Phnom Penh, 30th April 2025 - Hattha
Bank, a subsidiary of Krungsri (Bank of Ayudhya PCL), the fifth-largest
commercial bank in Thailand and a member of MUFG Global Financial Group, with
more than 30 years' experience in the Kingdom of Cambodia marked a significant
milestone as it commemorates its official grand opening of the bank’s head office in Phnom Penh. This grand opening event was
officiated and graced by H.E Rath Sovannorak, Deputy Governor of the
National Bank of Cambodia and senior management of Hattha Bank and Krungsri.
Mr. Min Sopha, President and CEO of Hattha Bank, quoted that
"The official grand opening of Hattha Bank’s Head Office today also reveals our long-term vision for
Cambodia's financial market. The event today is not just the grand opening of
the bank tower, but it reflects our strong commitment towards providing an
efficient, innovative, and trusted financial services to our customers. Bank
remains truthful to its long-term commitment to the Kingdom of Cambodia. It
also further improves the working environment for our staff.” He further added
“We also believe that, with this new Hattha Tower, the franchise will achieve
more milestones besides creating unique value to customers, staff, and
shareholders.”
Mr. Kenichi Yamato, President and CEO
of Krungsri congratulates Hattha Bank Management and employees for successfully
constructing their own Hattha Bank Head Office and celebrating its
official grand opening today. He further quoted, “Since becoming a wholly owned
subsidiary of Krungsri in 2016, Hattha Bank has played a key role in our ASEAN
expansion strategy.” He added, “Hattha Bank stands at the heart of this vision.
We continue to support Hattha Bank not only through capital and funding, but
also by sharing technical expertise, strengthening governance and enhancing
risk management and operational excellence. We are confident that through this
synergy, Hattha Bank will continue to contribute meaningfully to Cambodia’s
economic growth.
H.E Rath Sovannorak,
Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia said “I would like to congratulate the shareholders, Board of
Directors, Management and all employees of Hatta Bank Plc., for their
continuous achievements, especially the recent relocation of the head office in
the Hattha Bank Tower. The inauguration ceremony of the
Hattha Bank head office serves as a testament to the trust of customers and
foreign investors in the banking sector in Cambodia. In the addition, this new head
office demonstrates innovation, excellence, and the commitment to providing
banking services to customers with an atmosphere of convenience and modernity.”
The official grand opening of Hattha Bank
headquarters today strongly reflects its long-term commitment and sustainable
business operations in the Cambodian financial market. With continuous support
from the parent company, all levels of authority, related investors and
partners as well as valued customers, Hattha Bank aims to offer new innovative
financial services to further grow its banking business besides contributing to
Cambodia's economic development.
Hattha Bank, a
commercial bank with a presence in Cambodia for more than 30 years, offers a
comprehensive array of financial services to its customers, including retail,
business, and corporate customers. Hattha Bank is firmly standing as one of the
leading commercial banking in terms of distribution networks countrywide. The
bank has consistently maintained its credit rating at BBB+/stable for 7 years
in a row, a rating that signifies the bank's stable business operations and
robust position within the Cambodian market. Significantly, Hattha Bank is
well-capitalized, financially strong, and maintains great liquidity, enabling
it to continue its business operations as usual. This strong position is
further bolstered by the bank's strong backing from its parent company,
Krungsri.
About Krungsri
Krungsri (Bank of Ayudhya PCL and
its business units) is the fifth largest financial group in Thailand in terms
of assets, loans, and deposits, and one of Thailand’s six Domestic Systemically
Important Banks (D-SIBs) with 80 years of history in the country. Krungsri
is a strategic member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Japan’s
largest financial group and one of the world’s largest financial organizations.
Krungsri provides a comprehensive range of banking, consumer finance,
investment, asset management, and other financial products and services to
individual consumers, SMEs, and large corporations through 567 domestic
branches (527 Banking Branches and 40 Auto Business Branches) and over 32,566
service outlets nationwide. The Krungsri Group is the largest card issuer in
Thailand with 10 million credit cards, sales finance, and personal loan
accounts in its portfolio; a major automobile financing service provider
(Krungsri Auto); one of the fastest growing asset management companies
(Krungsri Asset Management); and a pioneer in microfinance (Ngern Tid Lor). For
more information, visit https://www.krungsri.com