1994: Hattha Bank Plc. was starting from a food security project
established by OCSD/OXFAM–Quebec, a Canadian organization, providing micro
loans to rural people in four communes in Pursat province.
1996: The food security project was registered with the Ministry of
Interior of Cambodia as a nongovernmental organization (NGO) called Hattha
Kaksekar. In Khmer, “Hattha Kaksekar” means “Farmer’s Hand” or “A Helping Hand
for Farmers” with the head office in Pursat province.
2001: Hattha Kaksekar (HK) NGO was registered with the Ministry of
Commerce with paid-up capital of USD 77,850 to transform itself into a private
limited company with a new name, Hattha Kaksekar Limited (HKL). At the same
time, HKL was granted a three-year license by the National Bank of Cambodia to
operate microfinance services across Cambodia.
2007: The savings account and configured systems were put in place.
Meanwhile, HKL increased its registered capital from USD 257,850 to USD
1,339,700. Due to its sustainability in terms of finance, operation and
governance, HKL was offered a permanent microfinance license by the National
Bank of Cambodia.
2010: The National Bank of Cambodia offered HKL an MDI “Micro-Finance
Deposit Taking Institution” license due to the sustainability of its operations
and finances. This license reflects one of HKL’s successes in providing
customers with financial services, permitting HKL to officially mobilize
deposits from the public. Most noteworthy was the work done by the MIS team to
equip the sophisticated Core Banking System (CBS) enabling HKL to deliver a
prompt and efficient service in response to the company´s strategy to transform
itself into a commercial bank in the future.
2012: Hattha Kaksekar Limited’s new CBS successfully went live across
the company’s distribution networks. This new online system increased the
effectiveness of HKL’s business operations. HKL also invested nearly USD 2
million in the ATM and mobile banking project. This investment facilitates
offering a wide range of financial services and serves customers fast and
conveniently through cash deposit and withdrawal machines that were publicly
launched by the end of 2012. Customers were able to perform many new
transactions including cash deposits, funds transfers, remittances, mobile
top-up, and currency exchange.
2016: HKL is a wholly-owned by Bank of Ayudhya (Krungsri), the 5th
largest bank in Thailand and a member of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG),
Japan’s largest banking group and one of the world’s largest and most
diversified financial groups.
2020: Hattha Kaksekar Limited has transformed itself to Hattha Bank Plc.
which officially approved by the National Bank of Cambodia and Ministry of
commerce on 26th August 2020.
2021: Hattha Bank celebrates the groundbreaking ceremony of its new head
office tower with a totat construction area of more than 35,000 square meters
with 22 floors, along Samdech Techo Hun Sen Street (Street 60 meters). The head
office tower is responsible for the construction by CMED Construction Co.,
Ltd., one of the leading construction companies in the kingdom.