About IBBC Capital

Making Vietnamese projects investable, and Vietnam legible to international capital.

IBBC Capital is an independent research and project-preparation firm. We work for project owners preparing to raise capital and for investors assessing Vietnam, on one standard: sourced evidence, stated limits and a named reviewer.

Profile

What we do, and for whom

We prepare projects to the standards international lenders and investors apply, and give investors evidence they can underwrite. Our work supports the pipeline the Vietnam International Financial Centre is building.

Public sector

Public project teams, state-owned enterprises and PPP sponsors.

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Dr. Richard Khiem Tran, Chief Executive Officer, IBBC Capital

Leadership

Dr. Richard Khiem Tran

Chief Executive Officer. Doctorate in finance; focus on public and infrastructure finance, capital structures, credit analysis and banking risk management.

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Status transparency

What we do not claim

Institutions verify. We state each claim only with the evidence that would support it.

TopicPublic statusEvidence before any claim
ISO 27001 / SOC 2Not certifiedCertificate or independent report, with scope and date
Institutional clientsNone namedSigned contract and written permission to name
Investor or project databaseNone claimedLicensed, dated, rights-cleared source
Offices and licencesOnly documented itemsRegistration certificate, lease or regulator letter
AI-assisted analysisDrafts under human reviewTest report and review log

Standards

Nine standards we hold ourselves to

StandardWhat it meansStatus
Data integritySource, date, usage rights, version and verification status recorded for every figure.Applied in deliverables
Institutional reportingConsistent structure, cited sources, stated method and limits, named reviewer.Applied in deliverables
Model reconciliationExcel models carry a checks sheet reconciled to the calculation engine.Applied in deliverables
Conflicts of interestConflict check before every engagement; no acting for both sides.Policy stated
Data protectionProcessing under Law 91/2025/QH15; NDA before documents; no uploads via public forms.Policy stated
Client due diligenceIdentify client, beneficial owners and project origin before engagement.Policy stated
Regulatory licensingInvestment advisory and capital introduction only after approval.In progress
Information securityMFA, encryption, access audit, recovery tests; ISO 27001 and SOC 2 to be evaluated. Not certified today.Roadmap
AI governanceAI used only for drafting under human review; NIST AI RMF and ISO/IEC 42001 as reference frameworks.Roadmap

Platform

Five systems in development

A · Planned

Trust Centre

Security and privacy policies, data controls and incident process.

B · Planned

Institutional data room

Per-organisation workspace, multi-factor access and per-document rights.

C · Planned

AI-assisted due diligence

Extraction, cross-checking and page citations, approved by an expert.

D · Partly built

Project workspace

Financial model, debt and DSCR analysis, scenarios and Excel export.

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E · Planned

Research terminal

Licensed data, source tracking, update alerts and report export.

Roadmap

Targets, not commitments

HorizonMain workEvidence of completion
0–3 monthsFirst paid engagements; licensing application; published policiesSigned contracts, acceptance notes, submitted application
3–6 monthsInstitutional data room; independent security testPenetration-test report; restore test
6–18 monthsEvaluate ISO 27001 and SOC 2; expand specialist networkIndependent assessment; signed specialist agreements
18–36 monthsLicensed services, if approved; selected international contractsLicence, recurring revenue, client retention

Vendor due diligence

What a bank or fund reviews before engaging us

Entity & contracts

Registration records, scope, terms, liability and conflict management.

Security & privacy

Policies, data-processing terms and AI-vendor risk assessment.

Continuity

Backup, recovery and incident response.

Research quality

Method, sources, error control, citations and expert sign-off.

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Strategy

Building a trusted institution in stages

Stage 1 · Now

Research and project preparation

Prove quality and willingness to pay with fixed-fee engagements.

Stage 2 · After licensing

Advisory and capital introduction

Added one line at a time, each with team, mandate and legal basis in place.

Stage 3 · Long term

Verified opportunities and investment

Only through permitted structures, with separate risk governance and conflict controls.