KASIKORN Business-Technology Group (KBTG) has cemented its status as a world-class technology leader, earning a prestigious spot among the top three organizations globally for leveraging Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create tangible, measurable positive impacts. The recognition comes from the Data & AI Impact Award 2025, organized by Forrester, a leading global technology research and advisory firm that evaluated over 2,500 enterprises worldwide.
KBTG’s achievement is particularly notable as it is the only company from Thailand and Asia to score high enough to be ranked in the global top three.
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Strategic Success: Human-First x AI-First Ecosystem
Ruangroj Poonpol, Group Chairman of KBTG, stated that the firm’s success stems from its Human-First x AI-First 5+1 strategy, which focuses on building a comprehensive and responsible AI ecosystem.
“KBTG has been recognized not only for its advanced technological capabilities but also for its ability to apply data and AI technologies at the organizational level to create meaningful impacts for customers, employees, and society as a whole,” said Mr. Ruangroj. He noted that this aligns directly with KASIKORNBANK’s K-Strategy 3+1, which aims for sustainable growth and new revenue streams.
A cornerstone of this strategy is the AI and Data Playground, a secure sandbox environment designed for rapid AI prototyping. This infrastructure allows over 2,600 employees to quickly experiment with agentic AI and generative AI to develop Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) without impacting core systems.
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Measurable Impact: 30x Faster Development and Cost Savings
The implementation of the AI and Data Playground has yielded significant, quantifiable results:
- Increased Agility: The platform helped reduce AI model development cycles from 30 days to just one day.
- Productivity Boost: Some use cases showed a productivity increase of more than 45 percent.
- Code Generation: AI generated and engineer-reviewed code amounted to more than 10 million lines, representing 10 percent of all developed code.
- Cost Efficiency: These innovations resulted in early-stage cost savings of up to 124 million Baht.
KBTG also emphasized its commitment to fostering internal talent through a tiered AI literacy program that includes principles of responsible and ethical AI, transforming employees into responsible innovators capable of designing AI agents and creating machine learning prototypes.
“Being selected as one of the world’s top three… is a testament that a Thai organization can proudly step onto the global stage with technological and AI capabilities second to none,” Ruangroj concluded. “KBTG believes that data and AI are not just tools, but the core of organizational transformation towards the future.”
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