Equip your team to navigate Bank of Thailand AI risk management guidelines and PDPA enforcement while transforming customer experience for banking & insurance — in a market where compliance fines have already reached THB 21.5 million.
Thailand's AI market is forecast to reach USD 1.16-1.84 billion in 2025-2026, growing at 26-35% annually, yet enterprise AI adoption stands at only 17-32% with 72% of businesses stuck on basic use cases. The Bank of Thailand issued AI Risk Management Guidelines in September 2025, requiring boards to establish AI accountability, embed human oversight, and implement OWASP ML Security Top 10 measures for both in-house and third-party AI systems. PDPA enforcement has intensified sharply — in 2025 alone, the PDPC announced THB 21.5 million in administrative fines across five cases, extending liability to data processors and targeting security control deficiencies. A critical shortage of roughly 80,000 digital professionals constrains AI expansion, with 47% of businesses citing lack of digital skills as the main barrier and only 34% of employees having received digital skills training in the past year.
LOCAL CONTEXT
Thailand's 4.0 initiative is driving the country's transition from a manufacturing-based to an innovation-driven economy. Government incentives through BOI and the Skills Development Fund are accelerating AI adoption, particularly in manufacturing, tourism, and financial services.
$3.5 billion AI market by 2030
THE CHALLENGE
“PDPA Compliance Uncertainty”
“Bank of Thailand AI Governance Requirements”
“Cross-Border Regulatory Complexity”
“Thai-Language and Cultural Training Gap”
“Underutilised Government Incentives”
Our team has trained executives at globally-recognized brands
OUTCOMES
FUNDING & SUBSIDIES
Up to THB 200,000 per SME; mini grants up to THB 100,000
SMEs adopting AI tools and training qualify for d-transform grants supporting digital capability building.
Official Source200% deduction on qualifying digital expenses up to THB 300,000 (effective June 2025 - December 2027)
Qualifying AI training and digital services expenses can be claimed at 200% for tax purposes, effectively halving the net cost.
Official SourceUp to 13 years CIT exemption (up to 15 years with Competitiveness Enhancement Act); 100% foreign ownership permitted
Corporate income tax exemptions for companies investing in AI and digital technology activities, including training and implementation.
Official Source30-50% of qualifying expenditures; OECD Pillar Two compliant
Tax credits for R&D and advanced skills development expenditures, with unused credits refundable in cash — directly applicable to AI capability building.
Official SourceREGULATORY LANDSCAPE
Thailand's PDPA (B.E. 2562), fully enforced since June 2022, governs all personal data processing with civil fines up to THB 5 million per violation and criminal penalties including imprisonment. In 2025, the PDPC levied THB 21.5 million in fines, extending enforcement to data processors. The Bank of Thailand AI Risk Management Guidelines (September 2025) mandate board accountability, human oversight, customer notification, and OWASP ML Security Top 10 compliance for all AI systems used by financial service providers. The draft AI Law (2025) introduces 'Prohibited-risk' (social scoring, subliminal manipulation) and 'High-risk' categories with strict governance duties, targeted for formalization in 2026.
CHALLENGES IN THAILAND
Thailand's PDPA enforcement has escalated rapidly, with THB 21.5 million in fines across five cases in 2025 alone — now extending to data processors, not just controllers. Many organisations lack clarity on how AI systems handle personal data under these evolving requirements.
The BOT's September 2025 AI Risk Management Guidelines require board-level accountability, human oversight, customer notification for AI interactions, and OWASP ML Security measures. Financial institutions need structured training to meet these obligations for both in-house and third-party AI.
Thai financial firms operating across ASEAN must navigate BOT guidelines alongside MAS, OJK, and BNM requirements simultaneously. Manual compliance monitoring across jurisdictions is unsustainable as regulatory changes accelerate.
Effective corporate AI training in Thailand requires a hybrid approach — delivering core concepts in English for multinational context, then debriefing in Thai for emotional connection and deep learning. Most international providers fail to adapt to Thai hierarchical communication norms and learner preferences for interactive, high-energy formats.
Many Thai SMEs are unaware of available AI funding — including DEPA grants up to THB 200,000, the 200% digital tax deduction (effective June 2025), and BOI tax holidays of up to 13 years. Without guidance, businesses miss significant cost offsets for AI training and implementation.
OUR PROCESS
We map your customer journeys across digital banking, contact centers, branch networks, and insurance touchpoints to identify AI automation and personalisation opportunities.
We tailor the programme to your customer segments (retail banking, SME, wealth, insurance), channels (mobile app, contact center, branches), and CX priorities (cost reduction, churn prevention, revenue growth).
Your CX, digital, and contact center teams gain practical experience with AI chatbots, recommendation engines, sentiment analysis, and churn prediction tools across 3-4 days of workshops.
Teams design 3-5 AI CX use cases (e.g., AI loan officer chatbot, churn prediction model, personalised insurance quotes) tailored to your customer base and strategic priorities.
We provide 90-day support including chatbot training, recommendation model tuning, A/B testing frameworks, and CX metrics dashboards to measure AI impact on satisfaction and efficiency.
IS THIS RIGHT FOR YOU?
Banks and insurers seeking to scale personalised CX while reducing operational costs
Contact center leaders overwhelmed by routine inquiry volume and long wait times
Digital banking teams looking to boost mobile app engagement and self-service adoption
CX functions facing high churn and struggling to identify at-risk customers
Institutions preparing to deploy AI chatbots, recommendation engines, or retention models
Organizations without CX teams or customer data infrastructure
Teams expecting AI to eliminate all human customer service (hybrid models are optimal)
Institutions unwilling to invest in A/B testing and continuous model improvement
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WHY PERTAMA PARTNERS
Unlike local providers such as iApp Technology (focused on Thai-language AI products) or Data Wow (data labeling and ML development), Pertama delivers applied AI capability-building through structured training programmes with measurable business outcomes. While Accenture and Deloitte Thailand offer strategic advisory at premium price points, Pertama provides hands-on, practitioner-level training designed for mid-market organisations — with Southeast Asian delivery expertise across multiple ASEAN jurisdictions. The government-backed THAI Academy and Oracle-DEPA programmes offer foundational AI literacy, but lack the industry-specific, applied focus that Pertama's sector-tailored programmes deliver. Pertama bridges the gap between generic AI awareness and practical business transformation.
Training is delivered using a hybrid English-Thai approach: core AI concepts and frameworks in English for international context, with Thai-language debriefing, discussion, and hands-on exercises for deep learning and emotional connection. Workshop design incorporates high-energy, interactive elements, games, and team competition to match Thai learner preferences — avoiding passive lecture formats that cause disengagement. Content respects Thai hierarchical management norms (kreng jai) with consensus-building exercises and indirect feedback mechanisms rather than confrontational case studies. Flexible delivery modes include on-site instructor-led training (ILT), live virtual (VILT), and blended formats. Bangkok-based delivery standard; regional delivery available.
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