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LEGAL UPDATE RELATING TO FINANCE AND CREDIT (MONTHLY LEGAL UPDATE – 08/2025)

by | Aug 18, 2025 | Banking, EN, Legal Update

1.     LEGAL DOCUMENTS ARE EFFECTIVE IN 08/2025

1.1. Decree No. 135/2025/ND-CP on the financial regime applicable to credit institutions, branches of foreign banks, and the financial supervision and evaluation of the efficiency of state capital investment in wholly state-owned credit institutions and state-invested credit institutions

  • Name of legal document: Decree No. 135/2025/ND-CP issued on 12/06/2025 by the Government on the financial regime applicable to credit institutions, branches of foreign banks, and the financial supervision and evaluation of the efficiency of state capital investment in wholly state-owned credit institutions and state-invested credit institutions (referred to as the “Decree No. 135/2025/ND-CP”).
  • Effective date: 01/08/2025.

The content should be noted: Responsibilities of credit institutions and foreign bank branches for capital safety assurance.

Specifically, Article 7 of Decree No. 135/2025/ND-CP stipulates: “Article 7. Capital safety assurance

Credit institutions and branches of foreign banks shall comply with regulations on capital safety assurance as follows:

  1. Manage and use capital and assets, distribute profits, and implement financial management and accounting regimes in accordance with the Law on Credit Institutions, this Decree, and other relevant laws;
  2. Comply with regulations on operational safety in accordance with the Law on Credit Institutions and other relevant laws;
  3. Purchase asset insurance for assets required to be insured;
  4. Participate in deposit insurance and the safety assurance fund for the system of people’s credit funds as prescribed by the Law on Credit Institutions;
  5. Handle asset losses in accordance with Article 9 of this Decree;
  6. Recognize risk provisions as business expenses in accordance with the Law on Credit Institutions and other relevant laws;
  7. Other capital preservation measures as prescribed by law.”

1.2. Circular No. 20/2025/TT-NHNN elaborating applications and procedures for approving list of expected personnel of commercial banks, foreign bank branches, and non-bank credit institutions

  • Name of legal document: Circular No. 20/2025/TT-NHNN issued on 31/07/2025 by the State Bank of Vietnam elaborating applications and procedures for approving list of expected personnel of commercial banks, foreign bank branches, and non-bank credit institutions (referred to as the “Circular No. 20/2025/TT-NHNN”).
  • Effective date: 10/08/2025.

The content should be noted: Effective period of written approval for list of expected personnel.

Specifically, Article 5 of Circular No. 20/2025/TT-NHNN stipulates: “Article 5. Effective period of written approval for list of expected personnel

Written approval issued by SBV for list of expected personnel of banks and non-bank credit institutions shall remain effective for 6 months from the date of signing. Where election and assignment of personnel of banks and non-bank credit institutions have not been completed within the aforementioned time limit, written approval issued by SBV for expected personnel of banks and non-bank credit institutions shall expire by default.”

2.     LEGAL DOCUMENTS ARE ISSUED IN 07/2025

2.1. Consolidated Document No. 12/VBHN-NHNN operational network of commercial banks

  • Name of legal document: Consolidated Document No. 12/VBHN-NHNN issued on 10/07/2025 by the the State Bank of Vietnam operational network of commercial banks.
  • Consolidated date: 10/07/2025.

The content should be noted: This document consolidates:

Circular No. 32/2024/TT-NHNN dated June 30, 2024 of the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam operational network of commercial banks, effective from August 15, 2024 and Circular No. 08/2025/TT-NHNN dated June 6, 2025 of the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular No. 43/2015/TT-NHNN dated December 31, 2015 of the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam regulating the organization and operation of postal transaction offices under Lien Viet Post Joint Stock Commercial Bank, Circular No. 29/2024/TT-NHNN dated June 28, 2024 of the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam regulating people’s credit funds and Circular No. 32/2024/TT-NHNN Decree dated June 30, 2024 of the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam operational network of commercial banks, effective from July 1, 2025

2.2. Decision No. 2866/QD-NHNN on maximum outstanding balance for a borrower at a peer-to-peer lending solution and all peer-to-peer lending solutions participating in the Controlled Testing Mechanism

  • Name of legal document: Decision No. 2866/QD-NHNN issued on 22/07/2025 by the State Bank of Vietnam on maximum outstanding balance for a borrower at a peer-to-peer lending solution and all peer-to-peer lending solutions participating in the Controlled Testing Mechanism (referred to as the “Decision No. 2866/QD-NHNN”).
  • Effective date: 22/07/2025.

The content should be noted: The maximum outstanding balance of a borrower at one and all peer-to-peer lending solutions participating in the Controlled Testing Mechanism prescribed in Decree No. 94/2025/ND-CP.

Specifically, Article 1 of Decision No. 2866/QD-NHNN stipulates: “Article 1. The maximum outstanding balance of a borrower at one and all peer-to-peer lending solutions participating in the Controlled Testing Mechanism prescribed in Decree No. 94/2025/ND-CP dated April 29, 2025 of the Government regulating the Controlled Testing Mechanism in the banking sector is as follows:

  1. At one peer-to-peer lending solution participating in the Controlled Testing Mechanism: VND 100 million (VND 100,000,000).
  2. At all peer-to-peer lending solutions participating in the Controlled Testing Mechanism: VND 400 million (VND 400,000,000).”

2.3. Consolidated Document No. 13/VBHN-NHNN regulating the system of bank codes used in banking activities and operations

  • Name of legal document: Consolidated Document No. 13/VBHN-NHNN issued on 23/07/2025 by the the State Bank of Vietnam regulating the system of bank codes used in banking activities and operations.
  • Consolidated date: 23/07/2025.

The content should be noted: This document consolidates: Circular No. 17/2015/TT-NHNN dated October 21, 2015 of the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam regulating the system of bank codes used in banking activities and operations, effective from July 1, 2016; Circular No. 18/2023/TT-NHNN dated December 28, 2023 of the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular No. 17/2015/TT-NHNN dated October 21, 2015 of the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam regulating the system of bank codes used in banking activities and operations, effective from July 1, 2024; and Circular No. 11/2025/TT-NHNN dated June 26, 2025 of the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular No. 17/2015/TT-NHNN dated October 21, 2015 of the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam regulating the banking code system used in banking activities and operations, effective from June 26, 2025./.