Banks and Banking Hours

Banks in Thailand usually open from 8:30 in the morning to 3:30 in the afternoon, Monday to Friday except on public and bank holidays.  In addition, they are also generally closed during Saturday and Sunday.



  • Bangkok Bank- established in 1944, Bangkok Bank is a Thai commercial bank dubbed as the largest bank in the nation and ranking 5th in Southeast Asia as the largest regional bank.


  • Bank of Thailand- it is the central bank of the Kingdom of Thailand that started its operations on 10th day of December 1942.


  • Siam City Bank- in 1941 Siam City Bank was established by members of the royal family and government officials.  Siam City Bank has a total asset of US $13.5 billion as of December 2007 according to wikipedia.com.


  • Kasikorn Bank- also known as the Thai Farmers Bank, Kasikorn Bank is the fourth largest bank in the country in terms of total assets, loans and deposits.  Wikipedia.com says that Kasikorn Bank operated 517 branches, 34 foreign exchange offices and 16 international trade centers throughout Thailand.


  • Bank of Ayudhya- named as one of the largest banks in the nation that was established on January 27, 1945 in the province of Ayudhya.


  • United Overseas Bank- simply known as UOB, United Overseas Bank was founded in 1935 with headquarters in Singapore.


  • Standard Chartered Bank- this bank has been in Thailand since 1894 serving both consumer and wholesale banking customers.


  • Siam Commercial Bank- one of the largest bank lenders in the country and ranked fourth among Thai commercial banks in terms of asset size.  Siam Commercial Bank was established in 1904 by Royal Charter.


Reference:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangkok_Bank
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_Thailand
http://www.scib.co.th/en/about/default.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasikorn_Bank
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_Ayudhya
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Chartered_Bank_(Thailand)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Overseas_Bank
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siam_Commercial_Bank