Thailand
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.
Thailand may allow first bitcoin ETF in bid to boost sector – report
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is considering allowing individuals and institutions to invest in local bitcoin ETFs, Secretary-General Pornanong Budsaratragoon said.
From local to global: Venture Spark said it’s Thailand’s Next Big Accelerator
With the backing of prominent partners like InnoSpace Thailand, Venture Spark said it empowers founders to scale their ideas regionally and globally.
AWS launches infrastructure region in Thailand
Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company, has on Wednesday announced the launch of the AWS Asia Pacific (Thailand) Region.
