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SCB 1OX launches "Moonshot Mission" focusing on Thailand's first "Venture Builder", aiming to become ASEAN leader in venture builder and digital technology investment
BANGKOK, Jan. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

SCB 1OX Company Limited, a subsidiary under Siam Commercial Bank PCL (SCB), 
announced its readiness to push forward a new growth engine for the development 
of digital technology capabilities through the "Moonshot Mission", set to 
underline the investments that can create an unprecedented exponential growth. 
The company highlights differentiation in the banking industry with the 
"Venture Builder" team for the first time in Thailand while aiming to become an 
ASEAN leader in digital technology investment within 5 years.

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Mr. Arthid Nantawittaya, Chairman of the Board, SCB 1OX Company Limited, and 
Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer, Siam 
Commercial Bank PCL, revealed: "SCB has embarked on the fast-track to create 
new business opportunities to keep up with digital banking disruption. Today, 
we are fully ready to take our 'Experimentation' to the next level to achieve 
'Exponential Growth' as we decided to set up "SCB 1OX" with a mission to 
oversee all technology companies in the SCB Group, such as Digital Ventures, 
SCB Abacus, MONIX, and technology companies in SCB's future business pipeline. 
The new company has an allocated budget of 20 billion baht for its three-year 
investment plan. Its main objectives are to focus on investing in new 
businesses powered by digital technology, including self-investment, venture 
builder and business partnership. This business movement will allow SCB to have 
more technological capabilities in the future, as well as creating more value 
from new businesses to replace and increase the Bank's existing growth." 

Dr. Arak Sutivong, Chief Executive Officer, SCB 1OX Company Limited, and 
President, Siam Commercial Bank PCL, elaborated: "SCB 1OX is an extension of 
our new business development that focuses on creating new technological 
capabilities to generate 'investment in Exponential Opportunities' under a 
mission called: the 'Moonshot Mission'. It represents ideas and creations that 
have never been done before and the recognition of market needs in the future 
which can take the organization to reach the goals before other counterparts. 
The mission consists of three main business pillars: 

1) Venture Builder (VB) – The VB business will serve as the main driver of the 
company to create exponential growth, in which SCB 1OX will support tech 
startups with ideas or a group of business entrepreneurs who see the future 
potentials. Apart from this, SCB 1OX will join to build businesses with 
talented individuals by supporting the tech access, facilitation of the go-to 
market process, as well as other shared services, in order for the idea owners 
to fully focus on shaping their creativity into successful businesses and 
become a company owner (Shared ownership). 

2) Strategic Investment and Partnership - SCB 1OX will partner up with various 
technology companies, and look for opportunities to create technology 
businesses to develop capabilities and create further value for the business.

3) Venture Capital (VC) - Investment in tech companies and startups around the 
world to help the company or those startups grow even more. 

"With SCB 10X, we aim to become a leader in ASEAN in venture builder and 
digital technology investments within 5 years through our large-scale 
investment budgets. SCB 1OX is ready to receive ideas and working teams from 
around the world to jointly push forward the 'Moonshot Mission' to achieve 
aspiring business goals," Dr. Arak concluded. 

For more information, please email to: contact@scb10x.com.

SOURCE Siam Commercial Bank PCL (SCB)
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