South Korea's KB Kookmin Bank announced on Friday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Bank of Cambodia to establish inter-country QR code-based payment system.
This MOU was one of the key events of the South Korea-Cambodia Economic Cooperation Forum. This event was held at the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Jung-gu, Seoul, the previous day.
The signing ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Hun Manet, Korean Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Ahn Duk-geun, Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia Chea Serey and President of KB Kookmin Bank Lee Jae-keun.
Under the agreement, KB Kookmin Bank plans to collaborate with the National Bank of Cambodia in the financial sector and contribute to the payment markets in both countries by establishing a QR code-based payment system.
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