Thai bank Kasikornbank is reportedly in talks to purchase consumer finance company Home Credit Vietnam. That’s according to a report by Reuters, citing two sources who say the...
International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Thai Credit Retail Bank have partnered to help small businesses in Thailand. As a global development institution that is a member of...
Thailand’s central bank has launched a pilot retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) project. According to a Monday (June 12) Bangkok Post report, the Bank of...
Southeast Asia has become a tempting area of expansion for international corporates due to its high level of digital payments penetration, with a recent study indicating that...
A four-country test of a cross-border payments system using central bank digital currencies was a success, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) declared last week,...
Stablecoin regulations vary widely in the Asia-Pacific region, ranging from Japan’s requirement that they get issued by banks to Thailand’s outright ban on crypto payments...
The Bank Of Thailand (BOK) is moving its retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) study to the pilot phase but said it has no plans...
Zipmex is seeking bankruptcy protection in Singapore, the Thailand-based cryptocurrency exchange said Wednesday (July 27). “This helps protect Zipmex against third-party actions, claims, and proceedings...