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An appointment three decades in the making
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 04/07/2020
» The proverb "what is fated to be yours will always return to you" holds true in the case of Kattiya Indaravijaya. When she was asked about her desired job on her application form at Kasikornbank (KBank) more than 30 years ago, she filled in "CEO". And now the dream has become real.
SCB unveils nanofinance for low-income earners
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 22/06/2020
» Siam Commercial Bank's (SCB) digital lending arm Monix has launched a nanofinance service for low-income earners, with a loan target of 300 million baht for the first year of operation.
Individual banking agent licences studied
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 14/10/2019
» The Bank of Thailand wants to grant individual banking agent licences for basic financial transactions to broaden consumer alternatives in accessing financial services.
KBank teams up with Line
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 19/09/2019
» Kasikornbank (KBank), the country's largest mobile banking service provider, plans to roll out money transfer, payment and deposit services on the Line platform in the first quarter of 2020, with digital lending scheduled for the second half of that year.
KBank's digital push focuses on startups
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 31/07/2019
» Kasikornbank (KBank) plans to turn its focus to adding more startups to its digital banking roster to increase user activities and income, while searching for new business opportunities after teaming up with three online platform giants: Grab, Line and Facebook.
KBank sets sights on B30bn in digital loans for 2019
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 02/05/2019
» Kasikornbank (KBank), the country's largest mobile banking service by users, set an ambitious digital loan target of 30 billion baht this year, though it managed to lend less than 5 billion in the first three months.
KBank invests $50m in Grab
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 09/11/2018
» Kasikornbank (KBank) has splashed US$50 million (1.65 billion baht) for an investment in Grab, Southeast Asia's leading online-to-offline (O2O) platform, to expand its new customer base to taxi drivers.