Tasked with implementing the Politburo's policy outlined in Notice No. 47-TB/TW dated November 15, 2024, the prime minister of Vietnam issued Decision No. 1718/QD-TTg...

Currently, in the current legal documents of Vietnamese law, there is no specific regulation on what Bitcoin is.

Late October 2017, in a written notice to the public media, the State Bank of Vietnam re-affirmed that the issuance, supply, and use of ‘virtual' currency is strictly prohibited in Vietnam

In recent years, with the young population making up the majority, the game market in Vietnam has been vibrant and full of potential to attract investors. Accordingly, with the development of technology...

As non-cash payments continue to surge in Vietnam, the requirement for strong security standards and a clear legislative framework for intermediary payment services...

On November 18, 2025, Vietnam's Ministry of Finance released for public consultation a draft decree on administrative sanctions in the field of crypto assets and crypto asset markets...

In recent years, Vietnam has positioned itself among the leading countries in the world in terms of digital asset ownership and trading volume.

Vietnam's new draft decree on product identification and traceability represents a pivotal shift in blockchain regulation, moving beyond policy recognition to embed blockchain technology directly into national infrastructure...

Vietnam's financial landscape is set to further transform on July 1, 2024, when the government's long-awaited Decree No. 52/2024/ND-CP dated May 15, 2024 ("Decree 52")...

Resolution No. 222/2025/QH15 dated June 27, 2025, of the National Assembly of Vietnam (the "IFC Resolution" – see our previous article) set out the foundational legal framework...

The years 2022 and 2023 have seen increased investment in data centers. Both local and foreign enterprises are players. Vietnam is ranked as a key location among emerging economies...

In past years, inward remittances have made remarkable contributions to Vietnam's economic growth.

Vietnam's recent embrace of "regulatory sandboxes" reflects a deliberate policy choice to balance the need for robust oversight with an equally pressing imperative to catalyze innovation.

Im spaeten Oktober 2017 hat die vietnamesische Staatsbank in einer schriftlichen Notiz fuer die oeffentlichen Medien bestaetigt, dass die Ausgabe, Versorgung und der Nutzen virtueller...

"With the development of Fintech companies, the State Bank and a number of related organizations, like many regulatory agencies around the world, are facing new issues in State management"...

As Vietnam moves from low-tech manufacturing to a service-oriented economy, the country's information technology (IT) market is increasingly gaining traction, giving competition to IT firms in China and India.

Most legal cross-border payments are made via a network of correspondent and intermediary banks or money transfer operators (MTOs).

Vietnam's first live trade Letter-of-Credit transaction using blockchain, executed by HSBC in 2019 on the Voltron Network (using Corda, R3's blockchain platform), received headlines around the country.

The National Assembly of Vietnam recently adopted a resolution establishing the framework for the creation, operation, monitoring and governance of an International Financial Center (IFC)...

On 30 April 2025, the Government officially promulgated Decree 94/2025/ND-CP, stipulating the sandbox mechanism in the banking sector (Decree 94).