MSB partners with FICO and Blitz to transform lending operations, accelerating decisions and reducing risk across its eight-million-strong customer base

Vietnam Maritime Bank (MSB), one of Vietnam’s most established financial institutions, has achieved a 200% improvement in loan approval speed using FICO’s proven and powerful decisioning capabilities, implemented in partnership with regional technology specialist Blitz in just 10 months. By reducing loan turnaround time from 30 to 15 minutes, the solution is already reshaping how MSB serves its more than eight million retail customers and nearly 100,000 business clients.

The intelligent decisioning system combines AI and machine learning models with rule-based decisioning to automate and standardize credit approval processes, dramatically reducing manual error rates and enabling MSB to bring new digitized lending products to market faster across a range of customer segments.

“The bank can now approve loans with a level of speed and accuracy that was previously unattainable,” said Mr. Nguyen Quang Man, Deputy Chief Risk Officer of MSB and Steering Committee member for the Decision Engine Implementation Project. “The ability to adapt quickly as market conditions evolve gives MSB a real competitive edge. We are excited to explore how we can extend our partnership with FICO and Blitz into customer management and debt collection as the next phase of the transformation.”

For a bank operating 260 branches, nearly 400 international correspondent banking relationships, and a workforce of over 7,000 people, the ability to make faster, more consistent credit decisions at scale is a significant operational shift. FICO’s advanced decisioning capabilities standardize policy rules across the institution, ensuring that every loan assessment reflects the same logic and risk appetite, regardless of channel or product type.

“MSB set out to solve a real business problem: how do you grow your lending book and serve customers faster without compromising on risk?” said Timothy Choon, Senior Director, ASEAN North at FICO. “The outstanding results demonstrate the power of advanced analytics and decision management technology in revolutionizing banking operations. MSB’s success story serves as an inspiring example for financial institutions across Asia looking to enhance their competitive advantage through intelligent automation.”

“Bringing together FICO’s intelligent decisioning technologies with local support is where Blitz adds real value,” said Mr. Chia Han Meng, CEO of Blitz. “MSB’s results prove that when implementation expertise is matched with the right solution, the outcomes for customers, and for the business, are transformative. MSB now has a decisioning infrastructure that can scale with its ambitions.”

Source: BUSINESS WIRE