This is Myanmar Tech Press’s weekly column. We connect recent coverage, check back on things we flagged earlier, and add the analysis a single news article doesn’t have room for. This time there were two stories, and they turned out to share a shape. In each one, the first public statement came from a party … Read more
Over a roughly three-month span in 2026, two of Myanmar’s largest private banks each turned up on a criminal extortion group’s leak site. In June, the group LAPSUS$ claimed to have stolen more than 120GB of data from AYA Bank and threatened to publish it unless a ransom was paid by July 8, according to … Read more
ATOM, Myanmar’s leading 4.5G VoLTE telecom provider, and KBZMS General Insurance Company Limited proudly introduce seamless digital insurance services via the ATOM Store App, following the strategic MOU signing. The collaboration seamlessly merges ATOM’s innovative network capabilities with KBZMS’s underwriting insurance excellence aiming to empower people across the country with easier access to insurance protection … Read more
KBZ Bank, one of Myanmar’s largest private banks and the operator of KBZPay, the country’s leading mobile wallet, hosted the KBZPay Ecosystem Summit at the Wyndham Grand Yangon Hotel on March 29, 2024. The event brought together more than 100 business owners, entrepreneurs, and tech developers to discuss how digital technology through KBZPay can help … Read more
KASIKORNBANK (KBank), one of Thailand’s leading banks, has launched a direct Baht-to-Kyat remittance service between its mobile banking app K PLUS and KBZPay, Myanmar’s largest e-wallet. This new cross-border digital remittance partnership aims to give more than 2 million Myanmar nationals living in Thailand a safe and convenient way to send money home, with all … Read more