Phnom Penh Commercial Bank

PPCBank Head Office

Company type| Private
Industry| Banking
Founded| September 2008; 16 years ago (September 2008)
Headquarters|

Phnom Penh

Cambodia

Area served

| Cambodia
Owner|

* JB Financial Group [ko] (60%; 2016–present)
* OK Financial Group (40%; 2016–present)

Parent|

* Jeonbuk Bank [ko] (50%; 2016–present)
* JB Woori Capital (10%; 2016–present)
* Apro Financial [ko] (40%; 2016–present)

Website| ppcbank.com.kh

Phnom Penh Commercial Bank (PPCB; Khmer: ធនាគារ ភ្នំពេញ ពាណិជ្) is a public bank of Cambodia. The bank was founded on 1 September 2008 with US$15m in paid in capital.[1] The head office of the bank is located at #217, Norodom Blvd, Sangkat Tonle Bassac, Khan Chomkarmon.

The bank was established as a joint venture of Hyundai Swiss Savings Bank (now SBI Savings Bank) of South Korea, and SBI Group of Japan.[2][3] The SBI Group has invested $6 million for a 40% interest in the new Cambodian bank while Hyundai Swiss Savings Bank has invested $8.55 million for a 57% stake. The remaining 3% investment was held by another South Korean financial group.[4] The Phnom Penh Commercial Bank is Cambodia's 23rd commercial bank,[5] and was the first bank launched by a Japanese company in Cambodia.[6]

In 2016, the bank was acquired by a consortium of South Korean JB Financial Group [ko] and what is now OK Financial Group (a conglomerate run by Korean Japanese entrepreneurs), each obtaining 60% and 40% of stakes respectively. As a result, the bank is currently owned by two subsidiaries of JB Financial Group – Jeonbuk Bank [ko] (a regional bank that primarily serves the North Jeolla Province; 50%) and JB Woori Capital (unrelated to neither Woori Financial Group nor its subsidiary Woori Bank; 10%) – and one subsidiary of OK Financial Group – Apro Financial [ko] (which issues high-interest loans under the trade name of Rush & Cash; 40%).[7]

## Background

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The Phnom Penh Commercial Bank is one of a number of banks which have opened operations in Cambodia in the wake of several major changes in the domestic financial sector. In May 2007, Standard and Poor’s issued a historic first ever rating to a Cambodian bank.[8] In 2008, the National Bank of Cambodia announced a change in the deposit requirements for all banks operating in Cambodia.

With growth rates of over 10% for the last three years, investors from Asian countries like South Korea and Japan were increasing direct foreign investment in Cambodia.

## Services

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The bank offers several core personal banking services. It offers saving accounts, term deposits, corporate and personal loans, automated teller machine and various corporate banking services.[9] PPCB also offers various services for business like trade financing services, including documentary credits, shipping and airway guarantees, inward bills for collection, trust receipts and bills receivable financing. Bank guarantees and standby letters of credit are also available.[10]

## References

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1. ^ "SBI Cambodia bank starts business". Kyodo News. Sep 2, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
2. ^ "Hyundai Swiss Bank". Archived from the original on 2009-02-13. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
3. ^ Samrach. "We Make Banking Easy! - PPCBank Cambodia". Ppcb.com.kh. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
4. ^ "SBI Holdings, Hyundai Swiss open bank in Cambodia". The Asian Banker. September 10, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-14.[permanent dead link‍]
5. ^ "The Banking System in Cambodia" (PDF). Bank of Thailand. September 30, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-14. [dead link‍]
6. ^ "SBI Opens Bank in Cambodia". Jiji Press. Sep 1, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-14. [dead link‍]
7. ^ Lee, Donald. "How a midsize Korean bank plans to finance the Kingdom's middle class". Capital Cambodia. Khmer Times. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
8. ^ "Coming Soon: A Cambodian Stock Exchange". BusinessWeek. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on October 29, 2007. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
9. ^ "Personal banking". Phnom Penh Commercial Bank. 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
10. ^ "Corporate banking". Phnom Penh Commercial Bank. 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-13.

## External links

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* Official website

* Banks portal