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Thailand has announced tax exemptions for issuers and holders of depositary receipts (DRs) of listed foreign securities to encourage DR transactions, create more investment products in the Thai capital...

Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the prohibition of certain digital assets, preventing them from being traded on digital asset exchanges in Thailand.

Thailand's central bank has proposed sweeping changes to digital banking security rules that would phase out SMS-based authentication and mandate biometric verification for large transactions. The draft notification extends security requirements beyond mobile banking to internet channels and nonbank providers, responding to evolving fraud tactics targeting gaps in the current regulatory framework.

On November 23, 2021, Thailand's cabinet approved in principle the amended Ministerial Regulation No. 13 issued under the Exchange Control Act, B.E. 2485 (1942), as amended (ECA).

Following the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs, Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...

Thailand's long awaited and much anticipated Business Collateral Act B.E. 2558 (2015) (Act), was published in the Royal Thai Government Gazette on 5 November 2015 and will come into force on 1 July 2016.

Thailand's Ministry of Finance has issued a royal decree placing the business of hire purchase and leasing of cars and motorcycles under the scope of the Financial Institution...

Thailand's Ministry of Finance has issued the Notification re: Criteria, Methods and Conditions for Applying for and Issuing Licenses to Operate Virtual Bank Business...

On September 12, 2025, the Bank of Thailand (BOT) officially released its AI Risk Management Guidelines for Financial Service Providers...

Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has amended its digital asset regulations to permit the offering, trading, and provision of services related to tokenized environmental commodities by licensed digital asset exchanges, brokers, and dealers

The Thai Board of Investment (BOI) identifies seven new business activities operated by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as eligible for investment incentives.

On June 23, 2022, Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) opened a public hearing period on regulatory controls for initial coin offering (ICO) portals that serve as...

Thailand's central bank has announced comprehensive new regulations targeting grey capital flows through cash transactions, gold trading, and stablecoins, with enforcement beginning in Q4 2026. The measures impose strict verification requirements on high-value deposits and withdrawals, enhanced reporting obligations for bullion dealers, and joint BOT-SEC audits of cryptocurrency transactions. Financial institutions and businesses must prepare for heightened compliance standards across multiple transaction c

the Thai Baht Interest Rate Fixing ("THBFIX"), which uses USD LIBOR as a component, and is more widely used as a reference rate...

In recent years, Thailand has witnessed significant developments in its personal finance sector, particularly in alternative lending options. This article explores two key concepts in the Thai

On August 18, 2025, Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, the Anti-Money Laundering Office, and the Ministry of Tourism and Sports...

On August 21, 2026, Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published two consultation papers that would broaden regulated access to crypto assets while tightening custody standards. The first proposes a framework for establishing crypto exchange-traded funds (crypto ETFs) in Thailand.

In Dentons' recent foray into the Land of Smiles, our partners co-hosted, at the invitation of the SET, a successful seminar which drew positive responses from over 230 Thai legal luminaries who attended the event...