NATIONAL ECONMICS UNIVERSITY EXCELLENT EDUCATION PROGRAM BACHELOR’S THESIS Major: Banking Topic: The development of international payment at Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank For Industry And Trade Thanh Xuan branch Student : Nguyễn Thị Minh Lê Major : Banking & Finance Class : Banking 58 Student’s ID : 11162720 Supervisor : Dr. Phung Thanh Quang Hanoi, 2020 STATUTORY DECLARATION I herewith declare that I have authored the present thesis independently making use only of the specified literature. Sentences or parts of sentences quoted literally are marked as quotations; identification of other references with regard to the statement and scope of the work is quoted. The thesis in this form or in any other form has not been submitted to an examination body and has not been published./…… / 2020 Author’s signature NGUYEN THI MINH LE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS First and foremost, I would like to express profound gratitude to my research supervisor, Dr.
Phung Thanh Quang for his invaluable support, encouragement, supervision and useful suggestions throughout this project work. Without his assistance and dedicated involvement in every step throughout the process, this paper would have never been accomplished. I would like to thank you very much for your support and understanding over these past two months. I am also grateful for my instructor, Miss Cao Phuong Nhung and the Large corporate customer Department for providing me an opportunity to do my internship and project work in Vietinbank Thanh Xuan Branch.
Last but not least, I am thankful and indebted to all those who helped me directly or indirectly in completion of my bachelor’s thesis. TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS ……………………………………………………. ………………… i LIST OF TABLES0…………………………………………….……… ii LIST OF FIGURES0………………………….1 CHAPTER 1: THEORETICAL BASIS OF INTERNALTIONAL PAYMENT AT COMMERCIAL BANKS.1 INTERNALTIONAL PAYMENT AT COMMERCIAL BANKS.1 Overview of international payment.1 Definition of international payment.2 Characteristics of international payment.2 The roles of international payment.1 The roles of international payment to commercial banks.2 The roles of international payment to the economy.3 International payment operations.1 Main tools used in international payment.2 Terms of international payment.3 Methods of international payment.2 DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT OF COMMERCIAL BANKS.1 The concept of developing international payment of commercial banks.2 The indicators reflect the development of international payment.3 Factors affect international payment operations.17 CHAPTER 2: CURRENT SITUATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AT VIETNAM JOINT STOCK COMMERCIAL BANK FOR INDUSTRY AND TRADE- THANH XUAN BRANCH.1 OVERVIEW OF VIETNAM JOINT STOCK COMMERCIAL BANK FOR INDUSTRY AND TRADE -THANH XUAN BRANCH.1 History of establishment and development of Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade – Thanh Xuan Branch.2 Tasks of the departments.3 Business operations of Vietinbank - Thanh Xuan Branch.1 Capital mobilization activities.3 Payment activities and funds.4 Business situation at Vietinbank - Thanh Xuan Branch.2 CURRENT SITUATION OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT OF VIETNAM JOINT STOCK COMMERCIAL BANK FOR INDUSTRY AND TRADE.1 Organizational structure of international payment activities at Vietinbank - Thanh Xuan Branch.2 The situation of international payment under the import-export structure .1 International payment methods at Vietinbank Thanh Xuan.2 Customer structure of international payment transactions at the branch.3 The development of international payment activities through a number of indicators.3 EVALUATION OF DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT ACTIVITIES AT VIETINBANK - THANH XUAN BRANCH.3 Reasons of drawbacks.48 CHAPTER 3: SOLUTIONS FOR DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AT VIETNAM INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK - THANH XUAN BRANCH.1 OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF VIETINBANK - THANH XUAN BRANCH.1 Business development orientation.2 Development orientation of international payment activities.3 SOLUTIONS TO DEVELOP INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT.1 Improving the qualifications of staff.2 Improving and renewing technologies for international payment activities .3 Improving the quality and developing a range of related services.4 Strengthening marketing activities.1 Building broad strategy to attract customers.5 Building a reasonable customer policy.6 Improve the quality and diversify international payment services.1 Improving the quality of international payment.2 Diversifying Payment Services:.7 Perform good consulting services for customers.1 For the Government.2 For the State Bank.3 For the headquarter.O Headquarter 2 SBV State Bank 3 Vietinbank Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank For Industry And Trade 4 Vietinbank Thanh Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank For Industry Xuan And Trade – Thanh Xuan Branch 5 VTFC VietinBank Trade Finance Center LIST OF TABLES Table 2.1: Main targets of Vietinbank Thanh Xuan in 2017 – 2019 Table 2.2: Revenue, expense and profit of Vietinbank-Thanh Xuan Branch in 2017- 2019 Table 2.3: Export payment activities at Vietinbank Thanh Xuan Table 2.4: Import payment activities at Vietinbank Thanh Xuan Table 2.5: Quantitative indicators reflecting the development of international payment activities Table 2.6: Quality target of international payment at Branch LIST OF FIGURES Firgure 2.1: Organizational chart of Vietinbank Thanh Xuan Figure 2.2: International payment structure at Vietinbank Thanh Xuan 2017-2019 Figure 2.3: Payment structure according to different payment methods Figure 2.4: Customer structure of international payment transactions INTRODUCTION 1. Urgency of research topics In the trend of world development today, international economic relations take place very excitingly, which leads to the complex diversity of international goods circulation as well as the movement of cash flows in payments.
