The Bank of Thailand says it has issued no licences for Forex trading, brokers or related advertising, and such activity is illegal. If a platform shuts down, investors may not get their money back. Penalties include 5-10 years in prison and fines of 500,000-1,000,000 baht under the fraud-lending law. Also, Alipay and WeChat Pay must accept only baht for licensed payment services, and P2P yuan QR transfers are being cut off: at least 5,000 accounts were suspended from Feb 2025 to May 2026. If your shop takes yuan or foreign-currency payments informally, or lends its bank account for FX transfers, stop and check. Report suspicious activity to BoT hotline 1213.