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The Masan Group, through its subsidiary The Sherpa, will spend US$105 million to take a 25% stake in Singaporean software developer Trust IQ. - VnExpress International

With the venture capital market in 2022 deemed generally gloomy with total investment and number of deals falling globally, more work is to be carried out for new companies in Vietnam to survive.

RBI has selected six fintech entities as part of a regulatory sandbox initiative that aims to prevent and mitigate financial fraud. 

Vietnam made a big leap in the Government AI Readiness Index this year, moving up from 63th to 55th.

Masan Group’s activities over the past year or so have shed a spotlight on Vietnam’s merger and acquisition market thanks to the group’s dealmaking efforts to transform business models.

Global geopolitical concerns and rising inflation are impacting cross-border agreements, and as a direct consequence, investors are taking a conservative approach, particularly concerning mergers and acquisitions.

Masan Group Corporation has reported net revenues of VNĐ55.5 trillion (US$2.2 billion) in the first nine months of 2022, a year-on-year increase of 4.8 per cent.

Masan Group is one of the Top 10 Vietnamese Strong Brands, according to the Vietnam Economic Times Vietnamese Excellent Brand Awards 2022.

To get a sense of Vietnam’s up-and-coming fintech startups, we look today at seven fast-growing Vietnamese fintech companies that have made notable strives over the past year and which have attracted the interest of some of the world’s most prominent startup investors.

The latest transaction values the tea and coffee chain at $450m