Kasikornbank: Verify SIM card name by April 30

[webfact]

Photo courtesy of KhaoSod

 

by Puntid Tantivangphaisal

Kasikornbank has announced that mobile banking customers need to ensure their registered name matches their mobile SIM card name by April 30. The bank outlined two conditions for this requirement. Customers who have not been contacted need not take any action.

 

Kasikornbank communicated through its Facebook page, KBank Live, regarding a measure to enhance mobile banking security. This initiative requires the user name to match the mobile SIM card holder’s name. Customers utilising K PLUS, LINE BK, or MAKE by KBank and meeting the criteria will receive instructions through these platforms starting from February 17.

The customer group required to act by April 30 comprises those who began using mobile banking services from 2022 onward and fall into one of two categories. The first category includes users of K PLUS, LINE BK, or MAKE by KBank who have a mobile number without a verifiable SIM card holder’s name. The second involves foreign customers whose mobile phone number’s SIM card name does not match the user name on K PLUS, LINE BK, or MAKE by KBank.

 

Customers fitting these descriptions will receive guidance via K PLUS, LINE BK, or MAKE by KBank from February 17 onward. Those who do not receive any notification are not required to take any action. This directive aims to ensure greater security and compliance for all mobile banking users, reported KhaoSod.

Photo courtesy of MoneyandBanking

In similar news, Thai telecom heavyweight True Corporation has firmly denied allegations of supplying SIM cards in bulk to call centre gangs, following a dramatic police raid in Bangkok.

 

The raid, carried out on December 20, targeted a condo on Rama IX Road in Huay Kwang, uncovering a staggering cache of criminal tech: 286 SIM boxes, over 300,000 SIM cards, 636 smartphones, and 100 computers. Six Chinese nationals were arrested in connection with the illicit operation.

 

SIM card fraud in Thailand involves criminals using fake identities or stolen data to register SIM cards for scams, financial fraud, and identity theft. Common schemes include phishing, OTP interception, and unauthorised transactions. Police have cracked down on illegal SIM card sales and strengthened registration regulations to curb fraud.

 

Source: The Thaiger 

-- 2025-02-01

 

 

[redwood1]

Whats up with Kasikornbank bank ?   First the tax thing now this... Good thing I use another bank.....

[UWEB]

6 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

Whats up with Kasikornbank bank ?   First the tax thing now this... Good thing I use another bank.....

All Banks have to do this, Kasikorn is just the first one.

[OneMoreFarang]

12 hours ago, webfact said:

Kasikornbank has announced that mobile banking customers need to ensure their registered name matches their mobile SIM card name by April 30.

That makes mobile banking more secure for all of us. Good. 

[bamnutsak]

12 hours ago, webfact said:

The raid, carried out on December 20, targeted a condo on Rama IX Road in Huay Kwang, uncovering a staggering cache of criminal tech: 286 SIM boxes, over 300,000 SIM cards

 

 

These were True SIM cards that the company claims were inactive, unregistered and purchased in small quantities from small distributors.

 

https://trueblog.dtac.co.th/blog/en/rama-9-call-center-case-2/

 

 

 

In a photo of a larger bust recently, the massive haul of SIM cards showed them to be Three (3) (U.K.) branded.

 

Probably a good idea to make sure your SIM card registration name matches your bank account name.

 

 

[KhunBENQ]

If your phone number is registered to two accounts of which one is not yours and for specific reason this is detected at the bank then AIS will give you 24h to verify your identity for the number else number suspended.

(first hand experience, message from AIS in Thai language only)

 

There was news some time ago that ALL banks have to make sure that the phone is registered for account holder.

Bet they get the data from the network operators.

[lordgrinz]

10 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

If your phone number is registered to two accounts of which one is not yours and for specific reason this is detected at the bank then AIS will give you 24h to verify your identity for the number else number suspended.

(first hand experience, message from AIS in Thai language only)

 

There was news some time ago that ALL banks have to make sure that the phone is registered for account holder.

Bet they get the data from the network operators.

 

I believe there was an allowance for family (direct family) cards though, like mine (TRUE) is in my wife's name, but we both share the same surname. I've heard nothing from the bank, so I assume they don't have an issue with it.

[hotchilli]

19 hours ago, redwood1 said:

Whats up with Kasikornbank bank ?   First the tax thing now this... Good thing I use another bank.....

Enhancing security... 

[CMBob]

22 hours ago, UWEB said:

All Banks have to do this, Kasikorn is just the first one.

Correct.  The Thai government has decreed that sim cards will be at least temporarily suspended/inoperative on May 1st, 2025, unless the name associated with the sim card is consistent with the telecom's records.  There have been one or more articles in the Bangkok Post lately about this and supposedly the rule is to combat call-center gangs/people with multiple sim cards.  I don't recall what entities (telecoms or banks?) that are required to enforce the new rule but, given the general use of mobile banking, it makes sense that the banks would be involved.

Edit: Found at least one article about it: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2952406/govt-crackdown-on-mule-accounts-with-new-mobile-banking-rules

[tubber]

On 2/2/2025 at 9:44 AM, redwood1 said:

Whats up with Kasikornbank bank ?   First the tax thing now this... Good thing I use another bank.....

What was the "Tax thing"?

