Tech in Thailand
April, May & June 2021
Thailand’s technology news across Q2 of 2021
– headlines, articles, reports & downloads
The Thailand technology news summary for the second quarter of 2021 is a brief collection of tech and startup-related headlines drawn across April, May and June of the year, touching on subjects including: Thailand’s ban on meme-based digital assets; new ID verification requirements around cryptocurrency purchasing; the Bank of Thailand’s Project Inthanon, a digital currency project; and more.
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Thailand’s tech news: June 2021
- Bank of Thailand hires Germany’s Giesecke+Devrient tech firm to develop central bank digital currency prototype, allocating around $320K for the project
- Thailand: True Digital Park launches TDPK Startup Booster Program seeking startups to HQ in Thailand, and including 1-year visa
- Thailand: An intro to Synqa, digital payments and blockchain firm
- Thailand: Securities and Exchange Commission bans digital asset exchanges from trading meme- or fan-based tokens, NFTs and exchange-issued tokens
Thailand’s startup news: May 2021
- Thailand: Opening new cryptocurrency accounts may require in-person machine verification of identity once new Anti-Money Laundering Office regulation kicks in
- Thailand: atato raises $1M seed funding to help companies create, store and manage blockchain-backed digital assets, and building on presence in Thailand and Singapore
- UK Thailand Tech Export Academy launches, boosting smart city development across Thailand, with 200 businesses from the UK and Thailand matched to date
- Thailand: Siam Commercial Bank to launch hotel booking app in 2022, focusing on hospitality SMEs by not charging a gross profit fee
- Thailand: Pomelo fashion e-commerce firm to boost revenue by offering its analytics and demand forecasting tech to other fashion brands under Prism banner
- Thailand: Securities and Exchange Commission approves fundraising criteria for SMEs and startups in primary and secondary markets, boosting access to funding
Thailand technology news: April 2021
- Bank of Thailand announces intention to develop a retail central bank digital currency, provisionally aiming for trials in Q2 2022
- Download: Central Bank Digital Currency – The Future of Payments for Corporates, from the Bank of Thailand’s Project Inthanon (pdf)
- Thailand: Mercular raises $3M Series A with hobby-focused e-commerce platform
- Download: The Way Forward For Retail Central Bank Digital Currency in Thailand, from The Bank of Thailand (pdf)
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