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Thailand is Asia’s tops in digital payments

Thai consumers led all others in the Asia-Pacific region in using digital payment methods, according to a survey by MasterCard, which also found that the region is the most enthusiastic when it comes to cashless transactions.

That is good news for the Kingdom’s economic planners who would like to see Thailand become a cashless society.

A wide range of digital payment programs and services are available in the Kingdom along with the government’s own PromptPay system. Digitalization is a priority under Thailand 4.0, the government’s 20-year national development strategy.

MasterCard created the index based on its survey of more than 35,000 respondents in 40 countries. According to MasterCard’s…