The payment process has an important role for the operation of businesses, organizations and individuals in particular and the economy in general. International payment takes place in a wide and complex market due to the gap between buyers and sellers, the laws of each country and the difference in the currency of payment. Most businesses, organizations and individuals cannot make international payments by themselves. Therefore, the demand for payment assistance is made by commercial banks.
International payment activities are an integral part of the commercial bank's business operation chain and increasingly prove its position and important role. Nowadays, modern banks are multipurpose activities to increase income not only from traditional banking operations, but also to expand off-balance sheet operations such as international payment, foreign exchange business, and guarantee. Off- balance sheet activities bring income to banks in the form of increasing fees not only in quantity but also in proportion. However, off-balance sheet activities are also potentially risky, especially when some people think off-balance sheet activities bring attractive income, but banks do not have to invest capital, which makes them subjective and inconsistent face the potential risks.
In off-balance sheet business, international payment is an important business with high growth rate, bringing increasing fees for commercial banks. Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade -Thanh Xuan Branch (Vietinbank Thanh Xuan) is a highly reputable bank in the area. As a commercial bank, it has the advantage of providing international payment services in the locality. However, the scale of international payment at Vietinbank - Thanh Xuan branch is still small, the quality of international payment is low, the products of international payment services are mainly traditional services, many modern operations have not been applied, few customers use international payment.
Therefore, it is necessary to find solutions to develop international payment activities atVietinbank Thanh Xuan. From the urgency and usefulness of the problem, through the research process at Vietinbank Thanh Xuan and with the learned knowledge, the author chose to study the topic: “The development of international payment at Vietnam joint stock commercial bank for industry and trade- Thanh Xuan branch”. Objectives of the study Systematize theoretical issues on developing international payment activities of commercial banks. Analyzing the status of developing international payment activities over the years by Vietinbank Thanh Xuan branch, thereby drawing out achieved results, limitations and causes.
Proposing and proposing solutions to develop international payment activities at Vietinbank Thanh Xuan branch. Research subject and scope The object and scope of the study is the development of international payment activities at Vietinbank Thanh Xuan. The report focuses on assessing the status of development of international payment activities at Vietinbank Thanh Xuan during 2017-2019. Research Methodology The report uses the method of analyzing economic information according to norms, the method of comparison, synthesis, method of analyzing tables and graphs.
based on the statistics of Vietinbank Thanh Xuan during the period of 2017 - 2019. The structure of the report In addition to the Introduction, Conclusion, the report is structured into 3 chapters, including: Chapter 1: Theoretical basis of international payment at commercial banks Chapter 2: Current situation of the development of international payment at Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank For Industry And Trade- Thanh Xuan Branch Chapter 3: Solutions for developing international payment at Vietnam Industrial And Commercial Bank - Thanh Xuan Branch CHAPTER 1: THEORETICAL BASIS OF INTERNALTIONAL PAYMENT AT COMMERCIAL BANKS 1.1 INTERNALTIONAL PAYMENT AT COMMERCIAL BANKS 1.1 Overview of international payment 1.1 Definition of international payment International relations among countries are manifested in many fields, such as economy, politics and foreign affairs exchange, culture, science and technology. in which economic relations, mainly foreign trade, occupy the leading position, which is the basis for other international economic relations to exist and develop. The process of international activities leads to the need for payment and payment between owners in different countries, from which international payment activities are formed and developed.
In particular, the bank is an intermediary bridge between the parties. “International payment is the performance of payment obligations and monetary benefits arising on the basis of economic and non-economic activities between organizations, countries, or between a country and international organizations, through the relations among the banks of the related countries”. TS Phan Thị Thu Hà (2013),Giáo trình Ngân hàng thương mại, NXB Đại học Kinh tế quốc dân.) From the above concept, international payments serve both economic and non-economic activities. In practice, however, these two areas of activity often intersect and do not have a clear boundary.
Moreover, international payment activities are formed on the basis of foreign trade activities and primarily serve foreign trade activities. Therefore, in payment regulations, international payment activities are often divided into two clear areas: foreign trade and non-foreign payments. Foreign trade is the payment made on the basis of import and export goods and commercial services provided to foreign countries at international market prices. The basis for parties to buy, sell and pay for each other is foreign trade contract.
Non-foreign trade payment is the payment made not related to import and export goods as well as labor supply to foreign countries, that is payment for non- commercial activities.2 Characteristics of international payment Compared to domestic payment, international payment has some following characteristics: International payment is governed by international laws and practices. International payment activities involve entities in two or more countries, so those involved in international payment activities are governed by national laws, but also must comply with international legal documents. The International Chamber of Commerce has issued UCP, URC, INCOTERMS, etc., inorder to establish a fair and equal legal framework for entities involved in international trade and payment activities, avoiding unfortunate misunderstandings. Payment refers to the currency, location, means, methods and time of payment When conducting international payment activities, it is necessary to clearly identify five important issues including currency, location, means, payment method and time.
The selection of any currency in the international payment is important because not all currencies has the ability to implement international payment, but the required currency must be strong and recognized by countries in the international payment activities. After that, the selection of currency to match with the specific content of the international payment activities to bring the dependent effect and the following factors: quick payment, minimize risks to the minimum, meet the mutual benefits, etc. Therefore, when signing commercial contracts, credits or services, negotiators often agree on the currency used in the transaction, which is the currency of the importing country, the exporting country or the third country. International payment activities are carried out largely through the banking system.
Except for a very small number of import and export goods traded through non-quota ways, most of the country's import and export turnover is reflected in the international payment turnover of the commercial banking system. In practice, exporters and importers are not allowed to make direct payments to each other but are legally required to pay via the banking system.