At the Vietnam ESG Forum 2025, an annual event organized by Dantri Newspaper, MSB was honored with the Vietnam ESG Awards 2025 in the category “ESG Integration into Long-term Strategy” – Governance (G).
The award recognizes enterprises that effectively implement the Governance pillar through transparent and professional governance frameworks, with ESG embedded into long-term development strategies. This recognition serves as a strong testament to MSB’s consistent commitment to enhancing governance standards and strengthening stakeholder trust.

On November 19 in Ho Chi Minh City, MSB reinforced its position as a leading employer in Vietnam by receiving two prestigious honors: Vietnam 100 Best Places to Work 2025 and the Happy Workforce Certification.
This marked the third consecutive year MSB has earned these recognitions, reflecting a consistent and evolving human resources strategy.
In the 2025 rankings, MSB climbed 13 positions to rank 76 among large enterprises and maintained its Top 7 position within the banking sector, underscoring the Bank’s strong employer brand credibility and appeal in the labor market.

At the APEA 2025 Awards, MSB was honored with the title “Inspirational Brand.” The award recognizes the strong customer-centric value created by two flagship products – FX Dealing, the foreign exchange trading system, and M-Flex, the flexible online mortgage solution – highlighting MSB’s effective application of advanced technologies to enhance convenience and deliver a superior customer experience. This recognition further reaffirms MSB’s commitment to developing innovative financial solutions that enable customers to access banking services in a faster, more efficient, and secure manner.

MSB was honored with the International Innovation Awards 2025 for its MSB Ultra-Fast Digital Card Issuance Solution at the International Innovation Awards 2025, held in Shanghai, China. This prestigious recognition underscores MSB’s strong innovation capabilities, forward-looking vision, and long-standing commitment to enhancing customer experience. Endorsement by an independent international panel of experts further reinforces MSB’s position as a pioneering bank in its ongoing, customer-centric innovation journey.

At the APEA 2025 Awards, MSB was honored with the title “Corporate Excellence.” The award recognizes the strong customer-centric value delivered by two flagship products-FX Dealing, the foreign exchange trading system, and M-Flex, the flexible online mortgage solution—demonstrating MSB’s effective application of advanced technologies to enhance convenience and deliver a superior customer experience. This recognition further reaffirms MSB’s commitment to developing innovative financial solutions that enable customers to access banking services in a faster, more efficient, and secure manner.

In 2025, MSB was recognized by the international financial magazine Global Banking & Finance Review (United Kingdom) as the “Best Retail Digital Banking Transformation Vietnam 2025.” The award honors MSB’s comprehensive digital transformation journey, marked by outstanding milestones including one million online accounts opened, 25% of retail revenue generated through digital channels, and the ultra-fast 10-minute online credit card issuance feature.

In June 2025, MSB was honored by the prestigious magazine The Asian Banker with the “Best Core Banking Technology Implementation in Asia Pacific” award. The award recognizes MSB’s successful transformation of its core banking system to the advanced Temenos platform, enabling the Bank to enhance operational efficiency, automate processes, develop a modern digital ecosystem, and deliver a superior, fast, and seamless customer experience nationwide.

MSB was recognized as the Best Banking Brand at the Global Brand Awards by Global Brand Magazine (GBM), a prestigious UK-based publication. Surpassing thousands of banks worldwide, the award highlights MSB’s strong brand reputation, operational excellence, and growing influence. This recognition underscores MSB’s leadership vision, long-term partnership with customers, and commitment to creating positive impact for the community.

MSB was recognized as the Best ESG Bank at the Global Brand Awards, outperforming more than 18,000 enterprises worldwide, including leading global banks. The award was assessed by an independent research agency, with a comprehensive evaluation of ESG strategy, operational performance, and social impact. This recognition underscores MSB’s leadership in sustainable finance, its commitment to supporting customers on their sustainability journey, and its ongoing efforts to cultivate a fair, inclusive, and happy workplace.

Fortune Southeast Asia 500 is a prestigious ranking that showcases the scale, performance, and regional influence of leading enterprises across Southeast Asia. With revenue of USD 972 million, profit of USD 195 million, and total assets exceeding USD 11 billion, MSB secured its place on the list, reaffirming its leading position among major banks in the region and its strong competitive standing alongside Southeast Asia’s top corporations.

