Bangkok Bank is the largest commercial bank in Thailand and is one of the largest regional banks in South-East Asia, with total assets of over USD 48 billion as of June 2008. Its loan market share in Thailand is about 20%.
It has a broad customer base of about 16 million account holders, with a local network of over 840 branches. The bank’s international network includes 19 overseas branches, one wholly owned subsidiary and one representative office. They are located in the United States, England, Japan, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, and the Philippines. The bank opened its first upcountry branch (Ubon Ratchathani) in 1950, its first overseas branch in Hong Kong in 1954, and was converted to public ownership in 1971.
Bangkok Bank was founded in 1944 and has built up relationships with all the leading companies in Thailand, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises which form the backbone of the Thai company.
The Bank provides full commercial banking services, including trade finance, project finance, custodian services, debt securities underwriting, specialist industry advice and syndicated loan management services. It has the most extensive ATM network in Thailand and a Phone Banking Center which uses some of the most sophisticated and advanced systems in South-East Asia to provide a 24-hour service to customers. Further information is available on the Bank’s website, www.bangkokbank.com, and internet banking services are also available on www. bangkokbank/ ibanking.com.
