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HDBank joins Contour Network to improve Letter of Credit issuance

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HDBank joins Contour Network to improve Letter of Credit issuance

HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM, May 6, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - HDBank, the Vietnamese-based financial institution, has today joined Contour, the open trade finance network, to increase its ability to extend trade financing to more corporates. This addition to Contour's blockchain-based network further strengthens its offering to the trade finance...

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