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Vietnam’s start-up ecosystem attracts nearly $500 million in 9 months

Vietnam’s start-up ecosystem attracted $494 million over the first nine months of 2022, according to the Vietnam Open Innovation Ecosystem Report 2022 developed by BambuUP.

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The Southeast Asian country has climbed up 5 places to 54th globally on Startup Blink’s Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2022.

Vietnam rose from 6th to 5th in Southeast Asia, displacing the Philippines, and is well-positioned to overtake Thailand (4th regionally) next year if this positive momentum continues.

Two cities in Vietnam ranked in the top 1000 global startup cities are Ho Chi Minh City and Ha Noi. As the top startup hub in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City is moving closer to the global top 100, jumping 68 spots to 111th.

Meanwhile, Ha Noi has decreased 31 spots to 222nd, falling out of the global top 200. 

Currently, the majority of investment capital in Vietnamese startups is in the middle and later stages, with an average investment value of  $9.5 million per round. 

Only 4 percent of capital is poured into early-stage startups, with an average investment value of  $1.152 million.

To attract foreign investors or companies to Vietnam, the Government has offered tax incentives. In 2016, the Government approved the initiative for the startup ecosystem in Vietnam until 2025, more commonly known as National Program 844, to further promote the thriving startup ecosystem in the country.

Since the program’s introduction, there has been substantial growth in the number of new startups and in their revenue.

In 2018, the Government approved the Law on Supporting Small and medium-sized enterprises to support start-ups through technology transfer, investments, training, and incentives for venture capital funds.

In July this year, the Government approved the program “Youth Startup Support 2022 – 2030” to assist young entrepreneurs.

Source: VGP

Source: https://e.nhipcaudautu.vn/tech/vietnams-start-up-ecosystem-attracts-nearly-500-million-in-9-months-3349510/

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Digital banks attract significant numbers of customers

The number of new customers of commercial banks has increased dramatically in recent years thanks to their digital applications.

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After only six months of launching MyVIB 2.0 digital banking application – which uses multi-cloud computing technology to process 60-70 per cent of the input data to help banks realise ideas, bring products and services to the market faster and respond sooner to customer requests, VIB has doubled the number of customers compared to the previous year and reach the target of 4 million customers nearly a year earlier than expected.

Not only VIB, the wave of “cloudisation” of digital banking applications to expand modes and storage capacity, and increase integrated processing and user data security capacity has been invested in and implemented by many commercial banks.

Currently, VietABank, PVcomBank, VietinBank, Techcombank, SeABank, ABBank and OCB have all integrated cloud computing technologies to launch new digital banking platforms serving the sales of retail products and services, attracting millions of users.

The business results by the end of 2022 of banks showed a sharp increase in the number of new customers attracted by banks thanks to their digital applications. For example, MB last year added 7 million customers in the wake of developing Biz MBBank and Charity app while Techcombank with E-Banking apps (using AWS cloud computing technology) attracted an additional 1.2 million users in 2022. ACB and TPBank also said they recorded an annual growth of 30 per cent in the number of customers using digital applications in the 2019-22 period.

Along with the increase in the number of customers, the investment in new technologies and digitalisation of business activities have helped many banks attain significant achievements. For VIB and ACB, the proportion of revenue from retail activities was around 90 per cent in 2022. Retail activities at other banks such as MB, Techcombank and Sacombank currently account for more than 50 per cent of their business portfolio.

Recent research by Gimigo Vietnam showed 2023 will continue to witness fierce competition between banks in developing retail digital banking applications to gain market share.

According to Gimigo, the group of large State-owned banks such as Vietcombank, BIDV, Agribank, VietinBank and MB was leading in the retail segment thanks to being trusted by users and having a widespread network by the end of 2022. However, the group of private banks such as Techcombank, Sacombank, ACB, VPBank and TPBank have significantly improved their awareness level and attracted a large number of users in recent months.

