agencies. Accordingly, the SEC has enhanced five key measures, including actions implemented through both securities companies and digital asset business operators, to more effectively curb illicit funds
continued to advance other key measures to curb illicit funds in the capital market and the digital asset market across the entire value chain, from upstream to downstream. These measures include enhancing
Previously, the SEC revised the criteria for determining persons deemed to be major shareholders of securities and digital asset business operators (“business operators”) requiring approval, with a view to better reflect the ultimate controlling persons. The revised criteria have been effective since 4 March 2026.*The SEC considers the “source of funds” or “financial supporters” of major shareholders of business operators to be another important issue, as any involvement of such sources...
announced on 9 April 2026. In this regard, the SEC and the CIB remain committed to supporting close and continuous collaboration to achieve the objective of disrupting illicit funds and technology‑related
Society. The initiative also involves cooperation with Meta (Thailand), the service provider for Facebook and Instagram platforms, as well as LINE (Thailand), to swiftly block illicit channels on their
with relevant criteria, such as collecting and evaluating user data, using blockchain forensics tool to identify illicit transactions, reporting information to the SEC, and preparing exit plans from the
. Pornanong Budsaratragoon, Secretary General of the SEC, stated: “The enhancement of KYC/CDD standards forms part of the SEC’s ongoing efforts to combat illicit financial flows. These measures are intended to
.1.3) Compliance and legal risks: Given the ability to transfer digital assets to/from private wallets where the user’s identity is unverified, digital assets may be used for illicit activities such as
interest for such client ; (b) being able to exhaustively prevent illicit exploitation of information or opportunity as a result of the intermediary ’s services; (c) separating units and personnel of such
laundering and having been subject to the judgment or the order of a court relating to confiscation of an illicit asset or any other similar judgment or order. Clause 23/14 The following financial statements