On November 30, 2023, MSB was named Bank of the Year 2023 in Vietnam by the Financial Times. Spanning more than 120 countries, this prestigious global award recognizes banks with outstanding strategies and innovative products. The recognition underscores MSB’s consistent excellence across business performance, risk management, and customer service, reaffirming its industry leadership and standing as a source of national pride within Vietnam’s banking sector.

MSB was honored as “Most Innovative Corporate Bank Vietnam 2022” at the World Economic Magazine Inc. Awards, an international accolade presented by World Economic Magazine, a US-based publication. The award recognizes organizations that make outstanding contributions to the global economy—particularly in finance and banking, international trade, technology, and sustainable development—through a rigorous, multi-stage evaluation by expert panels. This recognition underscores MSB’s strong reputation, innovation capabilities, and its growing standing on the international financial landscape.

Recognized for the second consecutive year by the Vietnam Banks Association and IDG, the “Typical Digital Transformation Bank” award stands as a strong endorsement of MSB’s advanced technological capabilities.
Meeting rigorous evaluation standards set by an expert panel, MSB demonstrated industry leadership through a fully digital customer journey—from online account opening to ultra-fast loan approvals—effectively removing procedural barriers. This recognition reaffirms MSB’s commitment to pioneering innovation, delivering a more seamless and prosperous financial experience for over four million customers.

The “Best Companies To Work For In Asia” award by HR Asia is a highly regarded benchmark for workplace excellence, featuring a rigorous evaluation process based on surveys of more than 30,000 employees across the market using the T.E.A.M. model. MSB’s successful achievement of this award stands as clear evidence of its strong internal capabilities and people-centric development strategy. Objective recognition drawn from tens of thousands of independent voices has further elevated MSB’s standing, affirming a sustainable workplace where individuals are valued and supported in their long-term growth.

The World’s Best Bank Awards by Global Finance are widely regarded as among the most prestigious honors in the global banking industry, representing international recognition of banks’ performance and service quality. Winners are selected by the editors of Global Finance following extensive consultations with corporate financial executives, bankers, banking consultants, and analysts worldwide.

The Vietnam Outstanding Banking Awards 2018 (VOBA 2018) is a prestigious annual banking award jointly organized by International Data Group (IDG) and the Vietnam Banks Association, under the patronage of state regulators and ministries. MSB was honored with the “The Most Effective Bank for SME 2018” award, recognizing the Bank’s dedicated efforts and practical products and services in effectively supporting business customers.

The award from International Finance Magazine (IFM) serves as objective recognition of the quality of MSB’s credit card services, reflected in a 71% increase in spending during the first five months of 2018. This growth stems from a value-driven product strategy, highlighted by the JOY+ network of 500 partner merchants and cashback of up to VND 12 million per year on the Visa Travel card. Flexible financial features—such as 100% credit limit cash advance with zero fees and low-interest installment plans—have further positioned MSB cards as a trusted and effective personal finance management tool.

J.P. Morgan officially awarded MSB the title “Most Active eFX Options Trading in VN on eXecute 2017”.
The award recognizes MSB’s active participation in global financial markets through eXecute, demonstrating the strong expertise of its treasury team and effective use of advanced trading technology. This recognition further establishes MSB as a trusted strategic partner in foreign exchange and derivatives trading in Vietnam.

In 2017, MSB was named Best Bank in Vietnam 2017 by Global Finance for the third consecutive year.
The award was granted based on evaluations by a panel of leading financial experts and research specialists, using criteria covering technology adoption, product offerings, and policy frameworks. The recognition underscores MSB’s continuous efforts to deliver optimal foreign exchange and derivatives products that best meet customer needs.

MSB received BNY Mellon’s STP Award 2016 in recognition of its outstanding Straight-Through Processing (STP) performance, a key benchmark in evaluating the quality of banks’ automated payment processing services.
BNY Mellon, the 10th largest bank in the United States and ranked 73rd globally with total assets of USD 333 billion, applies rigorous international standards when selecting its correspondent banking partners. Each year, BNY Mellon conducts comprehensive assessments and grants awards in international payments to correspondent banks achieving transaction compliance rates exceeding 95%.

In recognition of its positive contributions during 2013-2014, MSB was awarded a Certificate of Merit Awarded by the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam.
Upholding its guiding principle of “Creating Sustainable Value,” MSB strictly complied with Government policies and the SBV’s directives on maintaining capital adequacy and controlling inflation, while contributing to financial market stability and supporting the Vietnamese business community during challenging times. This recognition affirms MSB’s successful fulfillment of its responsibilities within the banking sector during this period.