Thailand’s $15B TouristDigiPay scheme will let visitors convert crypto to Baht — 18-month pilot program is engineered to revive slumping tourism in the region

Date: 2025-08-20 17:16:47

Thailand has launched TouristDigiPay, an 18-month sandbox program letting foreign tourists convert crypto into Baht for local spending. With strict KYC/AML safeguards and 500,000-Baht caps, officials hope the $15B scheme offsets a sharp drop in Chinese visitors and boosts the tourism economy.