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Kiatnakin Phatra (KKP) bank is launching a new app called Dime! as a way for middle-to-low income groups to invest in the stock market.
Dime’s CEO Kampol Jantavibool said KPP wants to educate more Thais about financial management and encourage them to invest in equities and mutual funds.
Investment in these assets, combined with proper understanding and information, will yield worthwhile returns, said Kampol at Tuesday’s launch event.
He cited a recent study that found only 3 million Thais had equities accounts and 1.5 million had mutual funds. In comparison, more than 50 per cent of people in countries such as the United States and Singapore have stock market investments.
“More than 75 per cent of Thais save in cash, with only 3 per cent investing in the stock market. In this country, the limited options for saving money widen the gap between rich and poor,” said Kampol.
The study, conducted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), found that countries with broad access to financial services have significantly lower inequality than other countries.
Although more than 50 million Thais out of the 70 million population now have bank accounts, access to other financial services remains limited.
Dime! was created to bridge that gap and make investment services more accessible, particularly in international markets such as Wall Street, Kampol said.
Initially, the app will offer three services: savings, stocks, and mutual funds.
“The minimum rate for stock investment via Dime! is only 50 baht, while the saving service will collaborate with KPP bank to offer 3 per cent interest and no minimum opening deposit but a maximum limit of 30,000 baht,” explained Kampol.
The app will launch on Thursday, targeting 150,000 users by the end of the year with assets under management (AUM) of 150 million baht. KPP expects the number of users to reach one million by 2025.
“We want to first explore our customers’ behaviour before adding more financial services like insurance and credit loans,” Kampol added.
Published : September 06, 2022
By : Nongluck Ajanapanya
Trairong said Napat’s actions had caused misunderstanding among the public that his panel was opposed to the merger, although the panel had never made an official decision on the issue. He said Napat was supposed to maintain his neutrality in the case.
The lawyer added that when Napat was chairman of the monitoring committee, he had signed an order to appoint an adviser to the chairman although there was no law or regulation that empowered him to do so.
Sirichan said the operation on Wednesday evening would be similar to what the Army had done on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.
Among several places, the military trucks operated from Lak Si Roundabout, Bang Khen and Wat Phra Si Mahathat stations of the BTS Green Line, Chaeng Wattana-Pak Kret Road and Muang Thong Thani.
Some teams of soldiers were also dispatched to help Bangkok city officials to drain floodwater from roads as soon as possible, the spokeswoman added.
