The Latest Breaking News on Financial Services

StanChart sees weak baht for rest of 2026

Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) expects the baht to remain weak for the rest of the year, despite its recent appreciation this week driven by external factors.

Bangkok Post · Aug 6

Bankers warn deliberate defaulters

The Thai Bankers' Association (TBA) has warned that deliberate loan defaulters could face legal action and may be barred from obtaining credit in the future.

Bangkok Post · Aug 5

Bank battle: history suggests Burnham faces fight if he opts for windfall tax

As lenders’ profits soar, calls grow for a levy to help new PM ease cost of living pressures on households

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5

Capital One Tells Court It Shut 300 Trump Accounts After Anti-Money Laundering Team Reviewed Activity

Capital One defends closing Trump-linked accounts, citing anti-money laundering reviews, amidst allegations of political bias. The lawsuit challenges whether compliance or politics motivated the closures.

International Business Times UK · Aug 2

210,000 appeal welfare card rules

More than 210,000 people have appealed for an eligibility review under the state welfare card programme following a revision to the vehicle ownership criteria, according to the government.

Bangkok Post · Jul 31

Thailand moves closer to currency watchlist removal

The Bank of Thailand is upbeat that the nation could be removed from the US Treasury's Monitoring List in the next review following improvement in the latest report.

Bangkok Post · Jul 31

Minors’ digital money transfers capped to fight fraud

The Bank of Thailand is introducing daily limits on digital money transfers by young account holders after finding a sharp rise in the use of minors’ bank and e-money accounts as “mule accounts” by fraudsters.

Bangkok Post · Jul 31

If You'd Put $1,000 Into JPMorgan Chase Stock 20 Years Ago, Here's What You'd Have Today

JPMorgan Chase stock has been a reliable market beater for a very long time.

Kiplinger · Jul 31

HSBC to close all branches and pull out of Australian retail banking market

London-based company to sell local loan portfolio to Blackstone but will continue private and institutional banking services

The Guardian - AU · Jul 31

Line BK targets double-digit loan growth

Line BK, one of Thailand's first digital banking platforms, is upbeat about achieving double-digit loan growth this year after posting solid expansion in the first half despite the country's sluggish economic conditions.

Bangkok Post · Jul 30