Woman who defrauded New Zealand Ambassador caught after 14 years
A THAI woman who was part of a gang that had defrauded the New Zealand Ambassador to Thailand in 2008 by making a fake copy of his credit card and spending over 10 million baht was arrested yesterday after 14 years on the run, Naewna newspaper said today (Apr. 19). Central Investigation Bureau chief […]
Read MoreKorn: Halt blacklisting of credit card defaulters
FORMER finance minister and leader of the Chart Pattana Kla Party Korn Chatikavanij today (Jan. 2) called for cancelling the blacklisting of credit card defaulters by National Credit Bureau as the millions of people missed payments during the Covid-19 pandemic, TV Channel 7 said. In a post published on his personal Facebook Korn said millions […]
Read MoreThais among over 30,000 Credit Suisse bank clients revealed in huge leak
By AP via VOA News, Matichon, The Guardian A GERMAN newspaper and other media on Sunday said a leak of data from Credit Suisse, Switzerland’s second-biggest bank, reveals details of the accounts of more than 30,000 clients — some of them unsavoury — and points to possible failures of due diligence in checks on […]
Read MoreCredit Bureau sets up Bureau Lab for speedy service
THE National Credit Bureau has set up a Bureau Lab to provide people with easier access to their credit data and score with both over-the-counter and self service options available, TV Channel 7 said today (Jan. 24). The Bureau Lab is located at Tha Wang Lang (near Gate 8 of Siriraj Hospital) and the public […]
Read MorePolice: Don’t reveal 3- digit number on the back of credit, debit cards
AS victims of criminal debiting of bank accounts or credit card deductions continue flocking to file a complaint at various police stations today (Oct. 18), police came out to warn people to not reveal the three- digit security code on the back of their cards, TV Channel 7 said. The victims who have […]
Read MoreGovt moves to help Covid-hit credit card debtors
AS the coronavirus pandemic has severely affected a large number of people the government today (Feb. 13) announced that it has roped in 22 credit card issuers and financial service providers to work out debt settlement with clients in need of help, Siam Rath newspaper said. Ms. Trisulee Traisanakul, deputy spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s […]
Read MoreNew scheme allows using credit card points to invest in mutual funds
THE Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) unveiled its “Point to Invest” project whereby investors can use their credit card points to invest in mutual funds with this increasing opportunities to create wealth, Thai Rath newspaper reported today (Nov. 15, 2020). Dr. Pakorn Peetathawatchai, SET’s president, said making investment easily accessible to the general public as […]
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