1.   Like almost anything these days, banking becomes more compelling to investors when you do it on the Internet.

2.   One-time masters of the universe say banking has become prosaic, with the heavy demands no longer producing unrivaled rewards.

3.   The deal is the most vivid illustration to date of how banking has become more global and it may lead to others making cross-border deals.

4.   The global banking system has become so interconnected there is little one country can do to combat illicit money transfers, money laundering specialists say.

5.   Restrictions on entry will be removed and banking will become just another business.

6.   But Chartsiri said he anticipated banking would soon become more competitive in Thailand.