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BANGKOK – Thais now live in a time where global hacking gangs treat bank accounts like open hunting grounds. From Europe to Asia, attacks on banks and payment systems have surged, and Thailand is not spared. [1]
Thai banks, led by Bangkok Bank, have tightened regulations on foreign nationals opening and maintaining bank accounts, primarily to combat financial fraud and mule accounts used in scams. [2]
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has provided commercial banks with banknotes of various denominations, with a total value of about 70 billion baht, for public withdrawals nationwide during the upcoming year-end festivities. [3]
Mizzima Thailand has denied allegations from the United Nations that some Thai banks are assisting the Myanmar junta in purchasing weapons, stating that no evidence has been found. (confirmed by 2 sources) [4]
Four major Thai banks have made the decision to close their branches in Laos, citing stricter regulations and decreased business activities as the primary reasons for their withdr [5]
BANGKOK — Thailand’s big banks are hitching a ride on the caravan of Thai companies departing for new growth centers in the Greater Mekong region, which includes Burma and southern China, as a chill in retail lending drives them to look outward for l... [6]
The Thai banking industry is entering a transition period in which banks can no longer rely on strong interest income or generate the high levels of return on equity (ROE) as seen in the past, according to the chief executive of TMBThanachart Bank (t... [7]
BANGKOK -- Krung Thai Bank, Thailand's second-largest bank by assets, promoted Senior Executive Vice President Payong Srivanich to president on Tuesday. [8]
BANGKOK – Thais now live in a time where global hacking gangs treat bank accounts like open hunting grounds. From Europe to Asia, attacks on banks and payment systems have surged, and Thailand is not spared.
Thai banks, led by Bangkok Bank, have tightened regulations on foreign nationals opening and maintaining bank accounts, primarily to combat financial fraud and mule accounts used in scams.
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has provided commercial banks with banknotes of various denominations, with a total value of about 70 billion baht, for public withdrawals nationwide during the upcoming year-end festivities.
Mizzima Thailand has denied allegations from the United Nations that some Thai banks are assisting the Myanmar junta in purchasing weapons, stating that no evidence has been found.
Four major Thai banks have made the decision to close their branches in Laos, citing stricter regulations and decreased business activities as the primary reasons for their withdr
BANGKOK — Thailand’s big banks are hitching a ride on the caravan of Thai companies departing for new growth centers in the Greater Mekong region, which includes Burma and southern China, as a chill in retail lending drives them to look outward for l
The Thai banking industry is entering a transition period in which banks can no longer rely on strong interest income or generate the high levels of return on equity (ROE) as seen in the past, according to the chief executive of TMBThanachart Bank (t
BANGKOK -- Krung Thai Bank, Thailand's second-largest bank by assets, promoted Senior Executive Vice President Payong Srivanich to president on Tuesday.
BANGKOK -- The financial system of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations bloc is increasingly vulnerable to risks from shadow banking, Bank of Thailand Gov. Veerathai Santiprabhob warned in an exclusive interview.
Hotlines have been set up by 12 commercial banks to receive public reports on call center gangs and money scams, said acting government spokesperson Anuc