[delta7]

Vietnam and now Thailand….anyone seeing a trend? The EU is not to far behind….the EU with all their massive rioting is preparing the same by years end…total control and surveillance.There will be in the end no “ choice” as they abolish cash.

https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/digital_euro/html/index.en.html

“We are working with the national central banks of the euro area to look into the possible issuance of a digital euro. It would be a central bank digital currency, an electronic equivalent to cash. And it would complement banknotes and coins, giving people an additional choice about how to pay.”

[Red Badger]

Thailand?.......................

[xp38]

Thailand?

[tumblindice]

Where?

[Openurmind]

Once they place the whole banking industry under the control of centralized AI this very thing can and will happen here...

[wny]

it already happened in Canada...

[af_vet_1981]

Ah, the carefree life of the American Ex-Pat may not necessarily be as advertised …

AI Overview

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While not strictly required for short-term tourists, it is highly recommended for expats and long-term residents in Thailand to open a local bank account to handle daily expenses, pay rent, and avoid high foreign ATM fees. A Thai bank account is also a requirement for most long-term visas and offers greater convenience through local payment systems like PromptPay

[Persevero]

Cash is king

[ComputerGuy]

When my family lived there, the Baht was worth five US cents.
A one dollar US bill would get you twenty Baht.
A one hundred dollar US bill would get you the equivalent of $150 in Baht. That was on the street, not at legal money exchanges.

[Comeandtakem]

Seems that things are all gradually falling into place for the one world government; I always thought I’d still be alive when this starts to materialize.

[antidemoncrat]

Coming w\soon to America ... or already here?

[Lockbox]

Test driving in Asia….. coming soon to your local bank?

[Empire_of_Liberty]

And who wrote the software? Who made the hardware it runs on?

Peking flips a switch...POOF

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Things will still be hopping in [Roanapur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lagoon).

[proxy_user]

They do actually have a lot of fraud in Thailand - it’s one of their major industries.

[kiryandil]

IATS

IATG

[rhinohunter]

Interesting.

Used to work with a hard-core Libertarian Paulestian type guy who retired and moved to Thailand. He used to brag about what a libertarian mecca Thailand was.

Wonder how he's doing these days...

[Lazamataz]

This is