Krungthai Bank
Native name
Krit. Laocharoen
Company typePublic
SET: KTB
IndustryBanking
Founded14 March 1966; 58 years ago (1966-03-14)[1]
Headquarters
Wattana, Bangkok
,
Thailand[2]
Area served
Key people
  • Lavaron Sangsnit
    (chairman)
  • Payong Srivanich
    (president)
RevenueDecrease 117,221.1 million baht (2018)[3][needs update]
Increase 31,089.3 million baht (2018)[3][needs update]
Total assetsDecrease 2,739,203.2 million baht (2018)[3][needs update]
Total equityIncrease 314,1413.1 million baht (2018)[3][needs update]
Number of employees
29,226 (2018)[3][needs update]
WebsiteOfficial website

Krungthai Bank (Thai: ธนาคารกรุงไทย;RTGS: Thanakhan Krung Thai), officially Krungthai Bank Public Company Limited, and sometimes known by its initials KTB, is a state-owned bank under license issued by the Ministry of Finance. KTB's Swift code is KRTHTHBK.

History

The bank came into being on 14 March 1966 following the merger of two government-owned banks, Kaset Bank and Monton Bank.[4] The merged banks were then named "Krungthai Bank Limited", bearing its logo as an image of the Vayupaksa bird — a mythical creature that feeds on winds — which is also used by the Ministry of Finance.

On 2 August 1989, Krungthai Bank was the first state enterprise to list its shares on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET).[5] Its major shareholder is the Ministry of Finance through a shareholding of 6,184 billion shares by the Financial Institutions Development Fund (FIDF), accounting for 55.31 percent of total shares.

In addition to commercial banking activities, Krungthai Bank has served as a channel for financial services in support of governmental initiatives. It does this by lending to businesses of certain types, such as One Tambon One Product (OTOP) loans, ICT computer loans, and educational loans. Moreover, the bank is used by most government agencies for disbursements. For example, the revenue department issues tax refunds via Krungthai cheque and it handles disbursement of government funds such as pension payments.

During Thailand's economic crisis, the bank supported the government policy of stimulating the national economy by providing the "Thai Khem Kheng Stimulus Package 2012" to boost liquidity.[citation needed]

In 2016, Krungthai was selected as "Best Trade Finance Provider in Thailand 2016" by Global Finance magazine based on input from industry analysts, corporate executives and technology experts. Criteria for choosing the winners included: transaction volume, scope of global coverage, customer service, competitive pricing and innovative technologies.[6]

As of February 2017, Krungthai has the largest number of domestic branches of any Thai bank, 1,210.[7]

In January 2018, Pao Tang was set its first launch and this service was made by Krungthai NEXT from Krungthai Bank. Pao Tang is a mobile payment and digital wallet. It lets the users make payments by using compatible phones and other devices. Moreover, it is an online platform that can help Thai receive money in all projects from the Thai Government.

Overseas branches

The bank has branches in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap (sub-branch) in Cambodia, Vientiane in Laos, and Mumbai in India.[3] The bank also has wholesale banking branches in Kunming, Los Angeles and Singapore.[3]

References

  1. ^ Krungthai Bank (2011). 2010 Annual Report (PDF). Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  2. ^ Krungthai Bank. "Contact us". Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Krungthai Bank. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  4. ^ "About KTB: Roots of Stability". Krungthai Bank. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  5. ^ Stock Exchange of Thailand. "Company Summary". Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Global Finance Names The World's Best Trade Finance Providers 2016". Global Finance. 2016-01-20. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  7. ^ "FI_CB_060_S2 Number of All Branches of Commercial Banks". Bank of Thailand (BOT). Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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