Thailand
Maybank sees Thailand as next ASEAN data center frontier
While Malaysia and Singapore are at the forefront of data center investments in ASEAN, Thailand is emerging as the next frontier as numerous hyper scalers and large content companies announced to build regional cloud presence in Thailand, Maybank Investment Bank said Wednesday.
CapBay Thailand partners OSMEP to expand alternative financing for Thai SMEs
Fintech platform Bay Commerce (Thailand) (CapBay Thailand) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion (OSMEP) to enhance access to alternative financing solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Thailand.
Maybank: AI remains positive amid struggling Thai ETRON sector
Maybank Investment Bank opined that artificial intelligence (AI) remains positive amid struggling Thai electronics (ETRON) sector.
Hong Kong’s insurtech firm YAS eyes opportunities in Indonesia, Thailand & Vietnam after entering Malaysia [Q&A]
YAS aims to disrupt traditional insurance by focusing on microinsurance, on-demand coverage, embedded insurance, and instant claims processing.
Techsauce sees tech ecosystem in Thailand & Southeast Asia ‘promising’ & ‘challenging’
TNGlobal talked to Techsauce Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder Oranuch Lerdsuwankij (Mimie) to learn more about the company’s achievements in 2024, its plans and priorities in 2025. She also shared her views on the outlook of the tech ecosystem in Southeast Asia for the new year.
Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand’s central banks adopt local currency transaction framework operational guidelines
Central Banks of Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand said Monday they will harmonize and broaden the scope of local currency transaction framework to encourage transactions in local currencies.
Thailand’s HD HD boosts Series A to $7.8M to accelerate healthcare marketplace and AI in Southeast Asia
HD, a Thailand-based healthcare and surgery marketplace, has on Thursday announced the close of a Series A-1 strategic extension round with participation from the United States-based healthcare firm Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), bringing HD’s total Series A funding to $7.8 million.
ThaiQuest partners SIX to expand market data access, enhance financial information business
Thai financial market solutions firm ThaiQuest has agreed a multi-year partnership with SIX, the global financial data and market infrastructure provider, to access comprehensive market data from SIX and enhance its financial information business.
Thailand BOI approves TikTok’s $3.77B data hosting project
The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) has on Wednesday approved a 126.8 billion baht ($3.77 billion) data hosting project by leading global video content platform TikTok, and a 3.25 billion baht ($96.61 million) cloud services project by Thailand-based cloud services firm focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) applications Siam AI.
Singapore, Thailand authorities move to block crypto betting site Polymarket – report
Users on social media reported losing access to the site over the weekend.
