Top Thai Billionaires-Backed Groups Win Digital Bank Permits
ACM Holding Co., which is part of CP Group, and Advanced Info Service Pcl, a Gulf Development's mobile phone affiliate, secured the permits, Bank of Thailand said on Thursday. SCB X, which formed a consortium that includes China's WeBank Co. Ltd. and South Korea's KakaoBank Corp, also obtained the virtual bank license.
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