Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank has won the bid to acquire Post and Telecommunication Finance Company Limited from Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group on February 1, 2018. Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank signed an agreement to acquire Post and Telecommunication Finance Company Limited from Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group on February 5, 2018. The transaction is subject to approval of State bank of Vietnam (SBV) and the Ministry of Information and Communications. As of May 22, 2018, the State bank of Vietnam (SBV) has approved the transaction.