Founded in 1994, the Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank - SeABank - is one the first Vietnamese commercial joint stock banks. After 18 years of construction and development, the bank now has a charter capital of VND5,335 billion, total assets of nearly VND102 trillion, 152 transaction offices nationwide, and over 2,100 well-trained employees.
With clear development strategies, SeABank opted out leading domestic and international companies to be major shareholders. The most outstanding is the foreign strategic shareholder, France’s Société Générale - a leading financial group in Europe and the world with 150 years of experience. Domestic strategic shareholders include VMS Mobifone - the leading mobile communication company in Vietnam, and PetroVietnam Gas Corporation (PV Gas) - the country’s largest liquefied petroleum gas company.
With powerful internal resources and strong foundation, SeABank always strives to become an exemplary retail bank in Vietnam with trusted prestige and perfect quality of products and services. All transaction offices have interiors and exteriors of international standards, satisfied technical, aesthetic and brand identity requirements. These all together create spacious professional transaction spaces of a typical retail bank and provide convenience for customers.
Knowing that information technology plays a core role in developing high quality products and services, SeABank pioneers to apply advanced technologies to operations. The most typical was the investment and application of the world’s most advanced T24 Temenos banking core administration software since 2006. On this platform, SeABank has successfully deployed a variety of modern products and services to serve all customer demand, like Internet banking, Mobile banking, SMS banking and Call Centre. With the ability to provide advanced, convenient and secure banking services, SeABank is rated the only commercial bank are among five leading banks in Vietnam in terms of information technology, according to ICT Index 2011.
Take advantage of modern technology platform and sparing no effort to bring customers with best products and services, SeABank always takes the lead in many important areas. The bank is one of a few banks in Vietnam to become an official member of two leading international card issuers, Visa and MasterCard, as well as the official agent for Western Union in Vietnam. SeABank is also the first Vietnamese bank to synchronously deploy EMV authentication standard in Visa and MasterCard card issuance and payment. It is also the first bank to successfully deploy synchronously automated banking services - Autobank integrated most modern automated banking functions in accordance with international standards. It is also one of the first Vietnamese banks to accept six largest international card brands in the world, including Visa, MasterCard, CUP, Amex, JCB and Diners Club on its ATMs. It established and put into operation School Branch - an advanced training centre characterised by the model of empirical bank branch training - the first of its kind in Vietnam.
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On the occasion of being bestowed the Third-grade Labour Order, from now until December 2012, SeABank will deploy a lucky savings promotion programme called "Taking order, giving gift" at all transaction offices across the country. Accordingly, customers deposits Vietnamese dong or US dollars on one-month term, they will receive one lucky ticket for every VND10 million. Drawing will be carried right at transaction offices, with value from VND10,000 to VND5 million. SeABank expects to present more than 600,000 awards to customers. Besides, all customers will be entitled to join the final draw, with one special prize worth three taels of SJC gold and three lucky prizes worth 3 chi of gold each (a chi equals a tenth of tael).
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Not only being a trusted safeguard of customers’ financial assets but SeABank also has a high sense of social responsibility. It actively participates in community education development, environmental protection, charity and study promotion activities. The bank has funded relative-seeking television programme for many straight years, financially supported Association for Agent Orange Victims, supported poor children with good study performances, and the poor. It donated VND5 billion to build Cho Moi Kindergarten in Cho Moi town, Cho Moi district, Bak Kan province.
With constant innovations and efforts for social development, SeABank has been granted a lot of prestigious awards by the central and local governments and domestic and international partners. Specially, the decoration of Third-grade Labour Order on Ms Nguyen Thi Nga, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors, reconfirmed the position and outstanding achievements that the bank has strived for and recognised SeABank’s contributions to national development.
Ms Le Thu Thuy, Deputy Director of SeABank, said, "SeABank is committed not to resting on its accomplishments but it must add constant effort to fulfil its responsibilities to the State and the banking industry, ensure sustainable development goals, deserve the trust of customers, partners, the society, and State management agencies. These are the life’s values SeABank has been created and linked".
With strategic orientations of the experienced and dynamic Board of Directors and Board of Executives plus well-trained and enthusiastic workforce, SeABank is making every effort to build a professional corporate culture with modern standard conditions and facilities to create better quality products, meet interests of customers, and increase values for partners and shareholders.
Typical awards
· Only ASEAN bank to be present the “Most Admired ASEAN Bank 2010” Award - ABA 2010 in innovation category
· “Certificate of Merits” granted by the Prime Minister for important accomplishments from 2007 to 2009
· International Award for Quality and Services in 2011 and 2012 by Business Initiative Directions, Germany
· ASEAN Renowned Trademark Award 2012
· Top 195 out of 500 biggest Vietnamese enterprises
· Top 45 out of 1000 largest taxpayers in Vietnam
· Vietnam Gold Star Award from 2008 to 2011
· Excellent International Payment Award granted by Citibank in 2009 - 2011
· Excellent International Payment Award granted by HSBC in 2008 - 2011
· Excellent International Payment Award granted by Wells Fargo in 2008 - 2012
· Vietnam Top Trade Services Award in 2007 - 2010.
· Company with Best Service Title in 2010
· Vietnam Trust and Use Product Award in 2009 - 2011
· Vietnam Strong Brand Award in 2009 - 2010.
· Vietnam Renowned Brand Award 2011
· “Golden Globe - The Best Banker 2007”
· Grade A Bank recognised by the State Bank of Vietnam (2006 - 2010).
Anh Son
Vietnamese
