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Duong Nguyen FCPA is the
consulting chair of Vietnam EY
and has been recognised as one
of the top 15 fintech influencers
in the country.
She is committed to building
a sustainable future for
businesses in Vietnam and
the wider region, while also
promoting growth.
Embracing ethics and integrity
has been at the heart of
Nguyen’s career success, and
she urges others to adopt a
principled approach to business.
LEADERS AND INNOVATORS
Take the lead
Duong Nguyen FCPA is playing her part as Vietnam pursues a greener,
more sustainable, tech-driven future.
Words Cameron Cooper
Photography Mott Visuals
AS A FINTECH LEADER IN THE
growing Vietnamese economy, Duong Nguyen
FCPA knows technology will be at the core
of the nation’s future — but not at the expense
of skilled accounting professionals.
The consulting chair of EY Vietnam,
Nguyen has been recognised as one
of the top 15 fintech influencers in Vietnam,
a country seen as a bright spot for fintech
investment because of its robust economy,
digital innovation, tech-savvy middle class
and digitally proficient small businesses.
She expects fintech to be a bridge that helps
government and financial institutions bring
more services to more people, in areas
such as open banking and digital payments.
“Fintech and digital technology are hot
topics here — and they are the future,”
says Nguyen, who has been instrumental
in forging a regulatory sandbox to test
concepts and draft new laws for the fintech
ecosystem in Vietnam.
The rise of fintech and artificial intelligence
(AI) has sparked a debate in Vietnam
and elsewhere about the role of auditors
in an increasingly tech-driven finance world.
Nguyen says some critics believe AI and other
technology platforms will render accountants
and auditors redundant, with robots taking
over auditing tasks such as substantive
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