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How to protect your finances and fight fraud
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 15/12/2025
» If you are an avid online shopper who regularly joins flash sales and loves snapping up discounted items, you need to be extra careful before making any transfers. Even if you made it through the 12.12 sales smoothly, it is important to stay alert during the upcoming 1.1 promotions and beyond. Fraudsters posing as online merchants remain widespread.
Illegal mobile loan apps found
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 05/02/2025
» The Bank of Thailand has identified 10 mobile applications illegally offering personal loans and is working to have them removed from the App Store and Google Play Store.
Banks strike back at cybercriminals
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 08/02/2023
» The local banking industry is developing the technological infrastructure to prevent cybercrime in the hard-hit financial sector, according to an adviser to a key anti-fraud body.
Easy loans for all
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 08/08/2022
» Major banks have continued to tap the underbanked, aiming to promote financial inclusion and further expand their customer base.
KBank, Carabao team up for loan service
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 01/08/2022
» Kasikornbank (KBank) has joined hands with Carabao Group, the maker of Carabao Dang energy drink, on a plan to offer personal loans under the Kbao brand at Tookdee convenience stores.
BoT concern over use of digital assets to make payments
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 08/12/2021
» The Bank of Thailand is concerned about the use of digital assets to pay for goods and services because of their price volatility.
Deposits flowing despite paltry rates
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 16/06/2020
» Despite rock-bottom interest rates, more than 1 trillion baht in money flowed into 10 SET-listed banks at the end of April from the end of 2019, indicating increasing appetite for safe-haven deposit accounts even as the pandemic spiralled during that period.
CIMBT closes 2 sub-branches at 7-Eleven
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 13/01/2020
» CIMB Thai Bank (CIMBT) has shuttered two sub-branches in 7-Eleven convenience stores because of tepid transactions amid an upsurge in digital banking.
Higher loan-loss provisions in store under new standard
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 04/10/2019
» Loan-loss provisions for the banking industry will increase in line with the new Thai Financial Reporting Standards 9 (TFRS 9), coming into effect from the beginning of 2020.
KBank agents pass milestone
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 09/09/2019
» Kasikornbank's financial transactions through banking agents surged exponentially to surpass the 1-million mark last month, suggesting a change in behaviour among consumers, who are now willing to pay a fee in exchange for convenience.