Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it is seeking public comment on proposed Travel Rule requirements for digital asset transfers.
The proposed rules would require digital asset business operators to collect and transmit information tied to transfers to support anti-money laundering checks and related risk management.
The proposal follows coordination between the SEC and other agencies on measures to prevent technology-related crimes.
The regulator said a January 2026 meeting of a subcommittee on suspicious transaction monitoring had agreed that the SEC and the Anti-Money Laundering Office would issue interim guidance for digital asset business operators.
AMLO is preparing regulations under the Anti-Money-Laundering Act.
Under the proposed framework, operators would need to establish policies and procedures for receiving and transmitting transfer information on behalf of customers.
They would also have to collect transaction details, customer information and counterparty information for anti-money laundering checks and related risk management.
Records for all digital asset transfer transactions would need to be retained for at least five years.
The SEC said the ordering operator must send the transfer order together with relevant information, including details of the originator and beneficiary, to the beneficiary operator.
Firms would also need to implement risk management measures for incoming and outgoing transfers.
SEC Secretary-General Pornanong Budsaratragoon said,
“This initiative will enable digital asset business operators to obtain the necessary information for verifying and preventing the misuse of digital assets in technology‑related crimes, enhance the effectiveness of asset tracing and recovery, and help prevent the use of the digital asset market as a channel for money laundering activities in line with international standards.”
The consultation paper is available on the SEC website and Thailand’s Legal Hub portal, with feedback open until 25 March 2026.
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