2Vietcombank Securities Company Limited100% Investment banking
3Vietcombank Tower 198 Company Limited70% Real estate
4Vietnam Finance Company Limited100%Financial services
5Vietcombank Laos100% Commercial banking
6Vietcombank Money Incorporated75%Money transfer
7Vietcombank - Bonday - Ben Thanh Company Limited52%Real estate
8Vietcombank Fund Management Company51% Investment fund management
9Vietcombank - Cardif Life Insurance Company Limited45% Life insurance
10Vietcombank Bonday Limited16%Real estate

Ownership

The shares of the stock of Vietcombank are traded on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, under the symbol: VCB. As of March 2021, The shareholding in the bank's stock was a follows: [1]

Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam Stock Ownership
RankName of OwnerPercentage Ownership
1 State Bank of Vietnam 74.80
2 Mizuho Bank 15.00
3Others7.89
Total100.00

Governance

Vietcombank is governed by a seven-person Board of Directors with Pham Quang Dung serving as Chairman and CEO. [25]

Vietcombank Tower

Vietcombank Tower Vietcombank Tower.jpg
Vietcombank Tower

Vietcombank Tower is 35 storey building in Ho Chi Minh City. [26] The tower is a venture between Vietcombank and FELS Property Holding of Singapore. [1]

The tower is located at District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. With the height of 206 meters, it is the third tallest building in Ho Chi Minh City and the seventh tallest building in Vietnam.

The construction began in 2011 and completed in 2014. This tower's shape is different than the Empire State Building because it has modern architecture with gray colored-glass. In addition to Vietcombank, corporate tenants with offices in the building include Lotte, Heineken Vietnam, Johnson & Johnson, SSI, Idemitsu, Sun Life Financial, and Pernod Ricard Vietnam. [27]

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