Thailand

OneDegree Global, Eazy Digital forge strategic alliance to offer innovative solutions for insurance providers

Singapore-based insurance technology solutions provider OneDegree Global (OneDegree) and Thailand-based sofeware as a service (SaaS) insurtech startup Eazy Digital have joined forces in a strategic partnership aimed at setting a new standard in Asia's insurance sector.

Thailand’s NIA and Maejo University showcase ten AgBioTech-powered startups at AgBioTech Incubation 2023 Demo Day

Thailand public organization National Innovation Agency (NIA) and Maejo University have showcased ten AgBioTech-powered startups that are poised to revolutionize agriculture at AgBioTech Incubation 2023 Demo Day. The ten startup teams participating in the AgBioTech Incubation 2023 program constitute a diverse and dynamic cohort that are poised to catalyze…

CIS 2023: accelerating growth while saving the world at Asia’s largest experiential technology & innovation conference

The theme of CIS 2023, "Accelerating Growth While Saving the World," highlights the importance of sustainable development for businesses, countries, and the region. It goes beyond simply applying technology and innovation to achieve exponential business growth, and instead focuses on developing businesses while concurrently fostering sustainability.

Tuya Smart teams up with T3 Technology & SCG to elevate Thailand’s smart living ecosystem as part of driving digital economy and creative economy

The Tuya Innovation Roundatable (Asia Pacific) on Wednesday also came after Tuya Smart, which has primary listings in both New York and Hong Kong, announced a partnership agreement with SCG in August. Media representatives were also given the opportunities to experience "mind" smart home solution and some other IoT products and services developed by SCG.

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Antitrust approval could be biggest hurdle for Grab’s potential acquisition of Foodpanda’s business, analysts say

Momentum Works, a venture outfit, estimated Foodpanda's Southeast Asia GMV at $3.1 billion in 2022. According to the same report, Foodpanda ranked second by market share in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines, and third in Thailand in 2022.

Thailand insurance firm Roojai completes DirectAsia acquisition

Roojai, a Thailand-based online insurance company, has on Wednesday announced that it has completed the acquisition of Singapore-based insurance firm DirectAsia group. Roojai has entered into an agreement to acquire DirectAsia group from Hiscox.

Thailand expects Tesla, Google, Microsoft to invest $5B — report

"Tesla would be looking into an EV manufacturing facility, Microsoft and Google are looking at data centers," Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said.

Malaysian bourse inks MOU with Thai, Indonesian bourses to set up Asean ESG ecosystem

The Malaysian bourse has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) and the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) to set up an ASEAN environmental, social and governance (ESG) ecosystem.

Backed by three unicorns, Indonesia’s InsurTech firm PasarPolis gears up to disrupt insurance industry

In the interview, Van Zyl also shared PasarPolis’ short-term and long-term plans, the company’s strategy and the challenges it faced. He also shared his views on the overall insurance industry in Indonesia and Southeast Asia.

Regional InsurTech firm Igloo expands Thailand operations to support country’s $32B insurance industry

Igloo has appointed John Chen as Country Manager, Igloo Thailand. In his new role, Chen will spearhead the growth and operations of Igloo in the market, in addition to establishing more strategic partnerships and delivering an expanded range of insurance products to Thai consumers.