Techcombank and Finviet Recognised at 2025 ASEAN Enterprise Innovation Award for Advancing Digital Banking and AI-Driven Retail
Singapore, 24 December 2025 - From 32 nominations in 2017 to 115 this year, the annual ASEAN Innovation Business Platform (AIBP) Enterprise Innovation Awards recognises Southeast Asian organisations successfully adopting innovative technology to digitally transform their businesses. Out of this year's submissions, 74 nominations were shortlisted as finalists.
Notably, close to 50% of nominations featured artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) initiatives. Southeast Asia continues to attract multi-billion-dollar investments into cloud, data centre, and AI infrastructure, as governments and enterprises expand capacity to support growing AI workloads. Falling AI deployment costs and rapid technological advancements are lowering barriers and accelerating adoption across key sectors and reinforcing ASEAN’s position as a leading innovation hub.
Reflecting these regional shifts, the Vietnam winners demonstrate how enterprises are applying digital platforms and AI to drive efficiency, scalability, and operational resilience. Techcombank and Finviet emerged as the winners from Vietnam for the Open and Data & AI categories respectively.
Techcombank has rolled out Techcombank Business, a digital banking platform designed to enhance operational efficiency and improve financial visibility for enterprise customers. Over the past year, the platform has integrated real-time payments and streamlined digital workflows, enabling faster decision-making and a more seamless customer experience. Techcombank’s initiative demonstrates how digital platforms can modernise core banking services while supporting enterprise growth. Founded in 1993, Techcombank employs more than 12,000 staff, with a market capitalisation of approximately US$9 billion (~VND 238 trillion) as of December 2025.
Finviet has deployed AI-driven analytics and automation to strengthen its Smart Retail Ecosystem, driving digital transformation across Vietnam’s traditional retail sector and significantly improving efficiency throughout the retail supply chain. Over the past year, the company has applied machine learning and data intelligence to enhance order management, inventory planning and forecasting, and transaction processing, enabling small retailers to operate more effectively within a digitized retail ecosystem. Finviet’s initiative highlights how data and AI can be embedded at scale to boost productivity and strengthen operational resilience across the ecosystem. Founded in 2016, Finviet has grown to nearly 700 employees and continues to expand its impact through strong partnership with leading FMCG brands, financial institutions nationwide
Finviet and Techcombank join the list of 2025 winners across Southeast Asia, including Maybank (Malaysia), Tenaga Nasional (Malaysia), AXONS (CPF IT Center) (Thailand), PTTEP (Thailand), Bank Central Asia, Bank Mandiri, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (Philippines), and the Bank of the Philippine Islands (Philippines).
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About ASEAN Innovation Business Platform (AIBP)
Since its inception in 2012, ASEAN Innovation Business Platform (AIBP) is an initiative focused on enabling innovation and strategic partnerships across public and private organisations in Southeast Asia. Through curated engagement activities, AIBP supports the growth of regional government agencies, enterprises and solution providers in navigating key themes such as innovation, digital transformation, and sustainability.
Learn more at www.aibp.sg
