Thailand will tighten regulation of the gold trading sector — covering online
and physical transactions — to curb money‑laundering, fraud and other financial
crime. The director of the Finance Ministry’s Fiscal Policy Office, who is also
a ministry spokesman, said on Friday the ministry is working with the BOT to
draft legislation to strengthen oversight and increase transaction transparency.
The government intends to shift gold trading to a fully digital system so
regulators can trace funds’ sources and flows, close regulatory gaps, and more
readily identify and verify suspicious activity. The spokesman said the key is
full digitalization so information can be interoperable, allowing authorities to
monitor the market and spot anomalies immediately.
