Thailand
Krungsri's Nathapol Luepromchai on making sustainable returns from mortgage loans
Krungsri's Nathapol Luepromchai on making sustainable returns from mortgage loans
																					
							It starts with developing a tool that enables staff to update the status of loan approval anytime, anywhere.
						
					
					
				TMB Bank profit skyrockets 179% to $170.27m in Q3
																					
							A huge one-off gain powered earnings through the roof.
						
					
					
				Thai banks brace for blow from tighter mortgage curbs
																					
							The central bank imposed an 80% loan-to-value limit on mortgages.
						
					
					
				Thailand pushes for regional cross-border fund transfer via QR code
																					
							It tying up with Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.
						
					
					
				Chart of the Week: Thai banks put up fight against telcos in e-wallet war
																					
							Lenders will  snap up half of the market in the next four years.
						
					
					
				Citibank Thailand completes acquisition of TISCO's consumer portfolio
																					
							The bank has added over 130,000 new accounts and $150m in receivables.
						
					
					
				Chart of the Week: Have Thai banks' credit costs peaked?
																					
							Credit costs have been on a steep uptrend in the past four years.
						
					
					
				CIMB Thai moves to beef up thin capital buffers
																					
							It is planning to increase its capital by $120m through a rights issue.
						
					
					
				Kasikornbank ties up with state postal service agency to tap the rural unbanked
																					
							Customers will soon be able to deposit cash at post offices.
						
					
					
				Thailand moves forward in wholesale digital currency development plan
																					
							The first phase will be completed by Q1 2019.
						
					
					
				Mega infra projects to boost Thai banks loan growth to 5% in 2018
																					
							Around $14b worth of construction projects will break ground this year.
						
					
					
				Kasikornbank ties up with DBS to extend funds transfer service to Singapore
																					
							The bank's inward fund transfer system can accommodate $45,085 at a time per day.
						
					
					
				Krungsri taps on IBM for digital transformation
																					
							The deal is worth $140m.
						
					
					
				Thailand's Big 4 onboard SWIFT gpi for faster cross-border payments
																					
							They join around 10,000 other banks on the platform.
						
					
					
				Krung Thai Bank and Kasikornbank hit by data leak
																					
							However, no financial damage has been found.
						
					
					
				Can Thai banks keep their bad loan woes at bay?
																					
							Lending to SME operators will keep NPL formation levels elevated.
						
					
					
				Krung Thai Bank profit balloons 140% to $230.26m in Q2
																					
							A sharp decline in provisions, which fell by half, buoyed earnings.