Phnom Penh, April 27, 2023: Hattha Bank, one of Cambodia's
leading commercial banks, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with
Viettel Cambodia (Metfone), a Leading mobile operator in Cambodia.
Through this Memorandum of Understanding, the parties will
cooperate in providing services and marketing strategies for each other in
order to benefit the customers and employees of both parties. In addition, the parties
also agreed in a cooperative manner to establish a good-faith foundation for
future collaborative efforts to provide more benefits to their customers and the
Cambodian people.
Oknha Hout Ieng Tong, President and CEO of Hattha Bank said “Today event of the
cooperation between Hattha Bank and Viettel Cambodia (Metfone) is very
important and beneficial to Hattha Bank's customers and employees. Our
customers and employees will pay for the Internet fee via Hattha Mobile with the
special price of the Internet package (eGift Service), receive a special offer of
Internet Home Package for Hattha Bank employees, SMS Brand Name and E-connect
with a special price, supported to promote Hattha Bank services and promotions
in CAMID app, and other services as provided to the customer and Hattha Bank
employees.
He continued “In this digital age, Internet services play an
important role in financial transactions via mobile banking or online. Therefore, Hattha Bank trusts Viettel Cambodia (Metfone) to work
together in providing the best internet service and affordable package to
Hattha Bank customers using Metfone. In addition, he
believes that the collaboration between Hattha Bank and Viettel Cambodia
(Metfone) will make it easier for Hattha Bank customers that use the Metfone
internet service and reduce their expenses as well.
Mr. Cao Manh Duc, CEO of Viettel Cambodia said: “Today's signing
of the Strategic Cooperation Agreement between our both companies is not only
expected to strengthen the relationship between Metfone and Hattha Bank but
also a turning point in the expansion of multi-sectoral cooperation on digital
and telecommunications for the banking industry in Cambodia.”
About Hattha Bank:
Hattha Bank officially transformed from Hattha Kaksekar
Microfinance Institution Limited into a commercial bank in August 2020 after
providing financial services in Cambodia for nearly 30 years. As of January 2023, Hattha Bank has a total of 177 branch
offices, 143 ATMs, and over 643 thousand customer accounts with a total
portfolio of more than USD 1.9 billion and a total savings portfolio of more
than USD 1.3 billion. Hattha Bank
provides a wide array of financial services for clients including loans,
deposits, domestic money transfers, cross-bank transfers to local banks,
cross-border remittance, ATM service, Mobile Banking, payroll service, as well
as the referral agent of insurance service, and much more. Hattha Bank is a
subsidiary of Krungsri Bank, the fifth-largest commercial bank in the Kingdom
of Thailand, and a member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Japan's
largest financial group and also one of the largest financial services
alliances in the world.
About Viettel Cambodia
For 14 years of operation, Metfone is now
the largest telecommunications operator in Cambodia with over 9 million
subscribers. Despite the
growth of the global telecommunications industry, Metfone continues to maintain
its growth momentum in terms of revenue, which is currently valued at up to USD
1 billion. Metfone's
relentless innovation efforts are the vision of sustainable development,
continuing to affirm its position as a pioneering brand in the technology field.