Roundtable Risk Management & Enhancing Access to Finance:
Trade Credit Insurance Supporting Business Growth
Amid ongoing volatility in global trade, export-import enterprises and financial institutions are facing growing challenges in managing payment risks, protecting cash flow, and sustaining long-term growth. At the same time, enhancing access to finance and optimizing trade finance activities have become increasingly critical.
To share practical solutions for modern trade risk management, provide updates on international trade finance trends, and foster stronger connections between the business and financial communities, the Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), in collaboration with State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), FiinGroup and Asia-Pacific Financial Forum (APFF) are pleased to organize the roundtable: “Risk Management & Enhancing Access to Finance: Trade Credit Insurance Supporting Business Growth”.
Time: 08:30 AM – 01:30 PM, Monday, June 15, 2026
Venue: Sheraton Saigon Hotel, 88 Dong Khoi Street, Ho Chi Minh City
Format: In-person attendance
*Note: Seats are limited. Please register early for attendance confirmation from the Organizing Committee.
Roundtable Risk Management & Enhancing Access to Finance:
Trade Credit Insurance Supporting Business Growth
Amid ongoing volatility in global trade, export-import enterprises and financial institutions are facing growing challenges in managing payment risks, protecting cash flow, and sustaining long-term growth. At the same time, enhancing access to finance and optimizing trade finance activities have become increasingly critical.
To share practical solutions for modern trade risk management, provide updates on international trade finance trends, and foster stronger connections between the business and financial communities, the Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), in collaboration with State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), FiinGroup and Asia-Pacific Financial Forum (APFF) are pleased to organize the roundtable: “Risk Management & Enhancing Access to Finance: Trade Credit Insurance Supporting Business Growth”.
Time: 08:30 AM – 01:30 PM, Monday, June 15, 2026
Venue: Sheraton Saigon Hotel, 88 Dong Khoi Street, Ho Chi Minh City
Format: In-person attendance
*Note: Seats are limited. Please register early for attendance confirmation from the Organizing Committee.
The seminar will focus on highly practical and actionable topics for export-import enterprises and commercial banks, including:
- Access to financial products supporting import-export activities.
- Buyer risk management in a volatile economic environment.
- Protecting cash flow and mitigating international payment risks through Trade Credit Insurance.
- Leveraging data & analytics for corporate credit assessment and risk management.
- Optimizing trade finance and supply chain finance solutions.

Mr. Jinchang Lai
Principal Operations Officer, Financial Infrastructure Lead, Asia Pacific, Financial Institutions Advisory Services Group, IFC; and Sherpa, APEC – APFF Financial Infrastructure Development Network (FIDN)

Ms. Vo Thi Phuong Anh
Country Manager, Coface Viet Nam

Mr. Wang Hui
Trade Credit Insurance Expert, Hong Kong

Mr. Nguyen Van Nam
Director, Business Information Division, FiinGroup

Mrs. Dao Mai Huong
Deputy Director of the Corporate Banking Division, Modern Bank of Vietnam Limited (MBV).
08:30 - 09:00
Registration
09:00 - 09:10
Opening Remarks

Mr. Jinchang Lai
Principal Operations Officer, Financial Infrastructure Lead, Asia Pacific, Financial Institutions Advisory Services Group, IFC; and Sherpa, APEC – APFF Financial Infrastructure Development Network (FIDN)
09:10 - 09:40
Understandings of Trade Credit Insurance

Mr. Jinchang Lai
Principal Operations Officer, Financial Infrastructure Lead, Asia Pacific, Financial Institutions Advisory Services Group, IFC; and Sherpa, APEC – APFF Financial Infrastructure Development Network (FIDN).
09:40 - 10:10
From Uncertainty to Insight: Managing Buyer Risk in a Turbulent Economy

Ms. Vo Thi Phuong Anh
Country Manager, Coface Viet Nam
10:10 - 10:25
Tea Break
10:25 - 10:55
Integrating Trade Credit Insurance with Supply Chain Finance

Mrs. Dao Mai Huong
Deputy Director of the Corporate Banking Division, Modern Bank of Vietnam Limited (MBV).
10:55 - 11:15
Using Data & Anlaytics in Trade Credit Insurance

Mr. Nguyen Van Nam
Director, Business Information Division, FiinGroup
11:15 - 11:45
International Experience: Trade Credit Insurance as a Tool for Business Growth

Mr. Wang Hui
Trade Credit Insurance Expert, Hong Kong
11:45 - 12:00
Discusion and Q&A
All participants.
12:00 - 12:10
Wrap up and Closing Remarks

Mr. Jinchang Lai
Principal Operations Officer, Financial Infrastructure Lead, Asia Pacific, Financial Institutions Advisory Services Group, IFC; and Sherpa, APEC – APFF Financial Infrastructure Development Network (FIDN)
12:10 - 13:30
