The Credit Bureau of Cambodia, Pascal Ly And In Channy Talk
An accurate and reliable source of credit data is tantamount to the financial stability and development of any country. When investors have access to...
ANZ Royal Enables UnionPay EMV Operations Across Cambodia
ANZ Royal Cambodia recently announced ANZ ATM terminals across Cambodia are now beginning to accept UnionPay EMV enabled credit and debit cards.
ANZ Royal’s entire...
Wing And GmoneyTrans Partner Up To Ease Remittances
GmoneyTrans, a South Korean phone-based money transfer company, has inked and agreement with Wing, looking to tap into the remittance services market.
The agreement will spawn...
Inflation Slows Down As Oil Prices Plummet
Inflation slowed notably last year amid plummeting oil prices, according to an annual report released yesterday by the National Bank.
The rate of inflation was...
ANZ Royal Takes Home Best Trade Finance Bank Award
ANZ Royal announced yesterday that it has been named "Best Trade Finance Bank in Cambodia" in The Asset’s Triple A Treasury, Trade and Risk Management Awards...
Maybank Launches New Mobile App
Maybank launched Maybank Mobile Banking last Saturday, the first mobile banking app of the Malaysia-based bank. The new app includes augmented reality technology and a QR...
PPSEZ Lists On Cambodia’s Exchange
Phnom Penh SEZ, the country's largest special economic zone, became yesterday the fourth company to list in the nascent Cambodian stock exchange, the Cambodia...
Transferring Money Across The Kingdom
In place of formal bank accounts, many Cambodians rely on alternative payment systems to transfer money and pay utilities. Given that 94 percent of...
E-banking & Cybersecurity In The Kingdom
To address the needs of an increasingly tech-savvy population, banks operating in the Kingdom have, over the past five years, developed advanced online banking...
National Bank Of Canada Becomes Major Shareholder Of ABA Bank
In a joint press conference held yesterday, National Bank of Canada and ABA Bank announced an agreement through which the North American banking institution...
Cambodia’s Banks Struggle To Balance Loans And Deposits
Cambodia’s loan-to-deposit ratio in 2015 surpassed 100 percent, a sign that banks will be unprepared in the case of any economic disruptions such as...
Phnom Penh To Host 2017 World Economic Forum
Phnom Penh is set to host the 2017 World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia, local media reported on April 29, taking the reigns...
NBC Increases Minimum Registered Capital Requirements
The National Bank of Cambodia (the “NBC”) issued prakas (regulation) B7-016-117 (the “Prakas”) on 22 March 2016, setting out new minimum registered capital requirements...
Maybank Cambodia Hosts The First Maybank INVEST 2016
Maybank (Cambodia) Plc. hosted the Maybank INVEST 2016 event on 8 & 9 April 2016, with the objective to provide customers and the public...
Maybank Holds First Investment Forum Exhibition
Maybank INVEST 2016 will be held 8-9 April, bringing together a host of inspirational and renown industry experts that will act as speakers or...
Securing Funding For Your SME In Cambodia
There are currently 47 banking institutions in Cambodia and over 40 microfinance institutions (MFIs). Yet, despite the considerable number of institutions licenced to make...
Financial Planning In Cambodia
The financial planning market in Cambodia is still relatively young, underdeveloped and under-regulated. However, with a rapidly expanding economy, driven partially by a thriving banking and...
AEC As Seen By Banking & Finance Experts
Experts within the banking & finance sector have spoken, and this is what they have to say about the much-anticipated ASEAN Economic Community integration...
MFIs Will Continue To Thrive
Since Cambodia opened its doors to the banking sector, microfinance institutions (MFIs) have proliferated in Cambodia and, for them, business is still booming. The...
Canadia Bank, Celebrating 24 Years Of Excellence
Canadia Bank, the largest local bank in the Kingdom, celebrated its 24th anniversary on November 11. The B2B team takes the opportunity presented by this...
Cambodian Banking Leaps Forward
Cynthia Liaw, CEO of Maybank Cambodia, is a Singaporean national with over 20 years experience in the banking, credit and finance industry. Coming to...
Cambodian MFI Sector In Goldilocks Zone
Mekong Strategic Partners, an investment, corporate advisory, and risk management firm covering the Greater Mekong Region, has issued its latest report detailing the current...
VTrust Predicts Big Year For The CSX
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) recently announced significant reforms to the infant Cambodian Stock Exchange (CSX).
Companies that list on the Cambodia...
E-commerce Set to Make Waves in Cambodia
Cambodia’s newest arrival on the nascent local e-commerce scene opened its doors last Friday to curious media representatives and members of the local business...
Expat Offshore Pension Schemes
Mr. Jerome Robertson, Chief Operating Officer of Infinity Corporate Benefits Ltd, a business partner of Infinity General Insurance Cambodia, talks about the benefits of...
Financial Planning For Australians Expats: Why You Shouldn’t Forget About Superannuation
Your nationality is one of the key aspects that affect financial planning. In the case of Australian expats, it pays to have an adviser...
Financing The Cambodian Economy
An increase in access to finance and the introduction of finance companies has helped Cambodia’s economy grow, experts claim.
In the last year, the Kingdom...
Banking And Finance In Cambodia
Despite the recent decline in world economic growth, the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) reported reduced inflation and a stable exchange rate in its...
Banking Improves In Cambodia
Banking in Cambodia is improving as the industry gears up for the 2015 ASEAN integration, thanks to a series of drastic developments.
National Bank of...
Canadia Bank’s Grand Plans
Cambodia’s largest home-grown commercial bank, Canadia Bank, has announced grand plans to become the country’s biggest financial services provider as it unveils a series...
Maybank Expands Cambodian Network
On 28 October Maybank Cambodia Plc. opened four new branches in Cambodia, bringing its total network in the country to 16 branches.
The branches, which...
Economy To Grow By 7.2% In 2013
Cambodia’s economic growth is forecast at 7.2 percent in 2013, picking up to 7.5 percent next year as recovery in Europe and the United...
E. Sun Bank To Acquire Stake In Ucb
E. Sun Commercial Bank, the flagship banking arm of Taiwan-based E. Sun Financial Holding Co., plans to acquire a 70 percent stake in Cambodia's...
National Bank Of Cambodia Reports Lending Surge In 2012
Lending by commercial banks in Cambodia grew by more than one-third last year, according to figures provided by the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC)...
Anz Royal Offers More Secure Online Banking
ANZ Royal (ANZR) is committed to delivering quality products and services to enhance its customers’ banking experience. ANZR’s Internet Banking service gives customers the...