New partnership and company registrations are now fully digitalised, improving convenience and speeding up the registration process while reducing costs for both businesses and individuals, says the Department of Business Development (DBD).
Effective Wednesday, all new business registrations, including the establishment of partnerships and limited companies, must be completed online through the Digital Business Registration System (DBD Biz Regist), though amendments to existing registration information are excluded.
Between Oct 1, 2025, and June 29, 2026, the department developed the system, ensuring online registration processing times match or exceed those of on-site paper submissions.
Entrepreneurs have embraced the new system, as last month 7,146 new business registrations, or 95% of the total, were completed online, compared with 373 applications (4.96%) submitted on-site.
In 28 provinces, including Krabi, Kamphaeng Phet, Pattani, Loei and Nong Khai, all new business registrations were completed online through the DBD Biz Regist system.
Poonpong Naiyanapakorn, director-general of the DBD, said the online system helps businesses save time and travel costs, reducing face-to-face interactions between officials and service users, and thereby minimising opportunities for corruption in the public sector.
From Wednesday, the DBD has also stopped providing legal entity information in paper form to government agencies, fully transitioning to electronic services through two platforms.
The Business Data Exchange provides direct and real-time access to legal entity information from the DBD.
The DBD e-Service for Government system allows government agencies to obtain certificates, business registration records, financial statements and shareholder lists in digital formats.
Mr Poonpong said the changes enhance transparency, accountability and efficiency while reducing redundant document requests and improving public services.
"The use of electronic identity verification and seamless data integration among government agencies reduces the risk of document forgery and identity theft, ensuring every process is standardised, transparent and fully auditable," he said.
