A quick snapshot of Thailand’s tech news from August 2021
Thailand’s tech news in August 2021 covered areas including: social media data analytics; the Bank of Thailand’s digital currency moves, slated for Q2 2022; new regulations around digital assets and cryptocurrency; cross-border payments between Thailand and Malaysia; and more.
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- Thailand: Centrara Startup Sandbox competition launches, offering 3-month incubator support for startups, with co-working, facilities, mentorship and funding
- Thailand: An interview intro to aCommerce, e-commerce enablement giant providing marketing, store operations, fulfilment and delivery in Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia
- e-news, latest issue: Thailand’s aCommerce, ESG in finance, Indian agri-data, Unicorn Pitch in Malaysia…
- Thailand: A brief overview of the Thai SEC’s proposed ‘SME Board’
- Thailand: Wisesight raises $7M with social media-focused data analytics in round led by Krungsri Finnovate, corporate VC arm of Krungsri bank
- Bank of Thailand to start testing a retail central bank digital currency in Q2 2022 as an alternative payment option for the public
- Thailand: Finnoventure Fund I launched by Bank of Ayudhya’s Krungsri Finnovate for high net worth investors, focusing on Series A tech startup investments
- Thailand: SEC proposes new digital asset rules covering management of fiat money, digital asset lending, and interest rates for platforms that hold customer cryptocurrency
- Taiwan’s Hon Hai manufacturing giant to take EV joint venture with Thailand’s PTT oil supplier public, aiming for nationwide EV ecosystem and 2025 IPO
- Thailand: Bangkok Airways investigating a cyberattack in which some customer personal data may have been compromised
- Ripple adds instant payments from South Korea to Thailand, connecting GME Remittance to Siam Commercial Bank
- Bank Negara Malaysia and Bank of Thailand recently launched cross-border QR-based payments, aiming for real-time consumer and merchant payments between the countries
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