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47% of Thais hit by financial fraudsters
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 26/09/2025
» Scammers can access up to 73% of Thais, with 47% already falling victim to financial fraud, yet most victims remain silent after being scammed, according to a study by Chulalongkorn University.
The value of a financial plan
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 11/08/2025
» In recent months, Thais have faced a series of unsettling events. While the country awaits the impact of US tariffs, rising tensions along the Thai-Cambodian border add to the growing sense of unease.
Generation Rent
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 02/12/2024
» Potential homebuyers from Gen Y and Z face significant obstacles to owning a home, with the primary one limited access to mortgages.
Debt Clinic sees surge in applicants in Q1
Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 13/05/2024
» The number of retail borrowers seeking assistance via the central bank’s Debt Clinic programme surged by 43% in the first quarter, indicating a growing resolve among financially vulnerable individuals to address non-performing loans (NPLs).
Krungsri aims for 1m digital depositors by 2024
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 01/12/2021
» Kept by Krungsri, a digital savings platform under Bank of Ayudhya, aims to increase its depositors to 1 million by 2024 after receiving a positive response in its first year of operation.
KCC launches its first virtual credit card
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 02/11/2021
» Krungsriayudhya Card (KCC), a credit card unit under Bank of Ayudhya, has launched its first virtual credit card to serve young generation cardholders in the digital era.
DUP / Survey paints picture of people's financial literacy
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 29/10/2021
» A large number of Thais do not have enough money to handle an emergency situation for longer than three months, especially amid the Covid-19 outbreak, according to a survey by the Bank of Thailand (BoT).
Survey shows low but rising financial literacy
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 28/10/2021
» A large number of Thais do not have enough money to handle an emergency situation for longer than three months, especially amid the Covid-19 outbreak, according to a survey by the Bank of Thailand (BoT).
Krungsri forging digital transformation
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 22/05/2021
» Bank of Ayudhya (BAY), marketed under the brand Krungsri, targets becoming a full digital bank in a few years and a decentralised finance (DeFi) service provider in 5-10 years.
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.