Cambodia’s startup and technology news snapshots across the third quarter of 2024 – July, August and September – show developments in a range of technologies including Cambodia’s Bakong digital currency developments, digitally-enabled cross-border payments between Cambodia and partners, awards received by Cambodian startups, and more.
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September 2024 in Cambodia
- Cambodia: Switzerland’s Dfinity, behind Internet Computer Protocol, inks agreement with Ministry of Industry, Science, Tech & Innovation for smart city tech exploration / full item
- Cambodia: An overview of the Kingdom’s Bakong digital currency, and developments in blockchain, web3 and associated technologies / full item
- Vietnam’s NextBold Capital private equity firm looks to raise $100M fund to back SME’s in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos / full item
- Malaysia and Cambodia central banks launch cross-border QR payments, allowing consumers and merchants to make and receive instant payments via mobile / full item
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August 2024 in Cambodia
- Cambodia: Visa inks MOU with Techo Startup Center for digital business growth, broadly aligning with Cambodia Digital Economy and Society Policy Framework 2021-2035 / full item
- Cambodia: Bakong Tourist app preps for launch, allowing tourists to pay with and top up Bakong digital wallet using credit cards, without a Cambodian bank account / full item
- Cambodia: An overview of the recent Digital Assets 101 seminar hosted by EuroCham Cambodia, looking at startups and innovations in the Kingdom’s Web3 spaces / full item
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July 2024 in Cambodia
- Cambodia: Techo Startup Centre’s Digital Platform Accelerator selected 5 startups from Cohort 3 to share in $30K award / full item
- Cambodia: A brief overview of CamDigiKey, a KYC – know your customer – app connecting users to the government’s CamDX platform for digital services / full item
- “A major Cambodian payments firm received crypto worth over $150,000 from a digital wallet used by North Korean hacking outfit Lazarus, blockchain data shows…” / full item
- Cambodia: A brief overview of data collected by the government’s Startup Cambodia initiative, outlining the successes and growth of the Kingdom’s startup ecosystem / full item
- Cambodia: UNDP to partner Switzerland’s Dfinity Foundation for Universal Trusted Credentials trial, a digital credentialing system using Internet Computer Protocol blockchain tech / full item
- Cambodia: “Wing Bank Plc is offering a cost-effective remittance solution that empowers customers to send up to $150K monthly across Asia countries with zero transfer fees…” / full item
- One ASEAN Startup Award applications closed July 28th for 3rd pre-event in Cambodia, aiming to recognise, reward and promote innovators working on ASEAN-wide issues / full item
- Cambodia: “Huione Guarantee operates the platform and acts as a guarantor or escrow provider for all transactions… targeted squarely at cyber scam operators.” / full item
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