Thai Government Launches Crypto-to-Baht Scheme to Boost Tourism
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 2025
The new initiative, dubbed 'TouristDigiPay', will allow visitors to convert cryptocurrency into Thai Baht for spending, with a monthly transaction limit of 500,000 baht.
Thai SEC rules crypto exchanges must adopt digital wallets to tighten security
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued new regulations requiring digital asset custodians to establish a digital wallet management system, including key, to ensure security of customers’ assets.
Bt1 govt bonds dangled to lure grassroots investors
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2020
The government is issuing Bt200 million in saving bonds at Bt1 each, for sale to the public via Krung Thai Bank (KTB)’s e-wallet system, the Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) announced on Tuesday (June 16).
Thais rank 2nd for time spent on mobile phones, 5th for overall Internet usage
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Thais ranked second globally for time spent on their mobile phones and fifth for the amount of time spent on the Internet, according to a report by “socially led creative agency” We Are Social. Filipinos were ranked number one for overall Web usage.
E-WALLET Go-Pay announced last week that it has equipped 80 street performers in Jakarta with accounts as part of a new partnership between the company and the Street Musicians Institute (IMJ), of which all the performers are members.
CHINESE mobile payment leaders Alipay and WeChat Pay are wrapping up a week-long battle to encourage consumers to use their e-wallet services amid an escalat-ing duel for digital payment supremacy.