The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has announced the selection of three consortiums to receive virtual bank licenses, following a detailed review process. The approved groups are SCBX, Krungthai Bank, and ACM Holding Group, a subsidiary of the Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group....
Transaction Network Services (TNS), a US-based provider of secure payment and managed network solutions, has established a new regional hub in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This expansion marks a significant milestone in the company’s global growth, reinforcing its...
Singapore-based StarHub has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Philippine systems integrator Trends and Technologies, Inc. (Trends) to support digital transformation initiatives for businesses in the Philippines. The partnership marks a key step in...
Sarawak’s state tech training agency, The Centre for Technology Excellence Sarawak (CENTEXS), has strengthened its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to drive artificial intelligence (AI) talent development and adoption across the region. Located in East...
Sea Group, the parent company of Shopee and Garena, inaugurated its new global headquarters for digital financial services in Singapore in May 2025 and rebranded its fintech arm from SeaMoney to Monee. The headquarters, located at Rochester Commons near Buona Vista...
Vietnam’s military-owned telecom powerhouse, Viettel, has entered into a strategic partnership with South Korea’s KT Corporation to advance artificial intelligence (AI) development in Vietnam. The agreement, signed in Hanoi on May 26, commits approximately...
Suphachai Chearavanont, CEO of Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group), and Adebayo Ogunlesi, Chairman and CEO of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), recently met with Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra at Government House to discuss strategies for enhancing Thailand’s...
Indonesia has partnered with Oracle Corporation, a leading American multinational in cloud infrastructure, to develop what is expected to become Southeast Asia’s largest artificial intelligence (AI) center by the third quarter of 2025. The initiative is being...
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) recently hosted a high-level delegation from the European Union (EU) and 17 EU Member States to highlight ongoing space cooperation under the EU’s Global Gateway strategy. The visit on April 2, 2025, focused on initiatives that...
French technology company IDEMIA Secure Transactions (IST) has entered into a strategic partnership with Vietnam’s National Payment Corporation (NAPAS) to enhance the country’s digital payment infrastructure. This collaboration aims to meet the growing...
MIMOS Berhad, Malaysia’s national applied R&D center under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), has partnered with MY E.G. Services Berhad (MYEG) to roll out the Malaysia Blockchain Infrastructure (MBI), a neutral, trusted platform designed...
South Korea’s KT Corp., in partnership with Thai IT firm Jasmine Technology Solution (JTS), has developed a large language model (LLM) platform specifically designed for the Thai market. The platform consists of a Thai-language LLM, a system for managing large...
