Cambodia: May 2021

Cambodia’s tech news in May

Our May 2021 tech news snapshot for Cambodia touches on the Project Bakong central bank digital currency as a case study, alongside ARSAR, a fintech startup working on know-your-customer systems in finance. We’ve also included items from April and March of this year, to provide more reference points for Cambodia’s English language tech coverage. Previous months covered items including Cambodia’s national e-commerce strategy, electric vehicles, 500 Startups’ entry to the Kingdom, and more.

The items listed below outline some of 2021’s tech news headlines from Cambodia, providing Startup News Asia’s readers with:

• an at-a-glance overview of the month’s tech news;
• instant insights into Cambodia’s tech startup ecosystems; and
• 1-click access to the online tech articles behind the headlines.

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• Download: Project Bakong CBDC Case Study – The National Bank of Cambodia, Hyperledger Iroha and Japan’s Soramitsu (pdf)
• ARSAR fintech takes overall win and $10K in Reverse Innovation competition with platform focused on digital onboarding and user authentication

April 2021 tech news from Cambodia

• E-Commerce Strategy available to download, produced by the Ministry of Commerce
• Cambodia: Malaysia’s Thada and Singapore’s Oyika partner to supply Kingdom with battery-swappable electric scooters, focusing on rural communities
• Cambodia vs Hackers – Balancing Security and Liberty in Cybercrime Law (pdf)
• Cambodia edition of Cyber Security Asia 2021 event set for October 25-26 in Phnom Penh
• Singapore’s MVLLabs gains $15M to develop 3-wheeler electric vehicle, the ONiON T1, for Cambodia

Cambodia’s tech news in March 2021

• Cambodia: Ooctane venture capital firm is scouting for ‘late-stage investment opportunities’ with $55M investment fund
• Cambodia: An interview intro to 505 Digital Group, from startup phase to helping more than 100 companies in digitising their businesses
• ICYMI: 500 Startups and Khmer Enterprise partner to develop the startup ecosystem in Cambodia
• A look at the World Bank’s engagement in Cambodia, focusing on investing in human capital, tackling rural poverty, building basic infrastructure, and empowering communities