# Paotang

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/paotang
> research date 2026-05-31 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Paotang — official](https://www.ktb.co.th/th/personal/digital-banking/paotang-app)

## Key details

- **Parent:** users

## Overview

**Paotang** is **Thai government super-app wallet for social welfare + government services** + **Krungthai Bank SET: KTB-operated on behalf of Thai government** + **Thailand's largest government-anchored super-app wallet by users** + **~40M+ Thai users** + **Khon La Krueng + We Travel Together + Yingyai social welfare government programs** <sup>[1][1], [Thailand report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/TH)</sup>.

## History

**Apr 2020 — Paotang launched by Krungthai Bank on behalf of Thai government as Thai government super-app wallet for social welfare + COVID-19 emergency aid distribution** distinctive Thai government super-app wallet heritage.

**Oct 2020 — Khon La Krueng Thai government 50:50 retail subsidy program rolled out via Paotang**.

**2024 — Paotang crosses 40M+ Thai user milestone**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Paotang** (Thai government super-app wallet for social welfare + government services; Krungthai Bank-operated on behalf of Thai government).

**Major shareholders**: **Krungthai Bank (SET: KTB; Thai federal state-owned commercial bank) operates Paotang on behalf of Thai government + Thai Ministry of Finance regulatory + funding role**.

**Regulators**: **BoT Thailand + Thai Ministry of Finance + Krungthai Bank**.

## Technical integration

Paotang mobile app (iOS + Android; ~40M+ Thai users); TH IBAN + PromptPay + Thai QR Payment.

## Implementations & partners

**Krungthai Bank operator**: [Krungthai NEXT](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/krungthai-bank) (Krungthai Bank Krungthai NEXT; SET: KTB; Thai federal state-owned commercial bank; Paotang operator on behalf of Thai government).

**Major Thai mobile wallet + payments competitors**: [TrueMoney](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/truemoney) (TrueMoney Thai mobile wallet; True Corporation + Ascend Money + Ant Group JV; ~25M+ Thai users; Southeast Asia's largest super-app mobile wallet by user reach) + [Kasikornbank K PLUS](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/kasikorn-bank) (Kasikornbank K PLUS; SET: KBANK; ~20M+ Thai retail customers) + [Siam Commercial Bank (SCB)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/siam-commercial-bank) (Siam Commercial Bank SCB EASY; SET: SCB; ~15M+ Thai retail customers) + [Bangkok Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bangkok-bank) (Bangkok Bank Bualuang mBanking; SET: BBL; ~17M+ Thai retail customers) + [ShopeePay](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/shopeepay) (ShopeePay; Sea Limited mobile wallet; Thai operations) + [GrabPay](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/grabpay) (GrabPay; Grab mobile wallet; Thai operations) + [LINE Pay](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/line-pay) (LINE Pay; LINE mobile wallet; Thai operations) + Rabbit LINE Pay (Rabbit LINE Pay Thailand; BTS Group + LINE Thai transit + mobile wallet) + Dolfin Wallet (Dolfin Wallet Thailand; Central Group + Ascend Money Thai mobile wallet for Central Group retail).

**Regulators**: BoT Thailand + Thai Ministry of Finance + Krungthai Bank.

## Status

**Active, Thai government super-app wallet for social welfare + government services + Krungthai Bank SET:KTB-operated on behalf of Thai government + Thailand's largest government-anchored super-app wallet by users + ~40M+ Thai users + Khon La Krueng + We Travel Together + Yingyai social welfare government programs** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.ktb.co.th/th/personal/digital-banking/paotang-app "Paotang — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krung_Thai_Bank "Krung Thai Bank — Wikipedia"
[th-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/TH

- [1] [Paotang — official][1]
- [2] [Krung Thai Bank — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Thailand report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/TH)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/TH-thailand.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [paotang.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/paotang). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.