# Thailand-China Cross-Border QR Payment Linkage Officially Launched

- Link: https://www.thailand-business-news.com/banking/254875-thailand-china-cross-border-qr-payment-linkage-officially-launched
- Published: 2025-10-31T15:32:28+07:00
- Author: Li Zhong

On **30 October 2025**, the **Bank of Thailand (BOT)** officially launched a cross-
border QR payment system connecting Thai banks with **Alipay, UnionPay, and WeChat
Pay** in China.

#### 🧾 Key Highlights

 * **Purpose**: To support **bilateral trade, investment, and tourism** between 
   Thailand and China.
 * **Functionality**: Chinese tourists in Thailand can now scan **Thai QR Codes**
   using their domestic apps (Alipay, UnionPay, WeChat Pay) to pay Thai merchants.
 * **Thai Banks Participating**:
    - Active: Bangkok Bank, Krungthai Bank, Kasikornbank, Siam Commercial Bank, 
      ICBC (Thai), BAAC
    - Coming soon: Bank of Ayudhya, Government Savings Bank, HSBC, TMBThanachart
      Bank
 * **Technical Backbone**: Managed by **National ITMX (NITMX)** and Thai settlement
   banks (Bangkok Bank and Krungthai Bank).
 * **Tourism Impact**: In 2024, **8.8 million** tourists traveled between Thailand
   and China, highlighting the system’s relevance.
 * **Regional Expansion**: BOT has extended similar collaborations to **nine jurisdictions**,
   promoting digital payments across Asia.

Starting 30 October 2025, users in China can utilize Alipay, UnionPay, and WeChat
Pay to scan Thai QR Codes displayed by merchants partnered with Bangkok Bank, Krungthai
Bank, KasikornBank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Thai), Siam Commercial
Bank, and the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Co-operatives. Additional banks
are expected to join soon.

ADVERTISEMENT

This initiative reflects Thailand’s push toward a **secure, efficient, and cost-
effective digital economy**, especially in tourism-heavy sectors.

Source : [Launch of the Cross-border QR Payment Linkage between Thailand and China](https://www.bot.or.th/en/news-and-media/news/news-20251030.html)

### Related**Posts**

###  󠀁[IMF says AI investment is giving Thailand’s technology supply chain a boost](https://www.thailand-business-news.com/economics/333785-imf-says-ai-investment-is-sustaining-global-growth-giving-thailands-technology-supply-chain-a-boost)󠁿

###  󠀁[Singapore Pillar Two Registration: Steps Multinational Groups Should Take](https://www.thailand-business-news.com/asean/329970-singapore-pillar-two-registration-what-multinational-groups-need-to-do)󠁿

###  󠀁[ASEAN Can Weather a Typhoon, But a Taiwan Crisis Is a Different Story](https://www.thailand-business-news.com/asean/318167-asean-can-weather-a-typhoon-but-a-taiwan-crisis-is-a-different-story)󠁿

###  󠀁[Thailand’s household debt crisis threatens to keep growth below potential despite lower debt ratios](https://www.thailand-business-news.com/finance/333212-thailands-household-debt-crisis-threatens-to-keep-growth-below-potential-despite-lower-debt-ratios)󠁿