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Line BK targets 1m digital loan customers in first year
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 29/10/2020
» Line BK, a social banking platform in Thailand formed by a collaboration between Kasikornbank (KBank) and Line Corporation, plans to increase its customer base to 1 million during the first year of business operation.
CIMBT poised for retail lending dive
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 12/08/2020
» CIMB Thai Bank (CIMBT) expects new retail lending to shrink by 20-25% this year in light of the coronavirus crisis but is maintaining its projection of loan delinquency in the retail segment, citing debt relief measures and risk management.
CIMBT examines efficiency options
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 06/07/2020
» CIMB Thai Bank (CIMBT) is studying reallocating working space to cut down on operating costs to adjust to the post-pandemic era.
KBTG debuts contactless services
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 10/06/2020
» Kasikorn Business Technology Group (KBTG), a technology arm under Kasikornbank (KBank), yesterday debuted new contactless technologies to build up the country's infrastructure in preparation for the "new normal".
NCB: Lenders' NPL ratio rises to 8.1%
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 13/05/2020
» The National Credit Bureau's 104 members saw an upsurge in non-performing loan (NPL) ratio to 8.1% at the end of March from 6.8% a year earlier as headwinds such as the coronavirus outbreak took hold, says the NCB.
Lockdown builds Krungsri portfolio
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 05/05/2020
» Staying at home is making consumers rely more heavily on online, particularly the food delivery business, and Bank of Ayudhya's (BAY) lending service for Grab users is reaping a windfall.
Digital banking surges in sea change
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 14/04/2020
» The pandemic has ravaged businesses and forced social distancing, spiking demand for remote and digital services as well as online banking.
SCB Easy gains 10,000 new accounts in 3 days
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 08/04/2020
» Social distancing to contain coronavirus spread and the government's cash handouts to help Thais are giving a boost to online banking, with more than 10,000 new customers opening accounts through Siam Commercial Bank's mobile banking app SCB Easy in three days.
Filling a prescription for career success
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 04/04/2020
» Like many graduates who embark on a career to match the degree they earned, Pipit Aneaknithi started out as a pharmacist until his passion to make a difference turned him into a banker.
BAY cuts a deal to gain access to Grab clients
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 24/02/2020
» Bank of Ayudhya (BAY), the country's fifth-largest bank by assets, will take part in parent Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's (MUFG's) massive investment deal in Grab, in a move to gain greater access to customers through the Southeast Asian ride-hailing giant's platform.