Pay easily and securely with your smartphone at thousands of locations across the country
Imagine landing on Thai soil, skipping the currency exchange and paying everywhere with a simple scan. No hassle with banknotes, no worries about exchange rates – just convenience. That’s exactly what the new digital payment solution TAGTHAi EASY PAY offers.
This e-wallet is specially developed for international visitors and enables lightning-fast, safe and completely cashless payments throughout Thailand. The app is an initiative of TAGTHAi in collaboration with Kasikorn Bank and uses the reliable Thai QR Payment system. This allows you as a tourist to pay just as effortlessly as a local resident.
One card, endless convenience
TAGTHAi EASY PAY works in conjunction with Kasikorn Bank’s prepaid PAY&TOUR card. So you no longer need to carry cash or check the exchange rate. It offers a safe and convenient alternative that is specifically designed for tourists. Thanks to the ‘Scan & Pay Like a Local’ function, you can easily pay at thousands of shops, restaurants and services throughout Thailand.
How to get the card
The prepaid card is available free of charge at Kasikorn Bank exchange offices, including at Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang airports. It works simply: show your passport, exchange money and you will receive the card immediately, without application or administration costs.
To make it more accessible, the network of drop-off points has been expanded to over 100 locations throughout Thailand. You can find these offices via the Kasikorn Bank website at Foreign Exchange Booth Locations.
Activation in a few steps
After receiving the card, download the TAGTHAi app on your iOS or Android device. Select 'Easy Pay' in the menu, enter your passport number and card reference number, and confirm your personal PIN code. Your digital wallet is then ready to use.
This is how payment works
Paying with the app is easy and fast. Open the app, select 'Scan & Pay', scan the QR code of the store or service provider, enter the amount and confirm the payment with your PIN code. Within a few seconds you will receive a confirmation on your screen.
This payment method is widely accepted by businesses across Thailand that support the Thai QR payment system.
Additional features for control and safety
The app offers more than just payments. You can view your transaction history, temporarily block or unblock your card, and withdraw money from Kasikorn Bank ATMs – without any additional fees, up to a maximum of 10.000 baht per day.
Do you have any balance left at the end of your trip? No problem. Within 15 days, you can convert the remaining amount to your original currency, at the same exchange rate. This applies to amounts up to 10% of the total top-up amount.
A smart choice for modern travelers
In 2024, the TAGTHAi app has seen explosive growth. With over 2 million downloads, a 105% increase in users and a 183% increase in sales, the platform is well on its way to becoming Thailand’s digital travel partner.
More and more tourists are using the app not only for payments, but also for planning their trips, booking local activities and discovering new experiences.
Developed with the support of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, TAGTHAi EASY PAY perfectly meets the need for secure, digital solutions for the modern traveler.
With TAGTHAi EASY PAY, your Thailand trip will be easier, smarter and more hassle-free. The future of travel is digital – and it starts here.
For more information, visit:
www.tagthai.com/easy-pay
www.kasikornbank.com/k_payandtour
You exchange your euros at a Kasikorn exchange office, for example at Suvarnabhumi, and the equivalent in baht is put on the card, that is the idea if I understand it correctly. Since Kasikorn and other bank branches at the airport give 3 - 3,5 baht per euro less - as I noticed last week - than Superrich and others in what I call the basement of the airport, it seems wise to me to exchange your money elsewhere first and only then go to Kasikorn with your baht. Butttt…….. that is not possible, you MUST exchange at Kasikorn, I read in the FAQ:
'Can I top up my e-wallet using Thai Baht directly, without converting from a foreign currency?
No. You need to exchange foreign currency for Thai Baht, and then top up your e-wallet in Thai Baht.'
Exactly Cornelis, that was also my first thought. Good business model for Kasikornbank.
Very simple then, don't change there but at your holiday destination. I know now how it is now down at the airport but 7 years ago kasikorn sat next to superrich and he gave exactly the same rate as superrich.
I don't know what it's like down at the airport now, but 7 years ago Kasikorn was next to Superrich and they gave the same course as Superrich and that was indeed a big difference with above.
There are also some fees attached to it and QR payment as well, but it is unknown how much.
See the FAQs and see fees section.
Just change and pay cash. Good old fashioned.
The exchange rate difference between Kasikorn (not at airports) and Wise at the time of writing (Thursday 14.20pm Bangkok time) is = 29.67 Satang per Euro less at Kasikorn.
Payments with QR codes are always without additional fees.
So Wise is a better option, but the Wise QR reader in the App does not work in Thailand.
Some stores and businesses charge 3% for payments made with a credit or debit card.
TagThai is a slightly more expensive but convenient solution for people who do not have a Thai bank account, but can only be topped up via Kasikorn exchange.
I find exchanging a disaster! half of the notes are not accepted because they are not new enough. so for years now I have been depositing baht into my girlfriend's bank account and using her debit card. No hassle!
Haha, that sounds like the most expensive way to exchange money…