[KhunBENQ]

12 minutes ago, tubber said:

What was the "Tax thing"?

https://aseannow.com/topic/1344388-k-bank-e-mail-with-tax-forms-attached/

Got it. Filled in Nov 24, uploaded and have not heard from them since.

[Crossy]

None of my banks have asked, yet. (SCB, BkkBank, Krungthai, UOB)

 

But when they do is it actually possible to change my AiS registration name from my good lady wife to myself?

 

[BritManToo]

But you don't need a SIM for phone banking (after the phone + SIM is authorized).

You just need the phone (with any SIM or wifi).

[Peterphuket]

39 minutes ago, Crossy said:

None of my banks have asked, yet. (SCB, BkkBank, Krungthai, UOB)

 

But when they do is it actually possible to change my AiS registration name from my good lady wife to myself?

 

Am facing the same problem but considering buying a separate phone with a new SIM card for banking.

[Moonlover]

On 2/2/2025 at 9:51 AM, UWEB said:

On 2/2/2025 at 9:44 AM, redwood1 said:

Whats up with Kasikornbank bank ?   First the tax thing now this... Good thing I use another bank.....

 

On 2/2/2025 at 9:51 AM, UWEB said:

All Banks have to do this, Kasikorn is just the first one.

Agreed. There is 'nothing up with Kasikorn Bank bank'. This is in compliance with instructions handed out by BOT some time ago.

[BritManToo]

On 2/2/2025 at 9:51 AM, UWEB said:

All Banks have to do this, Kasikorn is just the first one.

Ah yes, they were only obeying zee orders!

But lucky for me neither of my Thai banks seem to care about government rules ..... all that much.

[Moonlover]

48 minutes ago, Crossy said:

None of my banks have asked, yet. (SCB, BkkBank, Krungthai, UOB)

 

But when they do is it actually possible to change my AiS registration name from my good lady wife to myself?

 

Do you and and your wife share a common family name? If so then there's no problem. SIMs with common family names and addresses are acceptable. At least that's what BOT said when they announced this.

 

Both my wife and I bank with K Bank and share my family name. The SIM is registered in her name, but I have not received this request from them.

[Crossy]

15 minutes ago, Peterphuket said:

Am facing the same problem but considering buying a separate phone with a new SIM card for banking.

 

We then have the "fun" of changing our number with the banks. something which has been widely reported as "less than easy". At least changing with the phone people would only be a one-time thing.

 

@Moonlover No we don't share a family name, Madam changed her previously married name back to her maiden name when we got hitched.

[kingstonkid]

What do you need to do to verify it do ehty need a bill fromTrue with your name or what

[Peterphuket]

12 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Ah yes, they were only obeying zee orders!

But lucky for me neither of my Thai banks seem to care about government rules ..... all that much.

Time will tell, I don't think we'll get out of these rules.

[Moonlover]

5 minutes ago, kingstonkid said:

What do you need to do to verify it do ehty need a bill fromTrue with your name or what

Just read the post!

 

On 2/1/2025 at 9:40 PM, webfact said:

Customers fitting these descriptions will receive guidance via K PLUS, LINE BK, or MAKE by KBank from February 17 onward. Those who do not receive any notification are not required to take any action.

 

[Negita43]

I don't use apps for banking but if I did I expect I would have a problem as my phone sim is reistered to my partners name.

[sungod]

1 hour ago, Crossy said:

None of my banks have asked, yet. (SCB, BkkBank, Krungthai, UOB)

 

But when they do is it actually possible to change my AiS registration name from my good lady wife to myself?

 

It was a pay as you go, but we just changed the name from my wife to my son with his ID card. 

[Briggsy]

On 2/2/2025 at 9:44 AM, redwood1 said:

Whats up with Kasikornbank bank ?   First the tax thing now this... Good thing I use another bank.....

Highly risk-averse or highly efficient compliance department.

 

You only have to look to Western nations to see how massive an issue regulatory compliance is for the banks. It is now coming to Thailand.

[Upnotover]

12 minutes ago, kingstonkid said:

What do you need to do to verify it do ehty need a bill fromTrue with your name or what

If your phone number is registered in your name and is the same as your bank account name then you need to do nothing.

[Crossy]

1 minute ago, sungod said:

It was a pay as you go, but we just changed the name from my wife to my son with his ID card. 

 

Yeah, all our phones are on pre-pay. 

 

If/when the bank(s) ask I'll give it a go at a main AiS shop, we only need to change my number over.

[Liverpool Lou]

18 minutes ago, kingstonkid said:

What do you need to do to verify it do ehty need a bill fromTrue with your name or what

They'll need to see your passport if you fall into the unverified category.

[Liverpool Lou]

16 minutes ago, Peterphuket said:

Time will tell, I don't think we'll get out of these rules.

Can't imagine why anyone would want to "get out of" these rules, it's no big deal.

[Peterphuket]

2 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Can't imagine why anyone would want to "get out of" these rules, it's no big deal.

Still, it may be a bit more complicated than what you think.
Without acting fraudulently.

[Liverpool Lou]

12 minutes ago, Peterphuket said:

15 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Can't imagine why anyone would want to "get out of" these rules, it's no big deal.

Still, it may be a bit more complicated than what you think.
Without acting fraudulently.

You think?  What could be so complicated about registering one's own SIM card?