The Korean credit issuer Hyundai Card has struck a deal that allows it to buy half of total shares at the consumer finance firm FCCOM for nearly 42 million USD.
Vietnam has become a favoured destination for merger and acquisition (M&A) deals for foreign investors, particularly those from the Republic of Korea (RoK), China’s Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan as the Asian multinationals see the benefits of having presence in one of the region’s fastest-growing economies.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has urged the Shinhan Card Co., Ltd. of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to develop an ecosystem for financial technology (fintech) firms in Vietnam in training workforce and applying scientific-technological advances.
Prudential Plc announced that it had reached an agreement to sell 100 percent of its Prudential Vietnam Finance Company (PVFC) to Shinhan Card Co Ltd at a cost of 151 million USD.