Nonthaburi temple adds cashless payments to donation options

By The Nation

 

 

To join the bandwagon of projects motivated by the government’s “Thailand 4.0” policy, a Nonthaburi Buddhist temple has pioneered the use of QR code and Prompt Pay to raise donations for its Ubosot restoration.

 

 

Wat Pleng (also known locally as Pink Ubosot Temple) in Tambon Sai Ma of Muang district has applied the convenient money transferring technologies after having been inspired by a bank’s promotion for its e-banking service, said abbot Phra Khru Sangkharakprasit Sitthiko. 

 

 

In addition to allowing anyone from anywhere in the world to made donations to the temple, the new technology also preemptively addressed an issue of transparency in money handling. The cashless system also provides slips as evidence so both the temple and donors could verify information. Each donation made will be alerted to the smartphones of those involved via an app, he said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30340133

 

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Of course they jump on the bandwagon. Calling it Thailand 4.0 for a temple to accept online donations? Nah, wouldn´t go that far.

I guess if you die in a car crash after payment , then they will claim that the transaction was declined !

7 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

I guess if you die in a car crash after payment , then they will claim that the transaction was declined !

I guess that you don´t care about that so much when you´re already dead. 

24 minutes ago, Get Real said:

I guess that you don´t care about that so much when you´re already dead. 

Its their get out of jail free excuse when your relatives ask the temple why you died after attempting to buy a 'cannot possibly die in a traffic accident and live to marry again at 100' amulet

The temple donation box theives, including some illustrious farangs who have been into this game, will be a little worried.