This Week in Myanmar Tech: A Price Jump, a Banking Blackout, and a Report Card Nobody Filed

This is Myanmar Tech Press’s weekly column, where we connect the past several days of coverage, check back on things we flagged earlier, and add the analysis that a single news article doesn’t have room for. This time, that means a phone that finally has a price tag, a banking order that may or may … Read more

Myanmar’s Central Bank Reportedly Orders Banks to Block K-Pay, Wave Money and Other Payment Apps From Working Overseas

Myanmar’s central bank has instructed local banks and mobile payment operators to introduce technical restrictions that would prevent apps such as K-Pay, Wave Money, AYA Pay and CB Pay from being accessed outside the country, according to a report published by MoeMaKa on August 28, 2026. The restrictions are reported to have been set to … Read more

Wave Money and Merchantrade Launch a Malaysia-to-Myanmar Remittance Corridor

Wave Money has partnered with Malaysian remittance operator Merchantrade to open a new international money transfer corridor from Malaysia to Myanmar, according to a press release published on Wave Money’s official site on July 1, 2026. Money sent through the service can be deposited directly into a recipient’s Wave Wallet or picked up in cash … Read more