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KTB, MRTA team up for transport payment card
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 06/08/2025
» Krungthai Bank (KTB) has partnered with Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) to launch the Mang-moom EMV Card, a chip-based contactless card for fare payments across all MRT lines.
Banks post modest increase in profits
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 22/10/2024
» The banking sector reported a modest increase in profits for the first nine months of 2024, driven by gains in both interest and fee income, while continuing to allocate substantial reserves for loan losses in preparation for heightened uncertainties.
SCB X preps for virtual bank licence
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 09/07/2024
» SCB X, the financial technology conglomerate and holding company of Siam Commercial Bank, is gearing up to apply for a virtual banking licence from the Bank of Thailand in September.
Robinhood to move into nanofinance
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 19/07/2023
» Robinhood, an application for an on-demand delivery service platform under SCB X, plans to offer nanofinance next month in a bid to grow new loans by 100 million baht this year.
Treading a familiar path to super-app status
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 12/11/2022
» Robinhood, the Thai on-demand service application, has set an ambitious target to become a regional platform in the near future.
Robinhood shifts emphasis to financial services arena
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 17/10/2022
» Robinhood, an application for an on-demand delivery service platform under SCB X, plans to apply for two financial business licences that are expected to generate core income over the long term.
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.
Dual-chip KTB 'Mangmoom' cards for MRT
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 15/09/2018
» Krungthai Bank (KTB) aims to issue 100,000 dual-chip debit cards by year-end, letting holders pay public transit fares and buy goods and services with a single card.