Kasikorn Bank upbeat on growth in lending
Kasikorn Bank Plc is expanding its loan portfolio through online and digital services after witnessing a 10-per cent market growth since the fourth quarter of last year, higher than its estimate of eight per cent, the bank’s senior vice president Weerawat Pankawangkurn said recently.
From the bank’s introduction of online and digital lending in the fourth quarter of last year to the first quarter of this year, the bank has approve Bt500 million worth of loans through, focusing on individual borrowers and small and medium enterprises.
Amid strong demand on this channel, the bank expects growth in new loans to reach 10 per cent this year, he said.
