March 5, 2002
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thai Farmers Bank Public Company, Ltd. (TFB) has purchased 243 ATMs from Canton, Ohio-based Diebold, Inc. Diebold's service team in Thailand, which has two facilities in the Bangkok area and 15 facilities throughout the country, will provide maintenance of the machines for TFB.
Apichai Bunyakiat, executive vice president of TFB, said, "Diebold offered TFB a total solution -- from hardware installation to software and service -- something other providers in our market could not currently offer."
James L.M. Chen, Diebold's vice president and managing director, Asia-Pacific, said, "This purchase fits into Diebold's strategy of global expansion: it solidifies our position in Asia-Pacific and reinforces our standing as a worldwide market leader in the self-service business."
Headquartered in Bangkok, TFB has more than 532 offices nationwide, with 158 branches in Bangkok. Internationally, TFB has nine branches and three representative offices, along with 15 foreign exchange offices and 15 international business centers.
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