Vietnam’s interbank e-payment system handled 37 million transactions worth nearly 21 quadrillion dong ($896.2 billion, Bt28.5 trillion) in the first quarter of the year, up 23 per cent and 17.8 per cent respectively over last year, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

DESPITE the current increasing foreign investment inflows, merged and acquired banks will consider selling stakes to foreign investors after completing the restructuring to up the attractiveness of sales, bank officials said.