who did? I'm in 4 visa groups and see nothing about this bank only the dreaded Bangkok bank. There was reference to a implementation in April 2025 which meant the earliest it might happened could be probably July. But could be later.
The thing is in Thailand in lots of cases systems are abused and its becomes a default standard. The authorities then realise the problems its causing and enforce the real spirit of the rules and it then catches people out that have come to rely on it. Hope you you enjoy it when you come here, as you do getting the right visa is key to a good stay.
its not in the rules, the visa exempt was never meant to give extended stays in Thailand, they enforcing what they consider wrong. They want people coming for more than holidays for long stay or some thai family to get the correct visa. Understandable