The Bank of Ayudhya PCL (Krungsri) of Thailand on July 5 launched cross-border QR payment services for Thai tourists visiting Laos via its app, becoming the first Thai commercial bank to offer the service.

Indonesia and other ASEAN countries' digital economy and financial ecosystem have a positive potential, Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia (BI) Filianingsih Hendarta said on May 9 at the 2023 Indonesian Digital Finance Economic Festival (FEKDI) in Jakarta.

Customs cooperation and healthy financial infrastructure remain the top challenges for ASEAN in its efforts to strengthen economic integration and redistribute economic wealth, reported The Nation – an English-language daily newspaper based in Bangkok, Thailand – on April 8.