We opened up six [digital banks]. The reason we capped it at six is that we are actually quite afraid that if there are too many, some of them might actually fall by the wayside, and consumers may lose their trust [in the financial system], and our ability to regulate them may actually be reduced.
This dialogue was jointly organised by the Bank of Thailand, which currently holds the chair of the Executives’ Meeting of East Asia-Pacific Central Banks, and the ECB. I would like to use this opportunity to thank Governor Prasarn for hosting this event in Bangkok. This is the seventh time that the Eurosystem and East Asia-Pacific central banks have met.