Shinhan Finance Honored as “Typical unit in Credit Information Operations 2025”

On January 30, 2026, Shinhan Vietnam Finance Company Limited (Shinhan Finance) was honorably named in receiving the award “Typical unit in Credit Information Operations 2025”. The event took place within the framework of the Conference of the Development Scheme of the National Credit Information Centre of Vietnam (CIC) for the 2022 - 2025 period.

This year’s award holds special significance as 2025 is a pivotal year, marking the completion of the first phase of the CIC Development Scheme and opening up the strategic direction to 2030. Notably, this is the third time Shinhan Finance has been honored in this prestigious category, following the “Typical unit” awards achieved in 2022 and 2023. At the conference, presided over by the Leadership of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), Shinhan Finance was recognized as one of the leading units in complying with strict standards regarding data and information security.

Meeting new data standards in the digital era

In the context where 2025 is defined as the year the Banking sector accelerates digital transformation and streamlines the organizational apparatus, Shinhan Finance has ceaselessly made efforts to adapt to new regulations. The highlight of the past year was the implementation of Circular 15/2023/TT-NHNN, which sets significantly higher requirements for the quality, timeliness, and accuracy of reported data.

Being honored demonstrates that Shinhan Finance has effectively coordinated with CIC to complete data cleaning and ensure a smooth information flow. The contribution of representative credit institutions like Shinhan Finance has helped raise the scale of the national database to 55 million customer records, covering approximately 71% of the adult population by the end of 2025.

Accompanying the construction of an open data ecosystem

Not stopping at the achievements of 2025, this award serves as motivation for Shinhan Finance to continue its sustainable development strategy in the new period.

According to the orientation to 2030 directed by the SBV Leadership at the conference, the upcoming operational focus will be building an open data ecosystem and expanding the collection of non-traditional data sources. Shinhan Finance is committed to continuing the application of modern technology solutions in credit analysis and scoring, while strictly complying with regulations on data security and safety. Thereby, the company wishes to contribute to enhancing transparent financial access for people and businesses, contributing to the general development of the economy.

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