From today, if you want to buy gold bars, you must have a bank account

Vietcombank announced that it will apply additional policies to customers who register to buy SJC gold bars online here. Accordingly, from July 29, people must have an open and active payment account at Vietcombank if they want to register to buy gold online at this bank. In case people want to buy gold bars at a bank but do not have a payment account at the bank, they can open an online account or go to the transaction counter to receive instructions from the bank.

In addition, Agribank and BIDV also apply this policy to customers who buy gold bars online. BIDV specifically requires customers who buy SJC gold bars online to have an account at BIDV. At the same time, the amount of money in the account at the time of registering to buy gold must be enough to pay for the amount of gold registered.

As for VietinBank, the bank does not require customers to pay with this bank's account when buying SJC gold bars but can use all other bank accounts.

Customers also need to meet the requirements of the above 4 banks such as successfully placing an online order, arriving on time and at the registration location, bringing identification documents declared when registering and This form must be valid.

All four state-owned banks mentioned above only trade gold bars with people through the online purchase registration channel in the morning and will complete the purchase transaction at the transaction location in the afternoon of the same day or the next working day. .

At the recent press conference of the State Bank, Deputy Governor Dao Minh Tu said that in response to hot developments in SJC gold prices, the State Bank organized 9 auctions. However, after realizing the ineffectiveness, the State Bank switched to selling directly through the Big 4. Initially, it showed effectiveness, but the Deputy Governor emphasized that this is only an immediate solution, it is long-term and fundamental. body is difficult.

Therefore, the State Bank is working with relevant ministries and branches to research to have reasonable policies in managing the gold market, including revising Decree 24. The State Bank is also working with agencies to investigate and handle investment situations. investment, accumulation, and manipulation to create favorable conditions for people and businesses to access the gold market.

Also according to Mr. Tu, according to feedback from units, recently there have been many people who ordered gold without coming to pick it up, showing that market demand has reached a certain level. At the same time, the market also has a situation of buying and selling interest rates to buy gold. The State Bank has worked with the police to fight for implementation, instructing commercial banks and SJC Company to report to local authorities to take measures. suitable reason.