Wallets/kasikorn-bank
Kasikornbank K PLUS
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Overview
Kasikornbank K PLUS is Thailand's #1 mobile banking app by market share + 22.2M+ K PLUS users + 1 in 3 Thai online transactions on K PLUS [1, 2, th-cro]. 2025 baseline: 22.2M+ K PLUS users + 14M Android users + 17M Active App Users + 15M MAU; K PLUS Thailand's #1 mobile banking app by market share + 1 in 3 Thai online transactions on K PLUS; 2025 China + Vietnam + Indonesia expansion distinctive Kasikornbank Southeast Asian regional banking strategy.
Distinctive K PLUS positioning:
- Thailand's #1 mobile banking app by market share (22.2M+ K PLUS users; 17M Active App Users + 15M MAU)
- 1 in 3 Thai online transactions on K PLUS distinctive Thai digital banking penetration
- 14M Android users on K PLUS distinctive Android app market dominance Thailand
- 2025 China + Vietnam + Indonesia expansion distinctive Kasikornbank Southeast Asian regional banking strategy
- Kasikornbank one of Thailand's Big-4 commercial banks (Bangkok Bank + Krungthai Bank + Siam Commercial Bank + Kasikornbank)
- 1945 Kasikornbank founding as Thai Farmers Bank by Choti Lamsam → 1976 Thai Farmers Bank IPO + 2003 Kasikornbank renaming
- K PLUS Thai QR + PromptPay full support + cross-border QR Code Cross Border Payment expansion
History
1945 — Kasikornbank founded as Thai Farmers Bank by Choti Lamsam as Thai commercial bank.
1976 — Thai Farmers Bank IPO on SET (Stock Exchange of Thailand).
2003 — Thai Farmers Bank renamed Kasikornbank post-Thai banking modernization.
2014 — K PLUS mobile banking app launches as Thai mobile-first banking.
2025 — 22.2M+ K PLUS users + 17M Active App Users + 15M MAU; 1 in 3 Thai online transactions on K PLUS; 2025 China + Vietnam + Indonesia expansion [1, 2, 3].
Ownership & operator
Operating entity: Kasikornbank PCL (SET: KBANK; one of Thailand's Big-4 commercial banks).
Major shareholders: Thai NVDR + retail + Lamsam family heritage + Thai institutional + foreign investors + retail investors.
Regulator: BOT (Bank of Thailand).
Technical integration
K PLUS mobile banking app (iOS + Android; 22.2M+ users; 17M Active App Users; 15M MAU; 14M Android users) + kasikornbank.com online + Kasikornbank branch network Thailand + Kasikornbank Visa + Mastercard cards; Thai QR + PromptPay; 2025 China + Vietnam + Indonesia expansion distinctive Kasikornbank Southeast Asian regional banking strategy + Kasikorn Vision Information Technology Shenzhen + Kasikornbank Vietnam + Bank Maspion Indonesia 67% stake acquisition.
Users & growth
2025: 22.2M+ K PLUS users + 17M Active App Users + 15M MAU + 14M Android users; K PLUS Thailand's #1 mobile banking app by market share; 1 in 3 Thai online transactions on K PLUS.
Use cases
Thai retail + private + SME + commercial banking via K PLUS mobile + kasikornbank.com online + Kasikornbank branch network + Visa/Mastercard cards; Thai QR + PromptPay; 2025 China + Vietnam + Indonesia expansion distinctive Kasikornbank Southeast Asian regional banking strategy + cross-border QR Code Cross Border Payment Thailand-Laos + Thailand-Cambodia + Thailand-Vietnam + Thailand-Indonesia + Thailand-Malaysia + Thailand-Singapore.
Implementations & partners
Operator: Kasikornbank PCL (SET: KBANK; one of Thailand's Big-4 commercial banks); Thai NVDR + retail + Lamsam family heritage + Thai institutional + foreign investors + retail investors.
Southeast Asian regional expansion 2025: Kasikorn Vision Information Technology Shenzhen (China) + Kasikornbank Vietnam (Vietnam) + Bank Maspion Indonesia 67% stake acquisition (Indonesia) + Kasikornbank Cambodia + Kasikornbank Laos + Kasikornbank Myanmar branches.
Major Thai banking competitors: Bangkok Bank (Thailand's largest commercial bank by assets) + [[krungthai-bank]] (Thailand's state-controlled bank; PaoTang Thai government benefits platform; QR Code Cross Border Payment Thailand-Laos via Krungthai NEXT) + Siam Commercial Bank (SCB; Thai royal-backed banking heritage) + TMBThanachart Bank (Thai post-merger banking) + Krungsri (Bank of Ayudhya; MUFG Japanese parent ~76%) + CIMB Thai (Malaysian CIMB Thai subsidiary) + [[truemoney]] (Thai dominant mobile wallet; CP Group + Ant Financial) + [[rabbit-line-pay]] (Thai LINE-anchored mobile wallet).
