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Bid to halt financial fraud intensifies
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 15/03/2025
» Regulatory authorities are taking proactive measures to block mule accounts associated with legal entities, with the number of blocked accounts expected to rise by more than 1,000 in the near future.
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.
Lenders queue up for chance to offer digital loan service
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 22/08/2022
» The provision of digital personal loans has been expanding in response to the financial behaviours of consumers in the digital era, creating opportunities for low-income earners to access financial sources.
BoT targets key areas for better stability
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 25/12/2018
» Inaccessibility to financial sources at a reasonable price for some small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and search-for-yield behaviours by savings and credit cooperatives are areas that the Bank of Thailand is keen to see improvements to reinforce financial stability.
BoT to check property market
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 25/09/2018
» The Bank of Thailand will hold a consultation to discuss the "search-for-yield" behaviour prevalent in the property sector with relevant parties because it could lead to higher risk of default in mortgage loans.
KBank revamps complaint tools
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 01/09/2018
» Kasikornbank (KBank) wants to lower customer complaints by 20% this year after revamping its contact centre to help clients solve their financial transaction-related problems.
CIMBT eyes social media for risk
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 14/07/2018
» CIMB Thai Bank (CIMBT) is in talks with potential foreign business partners to help the bank leverage social media data to determine retail borrower creditworthiness.
Smaller banks aim for firm loan growth
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 19/03/2018
» Small and mid-sized banks have set ambitious targets for growth of small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) loans this year, in light of the economic recovery and decreasing bad loans in the business segment.