VietinBank successfully held its position as “The Best Retail Bank in Vietnam” for 8 consecutive years

25/12/2023 19:29
2023 marked the 8 consecutive times that VietinBank was recognized as the “Best Retail Bank in Vietnam” by the Global Banking & Finance Review. This was originated from digital transformation, focus investment and ceaseless development efforts in VietinBank retail operations. VietinBank retail balance in 2023 was expected to climb up to 16% against that in 2022, deposit increased by 13%, total operating income increased by 10%, number of retail customers increased by over 16%.

After 10 transformation years, VietinBank’s entire retail business maintained its continuous growth rate. In the past 5 years, average outstanding balance of retail banking increased by 19%/p.a., number of average retail customers climbed up by 16%/p.a. Simultaneously, the bad debts of retail customers were also maintained at low controlled level, less than 1%, ensuring the credit quality within the bank's set safety threshold.

In order to obtain the above achievement, VietinBank always set forth the challenging goals and aspiration by years to improve the customer experience via Digital Transformation Project. Since now till the end of 2028, digitalization for all retail operations shall be launched to serve any customers with an increasingly high quality.

Changes in human resources quality, customer care and sale thinking are also made. With the “customer-centered” philosophy, any customer requirements are also received, processed and timely released with products and services to satisfy any demands.

Diversified products and services are provided from deposit, loan, card and services such as current account, dream account, and alias, etc. VietinBank is also well-known as a few pioneers to launch the current card products with issuance volume of nearly 2 million cards, developing nationwide ATM network, providing 24/7 automatic service


VietinBank continued holding its position as “The Best Retail Bank in Vietnam” for 8 consecutive years

The offerings were gradually digitalized and online conducted on VietinBank iPay Mobile with over 150 features and utiltiies, enabling the customers to open account via eKYC identifier, inter-banking cash withdrawal by QR Code without card, face recognition-based payment or biometric verification system to help the customers to easy transact at counter or citizen identification card-based cash withdrawal, etc. All offerings were integrated and provided on an unique application - VietinBank iPay Mobile.

In order to attract new customers and rejuvenate VietinBank image in the eyes of customers in 2023, the “Profitable” Life Campaign was launched and significantly echoed in the Finance and Banking Industry. This was the first campaign of VietinBank to be named on TOP 4 of the most successful and interested social media campaigns in May 2023. VietinBank was also the first bank of Big 4 to launch a big and comprehensive campaign in companion with the famous artists to offer the “profit” to the customer community.

In order to treasure the customer loyalty, on January 20, 2024, the “Profitable” Life Concert was launched by VietinBank in Ho Chi Minh City, gathering a huge cast of Vietnamese showbiz stars such as Den Vau, Ha Anh Tuan, Toc Tien, JustaTee, Phuong Ly, Wren Evans, etc. With total 25,000 free tickets offered to VietinBank’s loyal customers using products and services.

The “Best Retail Bank in Vietnam” awarded by the Global Banking & Finance Review was the recognition and motivation for VietinBank to continue its sustainable growth and ceaselessly “Improving the life value” for the customer community.

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