# CIMB Thai

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/cimb-thai
> research date 2026-06-01 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [CIMB Thai — official](https://www.cimbthai.com/)

## Key details

- **Parent:** acquisition
- **Launch:** 1949

## Overview

**CIMB Thai** is **Thai commercial banking subsidiary of CIMB Bank Malaysia parent KLSE: 1023** + **CIMB Bank Malaysia parent ~94%+ controlling** + **one of Thailand's mid-sized foreign-owned commercial banks** + **founded 1949 in Bangkok Thailand as Bank of Asia then 1998 BankThai then May 5 2009 CIMB Thai rebrand post-CIMB Group Malaysian parent acquisition** <sup>[1][1], [Thailand report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/TH)</sup>.

## History

**1949 — Bank of Asia founded in Bangkok Thailand as Thai commercial bank**.

**1998 — BankThai rebrand post-Asian financial crisis restructuring**.

**May 5 2009 — CIMB Thai rebrand post-CIMB Group Malaysian parent acquisition consolidating BankThai into CIMB Thai commercial banking subsidiary** distinctive Thai-Malaysian banking consolidation.

**2014 — CIMB Thai Mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **CIMB Thai Bank Public Company Limited** (Thai commercial banking subsidiary of CIMB Bank Malaysia parent).

**Major shareholders**: **CIMB Bank Malaysia parent (KLSE: 1023) ~94%+ controlling**.

**Regulators**: **Bank of Thailand BOT + Bank Negara Malaysia BNM via CIMB parent**.

## Technical integration

CIMB Thai Mobile app (iOS + Android) + cimbthai.com online + CIMB Thai branch network across Thailand + CIMB Visa + Mastercard + JCB + UnionPay cards; PromptPay (Thai national instant payments) + Thai QR Payment (Thai national QR payment scheme) + UnionPay QRC + Thai Baht THB domestic transfers.

## Implementations & partners

**Parent group**: [CIMB Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/cimb-bank) (CIMB Bank; KLSE: 1023; Malaysia's second-largest commercial bank by assets; ~14M+ CIMB Bank customers across ASEAN).

**Major Thai banking + payments competitors**: [Bangkok Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bangkok-bank) (Bangkok Bank; SET: BBL) + [Kasikornbank K PLUS](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/kasikorn-bank) (Kasikornbank KBank; SET: KBANK) + [Siam Commercial Bank (SCB)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/siam-commercial-bank) (Siam Commercial Bank SCB; SET: SCB) + [Krungthai NEXT](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/krungthai-bank) (Krung Thai Bank KTB; SET: KTB) + [Krungsri Bank of Ayudhya (krungsri app)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/krungsri) (Bank of Ayudhya Krungsri; SET: BAY) + [TMBThanachart Bank (ttb)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ttb-bank) (TMBThanachart Bank ttb; SET: TTB) + [UOB Thailand](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/uob-thailand) (UOB Thailand; UOB Singaporean parent) + [PromptPay QR](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/promptpay-qr) (PromptPay; Thai national instant payments).

**Regulators**: Bank of Thailand BOT + Bank Negara Malaysia BNM via CIMB parent.

## Status

**Active, Thai commercial banking subsidiary of CIMB Bank Malaysia parent KLSE:1023 + CIMB Bank Malaysia parent ~94%+ controlling + one of Thailand's mid-sized foreign-owned commercial banks + founded 1949 in Bangkok Thailand as Bank of Asia then 1998 BankThai then May 5 2009 CIMB Thai rebrand post-CIMB Group Malaysian parent acquisition** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.cimbthai.com/ "CIMB Thai — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIMB_Thai "CIMB Thai — Wikipedia"
[th-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/TH

- [1] [CIMB Thai — official][1]
- [2] [CIMB Thai — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Thailand report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/TH)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/TH-thailand.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [cimb-thai.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/cimb-thai). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.