Thailand

Kasikornbank is pushing for more credit cards transactions for revolving credit, aiming to raise their proportion 55 to 60 percent in two years.

Thai banks are hopeful that they would get a sizable share of business in Myanmar, as the latter liberalises its financial sector.

Thanachart Bank plans to accelerate loan growth in its SME portfolio from small enterprises in the provinces.

CIMB Thai's ATM network will be linked to CIMB in the Philippines, the sixth country of the CIMB ATM Regional Link.

Siam Commercial Bank will issue Bt40 billion in subordinated debentures in the second and third quarters.

Check out how this will affect the competition for deposits.

TMB Bank wants to build its export loan portfolio by adding attractive features for supply-chain solutions for exporters and their suppliers.

Visa has stared a series of training workshops to prepare selected local banks for the introduction of electronic payments in Myanmar.

Krung Thai Bank believes that it will have enough financial muscle to serve non-Thai customers such as state agencies in Myanmar and Vietnam.

Kasikorn Bank plans to offer Chinese-language forms and documents, Chinese-speaking call center and a number of Renminbi-based transaction services.

Commercial banks in Thailand are more inclined to focus on medium-sized to large property developers, which are less likely to default, bank executives say.

Thailand's commercial banks are fiercely competing for deposits as lending expanded 14.2 percent in the second quarter against 10.1 percent year-on-year growth of deposits.

Thai banks are cool to Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong's advice to recapitalise as many of them have built up reserves aggressively in the past year.

KrungThai Bank hopes to raise at least Bt14 billion via a rights offering.

CIMB Thai Bank is adjusting its deposit structure to expand the number of retail customers.

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong encouraged Thai banks to recapitalise to cope with growing loan demand ahead of the activation of the Asean Economic Community in 2015.