- 30 October 1962: Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) was established with precurcor was Foreign Exchange Office belongs to the National Bank of Vietnam;
- 01 April 1963: Vietcombank officially came into operation;
- 1990: Vietcombank changed from an exclusively specialized in foreign trade economic activities bank to a general commercial bank;
- 2007: Vietcombank and SeaBank signed a contract with Cardif to established Vietcombank - Cardif Life Insurance Company Ltd;
- 26 December 2007: Vietcombank Initial Public Offered
- 2008: Vietcombank officially operated as a joint stock commercial bank;
- 2009: Listed on Hochiminh Stock Exchange (HOSE);
- 30 September 2011: Mizuho Bank officially became strategic investor of Vietcombank, holding 15% of its charter capital;
- 16 January 2019: Increased the charter capital to VND37,088,774,480,000;