OCG Thailand

With 1.5 billion card base in China and projected annual outbound Chinese tourists of 100 million by 2020, China UnionPay (CUP) is well positioned to go international by establishing merchant networks in the most popular countries of destinations. Thailand is one of the most popular destinations for Chinese tourists. Because of its close proximity to China and its various attractions, the growth outlook of the Chinese outbound tourist business will continue to be very promising.

To align with CUP’s out-going strategy and to capture this business opportunity, OCG Thailand launched CUP card acceptance service in Thailand in January 2005.

Among the first international partners of CUP, OCG Thailand works with CUP to serve Thai merchants and Chinese tourists. To ensure successful launch of the service, OCG Thailand builds a local team with the most experienced professionals in the field. To complement OCG Thailand local team, OCG headquarters in Hong Kong provides technical and management support through its regional management infrastructure. To enhance support efficiency, OCG Thailand is equipped with state-of-the-art payment system and technology.

Based on the 3-party partnership model among CUP, Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) and OCG Thailand, OCG Thailand is able to develop efficiently in the fast growing payment and financial services market in Thailand.

Management Team in Thailand

Phuri Khamphidet
Merchant Business Director

Mr. Phuri Khamphidet is the Merchant Business Director of OCG Thailand for acquiring Business. He takes the lead role for the development of China Unionpay acquiring business in Thailand. He carries a strong experience in credit card business development and marketing. For merchant acquiring business, especially, he has more than 16 years of experience in high profile financial institutes such as Citibank N.A. and Diners Club (Thailand) Co., Ltd.  Before joining with OCG Thailand, Phuri managed merchant business team of Diners Club (Thailand) Co., Ltd. His position was the Merchant Management Manager.  He holds the Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Ramkhamhaeng University.

Panthong Limpkittisin
Operations Controller

Mr. Panthong joined OCG Thailand in 2004 as Operations Controller, in charge of operation process for Acquiring Business of OCG Thailand.  He has over 17 years of working experience in Credit Card industry such as Siam Commercial Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Citibank and AIG Card. He has in-depth professional knowledge in Settlement, Fraud Analysis, Chargeback, Customer Service, Merchant Service, Card Production and Transaction Processing.  He holds an MBA in General Management from Ramkhamhaeng University in 2002.

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