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Visa card spending per visitor rises in Thailand
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 24/05/2025
» Visa Thailand has observed slower growth in Visa card payments made by inbound tourists, in line with stagnant foreign tourist arrivals.
SCB, ttb expecting debt relief scheme to expand
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 28/02/2025
» Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) and TMBThanachart Bank (ttb) expect more customers to participate in the "You Fight, We Help" debt relief scheme after the registration period was extended.
Credit card firms to meet BoT as debt accumulates
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 05/10/2022
» The Credit Card Club, a unit of the Thai Bankers' Association, plans to meet with the Bank of Thailand to share information about the credit card market to address the regulator's concerns over rising household debt stemming from unsecured loans.
Robinhood sets out plans to be a 'super app'
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 27/10/2021
» Robinhood, a Thai food delivery platform under Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) group, plans to raise funds next year and launch three non-food services, aiming to become what it calls a regional "super application".
Robinhood eyes customer acquisition
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 27/10/2020
» Robinhood, a local food delivery platform under Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), anticipates posting losses for the next three years under a no gross profit (GP) policy to support small merchants.
Credit card spending headed for 2020 decline
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 13/08/2020
» Annual credit card spending is expected to contract this year because of the coronavirus crisis, particularly for outbound spending, due to the government's prohibition on cross-border travel.
SCB unscathed by Mae Manee scam
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 31/10/2019
» Even though the multi-billion-baht Mae Manee Ponzi scheme used the same name as a character Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) uses to build customer awareness, the bank insists its reputation has not been affected as victims recognise the difference between the investment fraud scheme and the bank.
NCB: Youth piling up debt
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 30/09/2019
» The number of credit-eligible Gen Z applicants for credit cards increased significantly in the second quarter, suggesting that this generation is piling up debt, according to National Credit Bureau (NCB) data.
Debt Clinic ready to cure thousands
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 08/05/2019
» The Bank of Thailand expects tens of thousands of debtors who have defaulted to join its Debt Clinic, a scheme that pools unsecured bad loans owed to multiple creditors, covering 19 non-bank companies.
Bank of Thailand extends debt clinic
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 13/02/2019
» The Bank of Thailand expects debtors at non-bank financial institutions to participate in the central bank’s Debt Clinic by the second quarter of this year.