Thailand has issued a Royal Decree on the Supervision of Regulated Digital Identification Authentication and Verification Service Businesses B.E. 2565 (2022) (the “Royal Decree”), aimed at regulating business operators that provide digital identification authentication and verification services (“Digital ID Services”). The Royal Decree was published in the Government Gazette in December 2022, and will take effect 180 days from the publication date, i.e., on June 21, 2023.
The key details and requirements of the Royal Decree are as follows:
Regulated Digital ID Services
Under the Royal Decree, the provision of the following Digital ID Services requires prior approval from the Electronic Transaction Development Agency:
- Identity verification service – Services for collecting and identifying information relating to the identity of a person, and verifying the connections…
