Google, Temasek and Bain forecast Thai digital economy GMV of US$72 billion in 2026, up 19%

Google, Temasek and Bain forecast Thai digital economy GMV of US$72 billion in 2026, up 19%

The report’s consumer-token measure stands at 15 million tokens per generative AI user in Thailand, placing it joint third among the six markets compared. This measure covers tokens used by paid personal accounts and excludes enterprise usage. Thai users turn to AI for practical tasks and information discovery, with roughly one-third of prompts concerning lifestyle…

Bain & Company: How AI is Changing Procurement in Finance

Bain & Company: How AI is Changing Procurement in Finance

Skills and operating models evolve Bain’s report outlines that leading financial institutions are embedding procurement teams earlier in technology and product lifecycles, with closer collaboration between procurement leaders and CIOs, CTOs, chief data officers and AI teams. The consultancy argued that category strategies are also evolving beyond traditional cost-reduction goals towards broader priorities including innovation,…