Regulator: BOT.
Fun facts
- Thailand's #1 mobile banking app by market share (22.2M+ K PLUS users; 17M Active App Users + 15M MAU).
- 1 in 3 Thai online transactions on K PLUS distinctive Thai digital banking penetration.
- 14M Android users on K PLUS distinctive Android app market dominance Thailand.
- 2025 China + Vietnam + Indonesia expansion distinctive Kasikornbank Southeast Asian regional banking strategy.
- Kasikornbank one of Thailand's Big-4 commercial banks (Bangkok Bank + Krungthai Bank + Siam Commercial Bank + Kasikornbank).
- 1945 Kasikornbank founding as Thai Farmers Bank by Choti Lamsam → 1976 Thai Farmers Bank IPO + 2003 Kasikornbank renaming.
- K PLUS Thai QR + PromptPay full support + cross-border QR Code Cross Border Payment expansion.
Comparison
| Feature | Kasikornbank K PLUS | [[krungthai-bank]] (Thailand's state-controlled bank rival; PaoTang Thai government benefits platform) | Bangkok Bank (Thailand's largest commercial bank by assets rival) | Siam Commercial Bank (SCB; Thai royal-backed banking heritage rival) | [[truemoney]] (Thai dominant mobile wallet rival; CP Group + Ant Financial) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Kasikornbank PCL (SET: KBANK; one of Thailand's Big-4 commercial banks) | Krung Thai Bank PCL (SET: KTB; Thai government Vayupak Fund + Crown Property Bureau majority controlling) | Bangkok Bank PCL (SET: BBL; one of Thailand's Big-4 commercial banks) | Siam Commercial Bank PCL (SET: SCB; one of Thailand's Big-4 commercial banks) | TrueMoney (CP Group + Ant Financial JV) |
| Type | K PLUS Thailand's #1 mobile banking app by market share + 22.2M+ users + 17M Active App Users + 15M MAU + 14M Android users + 1 in 3 Thai online transactions on K PLUS + 2025 China + Vietnam + Indonesia expansion | Thailand's state-controlled bank + PaoTang Thai government benefits platform + QR Code Cross Border Payment Thailand-Laos via Krungthai NEXT | Thailand's largest commercial bank by assets + Bangkok Bank Mobile Banking | Thai royal-backed banking heritage + SCB EASY mobile banking | Thai dominant mobile wallet + CP Group + Ant Financial JV |
| Country | TH + CN + VN + ID + KH + LA + MM | TH + LA (Krungthai NEXT cross-border PromptPay-LaosQR) | TH + 14 countries (Asia + US + UK) | TH | TH + VN + MM + KH + ID + PH |
| Distinctive | 1945 Kasikornbank founding as Thai Farmers Bank by Choti Lamsam; 1976 Thai Farmers Bank IPO; 2003 Kasikornbank renaming; 2014 K PLUS mobile banking app launch; 2025 22.2M+ K PLUS users + 17M Active App Users + 15M MAU; Kasikorn Vision Information Technology Shenzhen + Kasikornbank Vietnam + Bank Maspion Indonesia 67% stake acquisition distinctive Southeast Asian regional banking strategy | 1966 Krung Thai Bank founding by Thai government merger; Krungthai NEXT cross-border PromptPay-LaosQR distinctive Thai-Laos cross-border banking; PaoTang Thai government benefits platform distinctive Thai state benefits delivery | 1944 Bangkok Bank founding; Thailand's largest commercial bank by assets; 14-country international branch network distinctive Thai international banking | 1907 Siam Commercial Bank founding (Thailand's first Thai-owned bank); Thai royal-backed banking heritage; SCB EASY mobile banking | 2003 TrueMoney founding by CP Group; 2016 Ant Financial investment; Thai dominant mobile wallet across Southeast Asia |
Status
Active, Thailand's #1 mobile banking app by market share + 22.2M+ K PLUS users + 1 in 3 Thai online transactions on K PLUS [1, 2, 3]:
- Kasikornbank PCL (SET: KBANK; one of Thailand's Big-4 commercial banks) since 1945 Kasikornbank founding as Thai Farmers Bank by Choti Lamsam + 1976 Thai Farmers Bank IPO + 2003 Kasikornbank renaming + 2014 K PLUS mobile banking app launch.
- 22.2M+ K PLUS users + 17M Active App Users + 15M MAU + 14M Android users.
- 2025 China + Vietnam + Indonesia expansion distinctive Kasikornbank Southeast Asian regional banking strategy.
- BOT regulated.
Sources
- 1 Payment Systems Statistics — Bank of Thailand
- 2 Investor Relations — Kasikornbank
- 3 Kasikornbank — Wikipedia
- th-cro In-corpus:
reports/countries/TH-thailand.md
Source
Biography extracted from kasikorn-bank.md. See matrix.md for standards-support matrix if present.