Six commercial banks will pilot the use of biometric technology via the National Digital Identification (NDID) platform to electronically verify the identity of customers who open saving accounts, Siritida Panomwan, Bank of Thailand’s assistant governor for payment systems policy and financial technology group, said on Thursday (February 6).
“In the early phase, six banks -- Bangkok Bank, Bank of Ayudhya (Krungsri), Kasikorn Bank, CIMB Thai Bank, TMB Bank and Siam Commercial Bank -- will join the project, ” she said.
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