The Times Australia
Fisher and Paykel Appliances
News From Asia

.

SUNRATE Enables Onshore Thai Baht Trade Under the Bank of Thailand's NRQC Regulations

Strategic Milestone Set to Empower Foreign Enterprises to Expand and Scale in Thailand

BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire - 26 September 2024 – SUNRATE, the global payment and treasury management platform, supported by world-class investors such as Peak XV Partners, Prosperity7, and SBVA, has announced a significant milestone in its partnership with Citibank.

Under the Bank of Thailand's Non-Resident Qualified Company (NRQC) regulations, Citibank Thailand will facilitate SUNRATE's onshore Thai Baht (THB) trade operations.

Through this collaboration, Citibank has assisted SUNRATE in securing NQRC status, enabling the company to receive local payments from Thai buyers and E-Commerce marketplaces on behalf of export businesses, through local clearing methods including PromptPay. The key advantages of this status include an increased THB account limit, and faster FX settlement times.

Wang Qincheng, Head of Product at SUNRATE said, "We are excited to once again partner with Citibank to further enhance our operational capabilities in Thailand and achieve NRQC status. As the leading global B2B payments platform for emerging markets, it is critical that we continuously strengthen our offerings, providing our clients with greater access to Emerging Asia. This strategic step allows us to businesses entering and scaling in the Thai market more effectively."

In 2023, the Bank of Thailand (BOT) introduced greater flexibility for non-residents engaged in trade and investment in Thailand, simplifying the process for transactions involving Thai Baht through domestic financial institutions and easing the documentation requirements.
Hashtag: #SUNRATE

The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

About SUNRATE

SUNRATE is a global payment and treasury management platform for businesses worldwide. Since its inception in 2016, SUNRATE has been recognised as a leading solution provider and has enabled companies to operate and scale both locally and globally in 190+ countries and regions with its cutting-edge proprietary platform, extensive global network, and robust APIs.

With its global business headquarters in Singapore and offices in Hong Kong, Jakarta, London, and Shanghai, SUNRATE partners with the top global financial institutions, such as Citibank, Standard Chartered, Barclays, J.P. Morgan and is the principal member of both Mastercard and Visa. To learn more about SUNRATE, visit

Times Magazine

Tim Ayres on the AI rollout’s looming ‘bumps and glitches’

The federal government released its National AI Strategy[1] this week, confirming it has dropped...

Seven in Ten Australian Workers Say Employers Are Failing to Prepare Them for AI Future

As artificial intelligence (AI) accelerates across industries, a growing number of Australian work...

Mapping for Trucks: More Than Directions, It’s Optimisation

Daniel Antonello, General Manager Oceania, HERE Technologies At the end of June this year, Hampden ...

Can bigger-is-better ‘scaling laws’ keep AI improving forever? History says we can’t be too sure

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman – perhaps the most prominent face of the artificial intellig...

A backlash against AI imagery in ads may have begun as brands promote ‘human-made’

In a wave of new ads, brands like Heineken, Polaroid and Cadbury have started hating on artifici...

Home batteries now four times the size as new installers enter the market

Australians are investing in larger home battery set ups than ever before with data showing the ...

The Times Features

The way Australia produces food is unique. Our updated dietary guidelines have to recognise this

You might know Australia’s dietary guidelines[1] from the famous infographics[2] showing the typ...

Why a Holiday or Short Break in the Noosa Region Is an Ideal Getaway

Few Australian destinations capture the imagination quite like Noosa. With its calm turquoise ba...

How Dynamic Pricing in Accommodation — From Caravan Parks to Hotels — Affects Holiday Affordability

Dynamic pricing has quietly become one of the most influential forces shaping the cost of an Aus...

The rise of chatbot therapists: Why AI cannot replace human care

Some are dubbing AI as the fourth industrial revolution, with the sweeping changes it is propellin...

Australians Can Now Experience The World of Wicked Across Universal Studios Singapore and Resorts World Sentosa

This holiday season, Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), in partnership with Universal Pictures, Sentosa ...

Mineral vs chemical sunscreens? Science shows the difference is smaller than you think

“Mineral-only” sunscreens are making huge inroads[1] into the sunscreen market, driven by fears of “...

Here’s what new debt-to-income home loan caps mean for banks and borrowers

For the first time ever, the Australian banking regulator has announced it will impose new debt-...

Why the Mortgage Industry Needs More Women (And What We're Actually Doing About It)

I've been in fintech and the mortgage industry for about a year and a half now. My background is i...

Inflation jumps in October, adding to pressure on government to make budget savings

Annual inflation rose[1] to a 16-month high of 3.8% in October, adding to pressure on the govern...