NCB Honored as Vietnam's Fastest Growing Corporate Bank

NCB Bank has been honored by Global Banking & Finance Review (GBAF) as 'Vietnam's Fastest Growing Corporate Bank 2026' for its product innovation and expansion in the corporate customer segment. This award is a new category within GBAF's annual awards system, dedicated to the corporate banking segment. According to GBAF, NCB has made its mark in the corporate customer segment due to strong growth in customer scale, product and service portfolios, and business efficiency after five years of comprehensive transformation. In recent years, the bank has continuously strengthened its financial capacity, invested in technology, and developed an ecosystem of solutions specifically for businesses. Having completed four capital increases consecutively over five years, the bank has enhanced its financial capacity to meet the demands of large corporations, enterprises, and national key projects. Concurrently, the bank has developed its digital banking platform CORP360, an ecosystem of integrated financial solutions ranging from credit, trade finance, supply chain finance, and guarantees to cash flow management and international payment solutions. This application allows businesses to connect with the bank and its partners on a single platform, thereby optimizing operations and enhancing management efficiency. According to an NCB representative, the development strategy focused on ecosystem customer groups, leading enterprises, or those operating in supply chains, coupled with flexible operational capabilities and a focus on leveraging technology to improve customer experience, has yielded impressive results, contributing to the enhancement of NCB's position and influence in the market. Building on its enhanced capabilities, NCB has expanded its operations, prioritizing collaboration with leading enterprises, businesses within supply chains, contractors involved in national key projects, and enterprises in the construction, infrastructure, tourism, and aviation sectors. To date, NCB has provided supply chain finance to over 180 enterprises, with credit volumes in the trillions of Vietnamese dong, and has funded 70 large-scale projects spread across the country. Notably, in 2026, the bank participated in financing and arranging capital for numerous national key infrastructure projects such as the Convention and Exhibition Center, Theater, Parks, and APEC-related infrastructure; the Ben Nha Rong - Khanh Hoi Cultural Park and public green spaces along the Saigon River project; and the Central Square and Administrative Center projects of Ho Chi Minh City. Furthermore, NCB supports the promotion of digital transformation in many economic sectors through digitized financial solutions, contributing to enhancing the competitiveness of enterprises, stimulating consumption, developing tourism, and increasing the efficiency of economic connectivity. A bank representative stated that the award is an acknowledgment from international organizations of NCB's capabilities and serves as a driving force for the bank to accelerate further in its new development journey, accompanying the nation's era of breakthrough growth. Global Banking and Finance Review (GBAF) is an international financial magazine headquartered in the UK, with over 12.2 million annual visits and 100,000 readers in more than 200 countries and territories. GBAF's annual awards system is considered one of the most prestigious awards in the global finance and banking sector.