MAJOR banks in Thailand will likely increase their already substantial investments in technology and innovation over the next few years in a bid to remain competitive, said a report published by S&P Global Ratings on Wednesday. Read more at The Business Times.
MAJOR banks in Thailand will likely increase their already substantial investments in technology and innovation over the next few years in a bid to remain competitive, said a report published by S&P Global Ratings on Wednesday.
S&P Global Ratings analyst, Deepali Chhabria, said:"Thai banks' accelerating transition to a digital economy is being propelled by the evolving preferences of an increasingly more digital-savvy customer." With tech giants and tech startups entering global financial services, competition is no longer coming from just other banks, S&P said, adding that the race will intensify as innovations yield simpler, faster and lower-cost client solutions.
S&P said that about 60 per cent of Thailand's population is between 15 and 55 years old, and becoming more digital savvy."The good mobile Internet and increasing smartphone penetration in Thailand supports banks' digital transformation. This creates significant demand for digital financial operations," it said.
In addition, the Thai government and the Bank of Thailand have been instrumental in creating favourable conditions for digital banking. As a result, the top-tier banks have already started to upgrade their technological infrastructure and are"well positioned" to compete with new players from the niche and fragmented fintech sector, the report said.
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