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Thailand virtual banking versus Singapore digital banking: two inclusion strategies

Thailand licensed three virtual banks in 2025 for a 2026 launch with a high capital floor, while Singapore awarded four digital bank licences in 2020 with a wholesale-retail split, showing two different inclusion paths.

August 14, 2026 · 3 min read

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What are Thailand's virtual banks, and why the model is different from a normal bank

Aug 14, 2026

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Stripe's Bridge just joined the EU MiCA register, and that is the real stablecoin story

Aug 12, 2026

Market Authority

Russia's central bank just approved Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT for exchange trading

Aug 12, 2026

Market Authority

Maya is weighing a US IPO of up to $1 billion, and Southeast Asian fintech is watching the print

Aug 12, 2026

Market Authority

The dollar just hit a 13-month high and Asia's currencies are feeling it

Aug 12, 2026

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XTB's FC Porto play shows the sponsorship map for finance brands

Thailand virtual banking versus Singapore digital banking: two inclusion strategies

How Thailand's virtual banks are supposed to reach the underserved

What Ascend Bank means for Thailand's virtual banking market

Who won Thailand's virtual bank licences, and what their backers tell you

Why Thailand's virtual banks took so long to arrive

What are Thailand's virtual banks, and why the model is different from a normal bank

Stripe's Bridge just joined the EU MiCA register, and that is the real stablecoin story

Russia's central bank just approved Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT for exchange trading

Maya is weighing a US IPO of up to $1 billion, and Southeast Asian fintech is watching the print

The dollar just hit a 13-month high and Asia's currencies are feeling it

News

XTB's FC Porto play shows the sponsorship map for finance brands

Thailand virtual banking versus Singapore digital banking: two inclusion strategies

How Thailand's virtual banks are supposed to reach the underserved

What Ascend Bank means for Thailand's virtual banking market

Who won Thailand's virtual bank licences, and what their backers tell you

Why Thailand's virtual banks took so long to arrive

What are Thailand's virtual banks, and why the model is different from a normal bank

Stripe's Bridge just joined the EU MiCA register, and that is the real stablecoin story

Russia's central bank just approved Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT for exchange trading

Maya is weighing a US IPO of up to $1 billion, and Southeast Asian fintech is watching the print

The dollar just hit a 13-month high and Asia's currencies are feeling it