Thailand, Hong Kong launch cross-border QR payments

[ad_1] [1/2]A woman wears a protective face mask as she looks at her mobile phone amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Bangkok, Thailand September 30, 2020. REUTERS/Soe…

Exclusive: Thailand’s KBank in talks to buy Vietnam lender in up to $1 bln deal – sources

[ad_1] The headquarters of Kasikorn Bank are pictured in Bangkok, Thailand, January 5, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights HANOI/SINGAPORE, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Thailand’s second-biggest lender Kasikornbank (KBANK.BK)…

Analysis: Thai household debt in election focus as millions in ‘endless struggle’

[ad_1] BANGKOK, May 9 (Reuters) – Kavita Wongyakasem runs a small business in Bangkok, owns a two-storey house on the outskirts of the Thai capital, drives a pick-up truck, and…

Factbox: U.S. Treasury tags Switzerland and Vietnam currency manipulators

[ad_1] Dec 16 (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury labeled Switzerland and Vietnam as currency manipulators on Wednesday and added three new names to a watch list of countries it says…