Thailand

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has announced the launch of a new initiative, the cross-border QR payment linkage between Thai banks and three Chinese payment service providers (Alipay, UnionPay, and WeChat Pay), on last Thursday.

OpenAI has on last Thursday launched the Sora app to Thailand, making it one of the first countries in Asia to access its next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) video creation experience.

Kahoot! sees Southeast Asia as one of the most exciting and diverse regions for digital learning.

NTT DATA Payment Services (Thailand) Co., Ltd., an end-to-end payment service provider, and Jaidee App by ISARASERI, a provider of integrated Point-of-Sale (POS) and customer loyalty solutions, announced Monday a strategic partnership designed to transform the way Thai small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) manage their businesses and accept payments.

Global digital payment firm Ant International and National ITMX (NITMX) will team up to enhance and promote payments connectivity via PromptPay, between Thai merchants and Chinese consumers, which will be launched soon.

GetLinks, a Thailand-based artificial intelligence (AI)-driven talent platform, is acquiring Xccelerate, an education technology company specializing in workforce development and digital skills upskilling in key domains such as AI, big data analytics, cybersecurity, and UX/UI design.

Visa, a world digital payments firm, in collaboration with Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) and fintech innovator Soft Space, have announced the expansion of the Tap to Pay initiative to two of Bangkok’s most iconic and high-traffic shopping destinations Chatuchak Weekend Market and Pratunam Market.

Salesforce, the global firm in artificial intelligence (AI) customer relationship management (CRM), is strengthening its regional leadership in ASEAN with the appointment of new country leaders for Thailand and Indonesia.

Currently, Thai investors can gain crypto exposure by buying tokens directly or pouring money into funds managed by licensed asset management companies that invest only in overseas cryptocurrency ETFs. The new initiative would go beyond those limitations, the report added.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has on last Thursday launched the TouristDigiPay sandbox, a pilot project for converting digital assets into Thai Baht for foreign tourists’ payments of goods and services within Thailand.