Authorities raid Bangkok fintech exhibition, target unlicensed investment solicitation.

Thai authorities raided a fintech exhibition at a Bangkok hotel after finding multiple booths allegedly soliciting investments without the licences required under Thai securities and digital asset laws. The operation, carried out by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) together with the Royal Thai Police’s Central Investigation Bureau and its Economic Crime Suppression Division, followed complaints from the public and market stakeholders about suspicious operators promoting securities, derivatives, and digital asset services, including foreign firms. On 7 September 2024, inspectors identified 10 exhibitors for closer scrutiny and collected additional evidence. According to the SEC, the exhibition’s organisers and venue owner had been warned in advance about potential unlicensed entities, but on-site checks still found operators actively soliciting the public to invest or use their services. When the organisers did not promptly suspend these activities, the SEC escalated to a joint enforcement action, warning that proven violations could lead to imprisonment and fines under capital-market regulations and possibly other laws. The episode highlights Thailand’s increasingly proactive stance toward policing unlicensed securities, derivatives and digital asset businesses, particularly in high-traffic promotional settings such as fairs and expos, and it underscores the regulator’s message that investors and event organisers must verify licences—via tools like the SEC website and “SEC Check First” app—to reduce exposure to scams and unlawful offerings.

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