TPBank CEO Nguyễn Hưng says the bank has 18 million customers, with 99.5% of transactions made through digital channels. He stresses that AI must deliver real benefits and carry responsibility for security and personal data protection, using data only with customer consent. According to him, 12 AI application groups have saved a total of 8,283 man-days, including 2,400 days in financial report analysis, and cut the time to compile internal documents from 2-3 days to about 2 hours. TPBank now runs more than 60 AI applications, sets AI-related KPIs for leaders and uses in-house models to protect customer data.
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Original headline: CEO TPBank Nguyễn Hưng: Ngân hàng 18 triệu khách nhưng chỉ 0,5% giao dịch còn ra quầy
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| Market | Vietnam stocks |
|---|---|
| Exchange | HOSE |
| Sector | Banks |
| Market cap | 40,355 bn VND |
| P/E | 5.3 |
| P/B | 0.91 |
| Close on 10/21/2026 | 12.65 |
| Change that session | +5.42% |
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