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Rising rates sustain gains in banks' profits
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 23/01/2023
» The trend of rising interest rates supported net profit growth among Thai banks last year, while the banking industry saw strong demand for loans in line with the country's economic recovery.
SCB X keen on novel banking opportunity
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 20/01/2023
» SCB X, the holding company of Siam Commercial Bank, is interested in setting up a virtual bank, aiming to explore new business opportunities.
Tisco looks to auto hire-purchase loans
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 17/01/2023
» Tisco Bank is looking to acquire a new retail loan portfolio and sees greater opportunity in the auto hire-purchase loan segment as some business operators may be impacted by the new regulations pertaining to the ceiling interest rate of hire-purchase loans.
SAK, TC Renewable team up to offer solar rooftops, loans
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 06/01/2023
» SET-listed Saksiam Leasing (SAK), an auto and personal loan provider, wants to expand by providing loans for residential solar rooftops, aiming to grow the portfolio of the new business to 1 billion baht this year.
KTC to offer personal loans on apps
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 05/01/2023
» Krungthai Card Plc (KTC), a non-bank business under Krungthai Bank (KTB), plans to offer personal loans via KTB's Pao Tang mobile application this year.
KTC shifts from car hire-purchase loans
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 04/01/2023
» Krungthai Card Plc (KTC), a non-bank entity under Krungthai Bank (KTB), is edging away from car hire-purchase loans after the consumer regulator tightened the rules for this segment.
Local banks eager to step up regional expansion
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 13/12/2022
» Local banks have continued to gear up for regional business expansion, aiming to create higher income from the growth potential of the Asean economy in the post-pandemic period.
Applications for hotel asset warehousing scheme decrease
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 30/11/2022
» The total number of hoteliers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic applying for the central bank's asset warehousing scheme has declined thanks to the rebound in the tourism sector, according to an executive at the Bank of Thailand (BoT).
AutoX eyes rapid ascent for car title loans
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 16/11/2022
» AutoX Co Ltd, a new player in the car title loan market, aims to be among the top three in the sector with 70 billion baht in loans outstanding in three years.
Treading a familiar path to super-app status
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 12/11/2022
» Robinhood, the Thai on-demand service application, has set an ambitious target to become a regional platform in the near future.