The Thailand tech news snapshot for August 2023 touches on items including: developments in Web3 and decentralized commerce in Thailand; Kasikorn Bank’s partnership with Myanmar’s Kanbawza Bank; Thai oil-and-gas group PTT’s partnership with Taiwan on e-bikes; and more.
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- Thailand’s HD healthcare and surgery marketplace gains backing from Vietnam’s FEBE Ventures, with sights on being the go-to platform for accessible and affordable healthcare and elective surgeries in SE Asia
- Thailand Fintech Festival 2023, part of FinTech Festival Asia, set for September 26-28
- Thailand: KX, venture builder subsidiary of Kasikorn, this year backed Magic and Transak in comprehensive strategy move focused on decentralized commerce, seeing opportunities in Web3 and crypto
- Thailand Blockchain Week 2023, ‘Blockchain Genesis’, set for November 11-12
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- Thailand: An overview of Huawei Thailand Education Summit 2023, recently held in Khon Kaen province, building on goals set in Thailand National Digital Talent Development White Paper
- Thailand’s Arun Plus, part of state-owned oil and gas group PTT, and Taiwan’s Kymco to establish JV forming Aionex, aiming to produce e-bikes and operate battery-swapping services
- OPPO 2023 Inspiration Challenge Regional Demo showcases winners in Bangkok, working on pain management, speech disorders, paper batteries and more
“Thailand is waiting to see whether newly-elected PM Thavisin will make good on a campaign promise to airdrop about $300 worth of digital currency to some 50 million citizens.”
“…If the promise was honored, all recipients would be required to spend the money within a ‘4-kilometer community radius within six months’ of the project’s first phase.”
- Thailand: Digital Minister to ask courts to shut Facebook in SEA’s second-largest economy, unless it takes action on scams that have affected more than 200K citizens
- FinTech Festival Thailand 2023, part of FinTech Festival Asia, is set for September 27-28
- Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia & Singapore advance with implementation of bilateral transactions via QR codes, with payments settled in local currencies
- Thailand’s Kasikornbank partners Myanmar’s Kanbawza Bank for smartphone-based remittance service for sending money from Thailand to Myanmar
- Taiwan’s Foxconn looks to standardized EV platform, seeing India or Thailand for production of 3-seat EV under $20K and focused on corporate delivery fleets
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