Key Takeaways Finance Minister Nguyen Duc Chi met FMA head Mariana Kuhnel in Vienna to align financial regulation. SSC head Vu Thi Chan Phuong noted reforms aim to help 99% of SMEs access credit and capital markets. FMA proposed joint IOSCO initiatives and expert technical meetings ahead of licensing platforms in 2026. Building Guardrails Vietnam reportedly plans to license its first crypto-asset service providers in 2026 under a pilot legal framework as the Southeast Asian country seeks to modernize its financial market oversight. Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi met on Sept. 15 in Vienna with Mariana Kuhnel, …


