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Original news, analysis and market intelligence across Southeast Asia and South Korea: business, markets, finance, technology, the digital economy, regulation, crypto and AI.

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Insights

RoboForex vs RoboMarkets: why one family runs two names

RoboForex and RoboMarkets are one family split by regulation since the 2017 rebrand.

Sep 9, 20263 min

APAC Intelligence

The white-label forex broker wave is accelerating, and Asia is where it is loudest

A wave of white-label forex broker launches is accelerating in 2026 as turnkey technology, stricter licensing, and Asian retail demand converge, lowering the cost of entry while raising the compliance bar for new platforms.

Aug 17, 20264 min

Positioning

The forex platform stack is shifting as cTrader opens a paid store and MetaTrader changes the rules

The retail forex platform landscape is reconfiguring in 2026 as cTrader launches paid subscriptions in its app store and MetaTrader platform changes raise the bar for brokers, pushing the market toward differentiated software and white-label infrastructure.

Aug 17, 20263 min

Strategic Communication

Why the Thai SEC Just Warned Expo Organizers About Forex Broker Booths

Thailand's SEC has warned that unlicensed operators often reach investors by setting up booths at exhibitions, and reminded event organizers that allowing them may count as supporting wrongdoing, with criminal exposure. For financial brands that rely on Thailand's busy expo circuit, the rules just got sharper.

Jun 28, 20264 min

Market Authority

What the Thai SEC Investor Alert List Actually Means for Forex Traders

Thailand's SEC keeps a public Investor Alert list and regularly warns about unlicensed securities, futures, and digital asset operators, including foreign ones. Here is what that list means, why brokers like HFM are not on the local licensed register, and how Thai traders should actually verify a broker.

Jun 28, 20265 min

Market Authority

Is Forex Trading Legal in Thailand and How Do Brokers Operate There

Forex trading is legal in Thailand. Residents may trade through offshore brokers regulated abroad, but no broker holds a local retail forex license because of how Thai law is structured. Here is exactly how the system works and what traders should verify.

Jun 3, 20265 min

Market Authority

How Retail Traders in Southeast Asia Choose Their Broker in 2026

With millions of retail traders across Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia actively trading forex and CFDs in 2026, the broker selection process has matured well beyond platform features and spreads. Independent verification platforms, community signals, and regulatory standing now define which brands convert and which ones lose clients at the research stage.

Jun 1, 202611 min

Market Authority

Kevin Warsh Is Now Running the Federal Reserve. The Dollar Equation Has Changed.

Warsh was sworn in at the White House on May 22 in the most divisive Fed confirmation in history. Trump said rates will fall very quickly. Warsh has made no such promise. The June 16 meeting is his first vote. For Southeast Asian forex traders, this is the most important central bank transition since 2018.

May 30, 20269 min

Strategic Communication

Japan Is on Golden Week and the Yen Is a Live Minefield for the Next Five Days

Japan intervened in the yen on May 1, markets in Tokyo are closed Monday through Wednesday, and the intervention warning is explicitly active during the holiday. For Southeast Asian forex traders holding yen positions over the coming week, Golden Week 2026 is not a holiday. It is a risk management event.

May 2, 20268 min