Gimigo’s survey in Ha Noi, HCM City and some other big cities showed the digital applications of Techcombank, ACB and Sacombank are currently competing strongly with large-sized State-owned banks. Other private banks such as TPBank and VPBank also have high net promoter scores (NPS). Thus, the group of banks has many opportunities to expand the customer base thanks to the existing group of loyal customers and the new customers.

According to experts, developing the networks of branches, transaction offices, POS and ATMs is no longer the banks’ top priority. Instead, they focus on digitisation of products and services. To maintain the number of customers, banks need to pay more attention to transaction costs, quality of products and services, staff attitude, customer service, and continuous improvement of online procedures.

Regarding the development trend of digital application generations this year, Gimigo said besides investment in cloud computing technologies and applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning to develop applications to support retail sales of products and services, banks will tend to pour in an integrated open banking ecosystem.

Some banks, which have so far invested in purely digital banking models such as Cake, Timo, Tnex, Octo and Ubank, have attracted users. For example, VPBank’s Cake app currently has 1 million users.

Experts forecast banks will invest more in developing completely new digital banking brands in the near future. In which, micro products and services will be integrated into personal financial management tools to attract customers to use banks’ retail products and services. 

Source: Việt Nam News

Source: https://e.nhipcaudautu.vn/tech/digital-banks-attract-significant-numbers-of-customers-3351467/

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Over 57,000 ransomware attacks hit Vietnam in 2022

Ransomware is targeting businesses throughout Southeast Asia.

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Vietnam suffered 57,389 ransomware attacks in 2022, the third-highest in Southeast Asia following Indonesia and Thailand.

The region recorded a total of 340,904 ransomware attacks targeting businesses last year, General Manager of Kaspersky for Southeast Asia Yeo Siang Tiong told a press briefing in Ho Chi Minh City on March 14.

Ransomware is a type of malware that locks a computer and mobile device or encrypts electronic files. To obtain the “decryption” key or retrieve data, a ransom is sought by the cybercriminals behind the attack.

Digital kidnappers are targeting enterprises in Southeast Asia, Mr. Yeo said, and the trend is forecast to continue increasing this year and see more complicated attacks.

Source: VnEconomy

Source: https://e.nhipcaudautu.vn/tech/over-57000-ransomware-attacks-hit-vietnam-in-2022-3351226/

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Medigo’s app makes prescription deliveries available 24/7 in Vietnam

Over the last three years, Ho Chi Minh City-based Medigo has grown to 500,000 active users by providing 24/7 on-demand prescription delivery services.

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Now Ho Chi Minh City-based Medigo is planning to grow its telehealth ecosystem with $2 million in new funding by East Ventures, with participation from Pavilion Capital and Touchstone Partners.

The new capital will allow Medigo to expand its remote doctor consultations, medicine delivery services and home testing services, including blood tests, urine tests and pregnancy tests.

Medigo’s app connects users to nearby licenses pharmacies and delivers medicine within 20 minutes. It currently has 1,000 pharmacy partners in Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s three biggest cities, and will began expanding to Tier 2 cities, like Binh Duong, Vung Tau and Hai Phong, this year.

The startup’s CEO and co-fouder Ha Le began working on the app after he had trouble finding fever reducers for his daughter in the middle of the night. “When I was in university as a software engineer, I never thought that working in the healthcare space would be the center of my daily life, but now, it is my life’s mission,” he told TechCrunch.

Medigo has plenty of competitors, including Doctor Anywhere, Jio Health, Edoctor, Long Chau, Pharmacity and Rightnow. Le said Medigo differentiates by working with pharmacies that are open around the clock so it is able to operate 24/7 consistently. It also plans to connect different providers, so users can have more choices on the same platform.

In a statement about the investment, East Ventures managing partner Koh Wai Kit said, “Digital technologies can improve the accessibility and affordability of good quality healthcare. We are excited by Medigo’s mission to revolutionize pharmacies and healthcare services in Vietnam.”

Source: TechCrunch+

Source: https://e.nhipcaudautu.vn/tech/medigos-app-makes-prescription-deliveries-available-247-in-vietnam-3351215/

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