Supachai revealed that the Ministry of Commerce is actively tackling corporate nominee accounts, also linking data checks with state welfare cardholders to prevent fraudulent use of nominees. Retrospective reviews indicate a decline in the registration of companies used for nominee accounting purposes.
At 16:45 on 20 May 2026 at the Government House, Supachai Suthumpun, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce, spoke after chairing the launch of the Digital Government Upgrade event, which promotes linking corporate data under the theme “Unlocking Government Data, Reducing Public Burden” held the same day at Government House. She said the Ministry of Commerce, through the Department of Business Development, is driving digital government initiatives to facilitate citizens and businesses by connecting corporate data across more than 320 government agencies. This reduces reliance on paper documents and saves 7.1 billion baht. Starting 1 July 2026, all government agencies requesting corporate data from the Ministry of Commerce will no longer receive paper documents, enforcing data connections through digital systems.
Supachai added that the measures also include proactive steps to block nominee accounts and use integrated national databases to examine corporations potentially acting as nominees. When nominee accounts shift from individuals to corporate nominees, registrations will be immediately blocked. The ministry has also cross-checked state welfare cardholders—about 13.4 million people—to see if any have registered corporations, preventing misuse of low-income individuals' names as nominees. This integration links tax data and criminal records, with cooperation from the Revenue Department to review tax payment histories, and the Technology Crime Suppression Center (TCSD) to examine individuals with nominee account histories. The Ministry of Commerce reviewed approximately 98,000 blacklisted nominee accounts against 980,000 corporate records. From 1 January to 31 March 2025, this scrutiny led to a drop in companies registered for nominee accounting from 578 last year to just 10.
Supachai further explained that the connected data types include eight basic items such as shareholder lists, company certificates, memoranda of association, and financial statements. Normally, citizens must print and certify these documents to submit to agencies like courts, police stations, land departments, or the Revenue Department. The benefit of the digital system is speed and accuracy, providing real-time information to ensure the most up-to-date data and reducing transparency issues.