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Digital Divide Data: our Partner in Laos

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Our first partner in this work was Digital Divide Data, an organization that has an outstanding training program in the area of data entry and outsourcing. For example, our Bookshare online library for the blind, uses several different social enterprises to do data entry and proofreading work on textbooks.

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Thailand to ban cryptocurrency as a payment method from April

TechSpot

The move follows earlier discussions between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Bank of Thailand (BOT) over the need to regulate such activity by digital asset business operators as it could impact the country's financial stability and economy, writes the SEC.

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How to watch the 2025 MotoGP Grand Prix of Thailand online for free

Mashable Tech

TL;DR: Watch the 2025 MotoGP Grand Prix of Thailand for free on ServusTV. If you're interested in watching the 2025 MotoGP Grand Prix of Thailand for free from anywhere in the world, we've got all the information you need. When is the 2025 MotoGP Grand Prix of Thailand? ET on March 2.

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What you need to know about Bangkok’s startup ecosystem

The Next Web

Situated in Southeast Asia, a section of the continent that is rich in natural resources, Thailand attracts investors and travelers en mass every year. Adding to these attractive foreign entrepreneurism qualities is the fact that Thailand is also a great place to live for foreigners. Asia Entrepreneur Analysis and Opinion'

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Eazy Digital helps Southeast Asia’s small insurers digitize their operations

TechCrunch

Founded by two insurance industry veterans, Eazy Digital wants to give small insurance companies in Southeast Asia the same advantage as their larger competitors. Its SaaS platform lets insurers digitize many parts of their operations, enabling them to scale up more efficiently.

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Zipmex, which aspires to build the Asia Pacific region’s largest digital assets exchange, raises $6 million led by Jump Capital

TechCrunch

Zipmex , a digital assets exchange headquartered in Singapore, announced today it has raised $6 million in funding led by Jump Capital. The startup, which plans to become a digital assets bank, says the round exceeded its initial target of $4 million. Along with earlier funding, it brings the total Zipmex has raised so far to $10.9

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Thailand’s fintech startup Ascend Money lands $150M at a $1.5B valuation

TechCrunch

Ascend Money , the Thailand-based fintech startup behind TrueMoney, an e-wallet service, announced today it has raised a $150 million Series C round at a valuation of $1.5 The growth in e-payment suggests changing consumers’ spending habits as Southeast Asia moves toward a digital economy and a cashless society,” Thamavaranukupt said. “The

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