The government reiterates that August 1st will kick off digital wallet registration.

Government House, The government reiterates that on August 1, the 'Digital Wallet' registration will be kicked off, with walk-in points to inquire at 4 main points: 'Community Digital Centers - Post Offices - Government Savings Bank - BAAC' nationwide, starting from August 1 to September 15. Those without smartphones are advised to open the next round of registration on September 16 to October 15, 2024. Mr. Chai Wachirong, spokesman for the Prime Minister's Office, revealed that August 1st, starting from 8:00 a.m. onwards (after that, registration is open for 24 hours) will be the first day of the registration and identity verification system for the 10,000 baht top-up project via Digital Wallet. He emphasized that those who have smartphones can download the "Thang Rat" application directly from the smartphone operating system platforms, both iOS and Android. The government and relevant agencies have prepared to facilitate people to register for the project. For those with smartphones, walk-in service poin ts have been set up to help register and inquire about various information at 4 main locations nationwide: Community Digital Centers, Post Offices, Government Savings Bank, and Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC), totaling 5,199 points, from August 1st to September 15th, 2024. The government spokesman said that from August 1 to September 15, 2024, the government, along with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DE), the Ministry of Finance, and relevant agencies, have prepared officers to provide services to people who have smartphones but need assistance in registering during operating hours at 4 main locations nationwide: 1) 1,722 community digital centers; 2) 1,200 post offices (except for authorized post offices (private) and service shops); 3) 1,047 Government Savings Banks nationwide; and 4) 1,238 Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC). As for the group of people who do not have smartphones, registration for the project will be open from September 16 to October 15, 2024 at the locations specified by the government, which will be officially announced again. They will need to use their ID cards to pay and must verify their personal status according to their house registration. This evening (July 31), the system will stop working for about 2-3 hours to reset the system again, preparing for opening for registration on August 1, 2024. For people who are interested in studying information, news and additional details, you can visit the website www.digitalwallet.go.th or www.walletdigital.gov.thai and the information center, call the Digital Wallet hotline 1111, which is ready to provide services and advice 24 hours a day. 'The government believes that this project will be an important economic storm in distributing income, generating spending, and creating money circulation in every area of ??the country from the grassroots level, as well as helping to alleviate the cost of living, promoting people and communities to be self-reliant, increasing career opportunit ies, and being an important foundation for the country's digital economy, promoting innovation in digital technology that will benefit the economy and society in the future,' said Mr. Chai. Source: Thai News Agency