{
  "id": 9673739,
  "title": "Vietnam pushes digital finance into tangible gains",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/vietnam-pushes-digital-finance-into-tangible-gains",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-25T01:17:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Vietnam Investment Review",
    "slug": "vietnam-investment-review",
    "url": "https://vir.com.vn/vietnam-pushes-digital-finance-into-tangible-gains-161548.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Vietnam is rapidly advancing the integration of digital finance, with the Ministry of Finance identifying four key transformations for the sector. Director Nguyen Viet Ha emphasized the importance of data-driven governance, stating that the finance sector manages a vast array of data spanning various governmental domains. He cautioned against indiscriminate AI application, instead advocating for AI to address real-world issues, enhance efficiency, and operate within a framework of reliable data, accountability, and security.\n\nThe second transformation involves moving from individual AI applications to an entire sector-wide AI capability. Ha highlighted the need for AI to deliver measurable efficiency gains and be deployed on a foundation of solid data. The third aspect focuses on transitioning from standalone systems to an interconnected ecosystem, where data value increases with proper connectivity, platform value rises with shared platforms, and overall digital transformation gains synergy among government agencies, businesses, and citizens.\n\nEmbedded security by design is the final transformation, as Ha stressed the increased importance of safety and cybersecurity alongside data connectivity. Colonel Ha Nam Trung, deputy director of the National Data Centre, stressed that data must become a foundational infrastructure, unlocking value through standardization, connectivity, and reuse. This standardization can reduce administrative burden and compliance costs.\n\nConnectivity and data security must go hand-in-hand, according to Trung, as AI plays an increasingly significant role in analysis, decision support, and the provision of digital financial services. Vietnam has established important foundations, from legal frameworks to large-scale databases, with the next focus on data quality, interoperability, and turning data into practical value.\n\nVietnam's tax sector has already seen significant advancements, serving over 978,000 individuals through one-stop administrative service centers, handling more than 1.1 million electronic interactions related to tax procedures, and maintaining 479 information and support channels. VNPT AI's director, Nguyen Van Quang, noted that AI agents are increasingly relevant in supporting individuals and businesses, particularly as the demand for multiple channels leads to increased workload.\n\nIn the customs sector, AI applications are being directly linked to operational challenges. Deputy General Manager Luu Manh Tuong of the Vietnam Customs mentioned that customs workload is rapidly increasing due to rising import and export turnover. He emphasized the need for AI to support customs procedures, shorten clearance times, and reduce social costs, with AI chatbots already providing rapid responses to queries and business code declaration being piloted. Vietnam's Hi-Tech Vietnam 2026 event, held in Hanoi from September 9-11, brought together businesses in high technology, AI, semiconductors, robotics, unmanned aerial vehicles, and the digital economy.",
  "summary": "On September 24 in Hanoi the Ministry of Finance together with other agencies organised Vietnam Digital Finance 2026 under the theme Powering an intelligent secure connected and sustainable digital financial ecosystem",
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}