Thailand

GHL and JCB announce its strategic partnership, enabling the acceptance of JCB Cards on GHL’s merchant terminals in Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.

The Asia-Pacific data center market is also projected to experience significant growth. The market size is estimated at 14.27 thousand MW in 2024 and is expected to reach 23.2 thousand MW by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 10.21 percent.

Maybank Investment Bank sees virtual banking investment and expected increases in cyber-security spending as two key drivers for Thailand tech services sectors in the next two years.

Google has on Monday announced a $1 billion investment to expand its digital infrastructure into Thailand with the development of its cloud and data center infrastructure in Bangkok and Chonburi.

As part of efforts to accelerate the green transition in Thailand, International Finance Corporation (IFC) is investing 3.48 billion Thai baht ($100 million) in a sustainability-linked bond (SLB) issued by Central Pattana Public Company Limited (CPN), one of the leading retail-property developers in the country.

Lighthub Asset, a Thai fintech company, and WeLab, a pan-Asian fintech platform, announced on Thursday that they have submitted an application for a Virtual Banking licence with the Bank of Thailand.

Ambitious goals, supportive subsidies and foreign investment will create a minimum $6.5 billion addressable market for EV real estate in Thailand by 2030.

NEXTDC Ltd, an Australian data-center operator, is eyeing a AUD 2.9 billion ($1.9 billion) syndicated loan from banks to expand its operations in Asia, including Malaysia, as demand for digital infrastructure surges, Bloomberg reported.

China-based information and communications technology (ICT) firm Huawei has on Wednesday announced the implementation stage of the Technology-enabled Open Schools for All Phase II project in Brazil, Egypt, and Thailand.

To expand financial inclusion in Thailand for women microentrepreneurs, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has on Monday announced a $50 million investment in a gender-inclusive social bond issued by Muangthai Capital Public Company Limited (MTC), one of the leading listed non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) in the country.