KBank is the first Thai commercial bank to offer foreign currency-denominated debentures via blockchain

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BANGKOK–(THAI BUSINESS NEWS)–Jun. 19, 2020

imgMr. Chongrak Rattanapian, second left, KBank Senior Executive Vice President  Mr. Tada Phutthitada, left, President of the Thai Bond Market Association (ThaiBMA) Mr. Thiti Tantikulanan, second right, KBank’s Capital Markets Business Division Head; and Mr. Silawat Santivisat, right, KBank Senior Executive Vice President (standing right), together held a press conference on the offering and issuance of Euro-denominated debentures to domestic institutional investors via distributed ledger technology (DLT) or blockchain, under the Regulatory Sandbox for Capital Market Innovation Development Program. KBank is the first commercial bank in Thailand to offer foreign currency-denominated debentures via blockchain.