Startup news: Thailand
In September 2019
- Thailand: Government startup group to test nation’s first self-driving tuk-tuk
- Thailand: Customs Department joins TradeLens blockchain platform from IBM and Maersk to improve container tracking and create end-to-end records
- Thailand: Elevating Cannabis Expo 2019 set for Bangkok, November 18th, bringing together local, regional and international cannabis tech, industries and startups
- JD Digits, fintech affiliate of China’ e-commerce giant JD com, partners Central Group, Thailand’s biggest retailer, to launch Dolfin digital wallet app
- ICYMI: Thailand’s Bitkub cryptocurrency exchange secured $1.67M Pre-Series A
- Thailand: Siam Commercial Bank partners Sea e-commerce major for payments and lending services, aiming to increase revenues from digital banking
- Thailand: Ministry of Foreign Affairs to roll out 15M e-passports to align with the country’s Thailand 4.0 initiative
- Thailand: True Digital Park to hold opening conference, Togetherness Of Possibilities, on September 18th
- Thailand: A look at FinGas, startup for ordering cooking gas cylinders online helping street food vendors access loans through credit scoring
- Expara MD: “I think Thailand could be the cannabis tech hub, not just of Southeast Asia but of the world.”
- Thailand: 5G startup incubator launches at Chulanlongkorn University
- Thailand’s Whizdom Club enters India to build ‘inspiration hubs’ aimed at startups, students and young professionals
