FinTech payments platform Nium, based in Singapore, is expanding its global reach to service Kasikornbank’s Asia-Pacific customers in Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam. In a joint statement, the two companies said the move is part of an effort by Kasikornbank (KBank) to ramp up its “digital...
Thailand’s Kasikornbank (KBank) will provide loans of up to 600,000 baht ($19,570) to eCommerce merchants selling on the Shopee platform, Reuters reported on Wednesday (Oct. 2). The second-largest lender in Thailand said aside from no-doc loans, it will also offer guidance and education. “We will...
Remittances had a record year in 2018 despite the frictions that still exist when senders move money cross-border to receivers in need. In the latest Smarter Payments Tracker, Khun Sarintorn, vice president of international remittance and business solution head for Thailand-based Kasikornbank, explains how FinTechs...
The cross-border payment market is thriving, and trends are expected to continue over the next few years. In fact, cross-border payments are expected to reach $240 billion in value by 2024. For these transactions to run smoothly, however, communication must remain seamless and secure. Companies...
August 22, 2023
Thai bank Kasikornbank is reportedly in talks to purchase consumer finance company Home Credit Vietnam. That’s according to a report by Reuters, citing two sources who say the potentially $1 billion deal could help Kasikornbank (also known as KBank) with its ambition of becoming one of Vietnam’s top 20 banks in terms of assets by 2027. Sources told […]
May 19, 2020
FinTech payments platform Nium, based in Singapore, is expanding its global reach to service Kasikornbank’s Asia-Pacific customers in Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam. In a joint statement, the two companies...
October 02, 2019
Thailand’s Kasikornbank (KBank) will provide loans of up to 600,000 baht ($19,570) to eCommerce merchants selling on the Shopee platform, Reuters reported on Wednesday (Oct. 2). The second-largest lender in...
May 23, 2019
Digital cross-border money transfer company InstaReM has announced a partnership with Kasikornbank to power cross-border payments for the bank’s customers in select markets. InstaReM announced the news on Thursday (May...
