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Banker slams parties' household debt vows
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 09/02/2026
» As political parties compete to offer quick relief for struggling households, a leading Thai banker warns the country's debt crisis cannot be resolved with tax revenues or government spending alone.
1% credit card fee remains on hold
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 04/05/2024
» The Bank of Thailand is continuing to freeze the attempt to charge an additional 1% fee to local credit cardholders, prompting card issuers to explore alternative solutions.
Central bank weighs up Omicron scenarios
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 06/01/2022
» Thailand's economic march towards regaining the levels reached in 2019 could be delayed if the Omicron variant has a huge impact and the pandemic is prolonged in the country, says the Bank of Thailand.
Banks to refund victims of scam
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 20/10/2021
» Banks have confirmed they will pay back money to victims of unauthorised online withdrawals of cash debited via plastic bank cards after a spate of unauthorised online transactions.
BoT confident new loan scheme will help SMEs
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 21/04/2021
» The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is expecting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to feel the brunt of the latest wave of Covid-19 infections.
BBL adds withdrawals to 7-Eleven
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 16/03/2021
» Bangkok Bank (BBL) has expanded its money withdrawal service at 7-Eleven convenience stores, offering greater convenience to consumers in remote areas.
Digital shift to cut TMB-TBank clients' costs
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 16/12/2020
» TMB-Thanachart Bank (TMB-TBank) aims to transfer its wholesale commercial customers onto a digital banking platform next year, a move that should help clients save about 60% on their operational costs.
Thai Bankers' Association studies methods to outsource white-label ATMs
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 25/12/2019
» The Thai Bankers' Association (TBA) plans to allow a third party to manage white-label ATM operations, a pool ATM service run by non-bank firms instead of individual banks, to cut the banking system's operating costs.
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.
A banker getting his sea legs in fintech
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 29/06/2019
» With fintech companies growing rapidly and challenging established banks by harnessing new technologies, plenty of C-level bankers have left the traditional financial services industry to join fintech firms, and Rungruang Sukkirdkijpiboon is among them.