Cambodia’s fledgling digital currency, co-developed by a Japanese startup, has chalked up about 10 million accounts, the central bank governor told Nikkei in an interview in Tokyo.
That means about 60% of the country’s population is likely able to use the Bakong, as the digital currency is called, to make payments or transfer money.
Gov. Chea Serey also said the National Bank of Cambodia will expand a cross-border payment network for the Bakong in cooperation with UnionPay International, China’s leading card payment service, and other foreign partners.
In full: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Cambodia-chalks-up-10m-Bakong-digital-currency-accounts
