Fintech in Vietnam and Its Regulatory Approach

Hai Yen Nguyen ()
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Hai Yen Nguyen: Hanoi Law University

A chapter in Regulating FinTech in Asia, 2020, pp 115-138 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In the ‘4th Industrial Revolution,’ the upsurged trend of financial services of non-banking institutions and the intersection of financial services and technology have shaped fintech companies. Such businesses have advantages in technology, deliver financial solutions with modern technologies, and provide customers with a highly accessible and streamlined path to fulfill their financial needs. VietnamFintechVietnam has been considered as a potentially lucrative market for fintech as it has a young and ‘tech-savvy’ population, high mobile phone and internet penetration rates, and relatively low levels of financial inclusion. Although its fintech market is still fledgling, more than 150 companies have joined with increasing transaction volumes and high growth rates. They have provided customers with financial and banking services such as digital paymentDigital payment, crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lendingPeer-to-peer lending/P2P lending, remittance, blockchainBlockchain, personal finance managementPersonal finance management, and information comparison with modern technologies, lower costs, and more straightforward procedures. Also, the country has been making an effort to spur the development of fintech companies by setting up a fintech steering committeeVietnamFintech Steering Committee, preparing the national financial inclusion strategy, and cautiously seeking the best approach to regulate fintech. This chapter examines the use of fintech to facilitate socio-economic development in VietnamFintechVietnam and considers the appropriate regulatory framework to achieve such a goal.

Keywords: Fintech; Financial service; Regulatory approach; Financial regulation; Vietnam (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-5819-1_7

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