The full commercial launch will take place in Q1 2022. Indonesia has separately also launched a national open API payment standard.
August 18, 2021The first phase of the project, now complete, allows Thai users to make QR code payments to merchants in Malaysia, including for online e-commerce transactions.
June 22, 2021The retail payment link will facilitate cross-border transactions between Thailand and Vietnam using local currencies.
April 3, 2021BOT has asked all commercial banks to form working groups to prepare for the changes, saying it will follow up to assess transition progress.
September 15, 2020KBank and CIMB Thai Bank completed the first overnight indexed swap derivatives transaction referencing Thailand's new reference rate on Monday.
September 1, 2020Six banks will open online deposit accounts digitally, using facial recognition to verify customer identities against information held in the new National Digital ID platform.
February 7, 2020