Akniti revealed that the Connect the Dots board has set a deadline to link seven key agencies within 30 days to block illicit funds, enabling faster money trail investigations and quicker account freezes without waiting for complaints.
On 16 Sep 2026 GMT+7, Mr. Akniti Nititandprapas, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, as chairman of the 2026 2nd meeting of the Subcommittee on Financial Data Integration to enhance monitoring of suspicious financial transactions, or the Connect the Dots board, announced that the meeting assigned Mr. Lawaron Saengsanit, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, to develop a master plan for a central database integrating information across agencies to strengthen financial risk prevention, improve tracking efficiency, and speed up asset freezes.
The agencies to be linked include seven main bodies: the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, Royal Thai Police, Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO), Bank of Thailand, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Thai Bankers' Association. They will integrate their data into a single point, finalizing the system design and project budget within 30 days.
This database development will not only aid financial transaction monitoring but also advance credit assessment capabilities, improving access to loans and financial services for underserved populations.
This meeting also laid the groundwork for upgrading the nation's financial infrastructure to higher standards and security to block all channels of illicit money flow and scammer operations, with details as follows.
The meeting approved shifting from manual and ad-hoc data coordination to an automated data sharing system—a centrally designed platform enabling fast, secure, and automatic data exchange among agencies.
The system will share data anonymously to protect personal information while revealing money flow directions to allow officials to promptly track, analyze suspicious behavior, and freeze suspect accounts without waiting for complaints.
To simplify public procedures, the new system will link all reporting channels—whether via hotline 1441, police stations, or commercial banks—into a single Case ID in the central database, eliminating the need for citizens to report the same case multiple times to various agencies.
Additionally, KYC and enhanced due diligence (EDD) standards will be unified across commercial banks, securities, and digital asset sectors to effectively detect transactions inconsistent with customers’ income or profiles. Account freezes and investigations will follow money trails regardless of whether funds end with nominee groups or individuals who have changed nationality.
To protect innocent citizens from wrongful account freezes suspected of scam involvement, individuals can present proof of funds’ origin to relevant agencies such as the Royal Thai Police; upon verification of non-involvement, agencies will immediately unlock the accounts.
Separately, the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Thailand are collaborating with the Gold Traders Association to establish standards and enforce regulations on gold transactions to close channels for illicit money flows.