
Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), Thailand's oldest lender, announced on Aug 25 the collapse of its acquisition offer for 51% of the shares of Bitkub Online Co (Bitkub) from Bitkub Capital for 17.8 billion baht, citing regulatory issues.
The deal was announced in Nov 2021 with SCB Securities Co (SCBS), a subsidiary of SCB X, to be responsible for the transaction, which was part of the group's major digital strategy. SCB X, which holds 99.06% of SCB, emerged in Nov 2021 after the bank transformed its business from a commercial bank to a more flexible holding company.