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Cambodia • Apr 1, 2026

Cambodia's cross-border payment stack deepens as Mastercard Move and Singapore KHQR go live in parallel

The April 1 ACLEDA--Mastercard Move launch adds a non-Bakong account-based payout rail alongside Cambodia's existing QR and correspondent channels. Public evidence points first to outward B2B and B2P transfers from ACLEDA-linked company accounts across 42 destinations, with instant or near real-time delivery depending on corridor.

Cambodia • Jan 9, 2026

ACLEDA Bank’s Ministry of Commerce launch signals deeper workflow integration in Cambodia public-service collections

The January 9 announcement turns a narrow public-fee payment launch into a broader statement about ministry-linked workflow integration.

Cambodia • Sep 25, 2025

National Bank of Cambodia's Bakong scale now reads as settlement infrastructure

National Bank of Cambodia's September 2025 Bakong scale disclosure matters because it lands on top of earlier official evidence that Bakong is being extended into large-value and financial-market settlement, while parallel central-bank infrastructure is already carrying meaningful foreign-exchange flow.

Cambodia • Jun 26, 2025

ABA Bank’s ABA Business launch surfaces the control stack behind corporate money movement

ABA Bank’s 26 June 2025 launch of ABA Business gives contemporaneous, named-bank evidence of the control points institutional readers care about: who can approve, how ERP-originated payment files reach the bank, how incoming funds are segmented, and how reconciliation is automated.

Cambodia • Feb 12, 2025

Cambodia's Non-Bank Financial Services Authority turns fintech strategy into a supervisory-systems buildout

Cambodia's February 2025 Non-Bank Financial Services Authority plan matters because it reframes non-bank fintech as a supervised operating stack.