Through this partnership with Circle K, Wing continues to demonstrate its commitment to financial inclusion and to ensuring access to financial services for all Cambodians.  Two strong and trusted brands joining forces to complement their respective strengths and expertise, to provide convenient one stop shopping and financial services for their customers and provide opportunities for entrepreneurs to grow their own businesses.

Recognizing the synergy between the two recognized brands Circle K will serve as a Wing agent providing all of Wing’s extensive range of financial services at all of its convenience store outlets, twenty-four hours per day, each and every day.  Starting in Phnom Penh Circle K will include Wing services in all of its existing convenience stores as well as all new convenience stores in Phnom Penh and will soon expand to other large cities in Cambodia.

Wing and Circle K will leverage the rapid adoption of digital payment methods in Cambodia to make shopping at Circle K easy.  Customers can handle all of their shopping and daily financial transactions through the convenience and security of their mobile phone and Wing Wallet and payment convenience of the QR payment system, WingPay, while at the same time experience a world-class shopping experience.  Together as partners Wing and Circle K will reach more customers and serve them better.

As the single largest platform in Cambodia for the unbanked to carry out their business transactions, Wing’s mobile payment ecosystem will open more possibilities and opportunities for entrepreneurs and SMEs to sell to Circle K outlets.  With the ease and convenience of the Wing Wallet, Circle K will be able to pay their supplier invoices and suppliers will reliably receive immediate and secure payment for their services.

Mr. Manu Rajan, Chief Executive Officer of Wing said “Today is a very proud day for Wing.  We have always been successful in providing the best mobile payment services because we partner with strong, trusted, and reliable brands, such as Circle K.”   He added more  “Wing our vision is to provide relevant and affordable mobile financial services to every Cambodian.  Our business is focused on bringing financial inclusion to the underbanked and unbanked and to provide a way for them to more fully interact and participate in the economy.  Our partnership allows both Wing and Circle K a solid foundation from which to serve our customers and to grow our respective businesses, While at the same time remain true to our vision.”

Mr. Dennis Keo, General Manager of Circle K, said “In the markets where we operate, it is crucial to our business that we work with the right partner, one that is trusted and respected.  Globally, the Circle K brand is one of the strongest in our business segment and we go to greats lengths to ensure our partnerships not only make sense but also help us uphold our values.  As such, we are pleased to grow our presence here in Cambodia with a partner like Wing.  Our companies share a common goal to serve customers with the best products and offerings and to play our part to extend economic opportunities to those who might otherwise not have”.

Wing (Cambodia) Limited Specialised Bank is Cambodia’s leading mobile banking service provider. Launched in 2009, Wing is committed to providing financial inclusion to the unbanked and under-banked allowing every Cambodian access to services including local money transfers, bill payments and phone top-ups, online shopping and QR payment as well as instant international money transfer from more than 200 countries.

Wing remains at the forefront of the mobile money and electronic payment services market in Cambodia with 100% district coverage via a nationwide network of over 6,000 Wing Cash Xpress outlets. It has partnerships with more than 30,000 merchants and global industry leaders including Mastercard and WorldRemit. In addition, small and medium enterprises as well as larger companies are able to use Wing’s payroll and disbursement services helping to further develop its payment ecosystem.

Circle K Cambodia is Canadian owned American multinational chain of convenience store operated by TH CVS Co., Ltd. Founded in 1951, Circle K is now presented in United States, Canada, Mexico, Hong Kong, China, Macau, Indonesia, Vietnam, UAE, Egypt, and many more which brings the worldwide total networks to more than 16,000 Circle K stores globally. In Cambodia, TH CVS will be presented in some other key city in the near future and plans to open 300 Circle K outlet nationwide cashing in on the country’s improving retail outlook by 2026.

As one-stop convenience store Circle K is where customers can grab a quick bite to eat, buy drinks, withdraw money from ATM, Pay a bill, top up your phone card, do money transfer, send your package to anywhere in the country in a very close distance to you anytime of the day 24/7 all in air conditioned comfort and free Wi-Fi. All is about Convenience.

Held for the first time in Cambodiana Hotel, Wing Innovation Day was attended by over 200 people from government entities, relevant stakeholders, Wing’s partners, and customers. The event also concluded with a panel discussion surrounding the theme “SMEs Goes Digital” where key experts discussed on digitizing Cambodian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) for the growth of Cambodian economy.

During the event, Wing also announced the re-launch of its SME products through the partnership with BanhJi a company providing accounting solutions that are tailored uniquely for Cambodian small businesses. Such partnership means that Wing’s SME customers will get free access to BanhJi accounting system meant for managing their businesses.

Wing Chief Executive Officer, Jojo Malolos, said despite facing its unique challenges in how to manage their finances, SMEs are significant contributors to Cambodia’s economic strength. Therefore, Wing is here to ease this burden so they can focus their attention on growing and expanding their businesses.

“The key to our success is also that we have always done things differently but with the same objective which is to provide all Cambodians with convenient, relevant and accessible financial services. Wing is pleased to announce its partnership with Banhji, an innovative company that shares our values in doing things differently,” said Mr. Malolos.

Sim Chankiriroth, Chief Executive Officer of BanhJi, said the partnership with Wing will open the door to vast and exciting opportunities for thousands of businesses in the country and that Banhji is looking forward to a positive digital transformation in the SMEs environment.

“We hope that the pathway we are building right now will inspire other companies across the country to continue introducing innovative products and services benefiting Cambodia’s SMEs, especially those that are operating at the bottom of the pyramid. This is due to the fact that these thousands of small businesses will play a significant role in setting up the future of Cambodia’s economy,” said Mr. Sim.

Through Wing’s drive toward financial inclusion, in the nearer future, the bank will be working closely with the Ministry of Industry and Handicraft in digitizing the SME license payment for all SME businesses in Cambodia. Such payment expected to be available at over 6,000 Wing agents nation-wide or via Wing account on government’s upcoming SMEs website.

About Wing (Cambodia) Limited Specialised Bank: Wing (Cambodia) Limited Specialised Bank is Cambodia’s leading mobile banking service provider. Launched in 2009, Wing is committed to providing financial inclusion to the unbanked and under-banked allowing every Cambodian access to services including local money transfers, bill payments and phone top-ups, online shopping and QR payment, as well as an instant international money transfer from more than 200 countries.

Wing remains at the forefront of the mobile money and electronic payment services market in Cambodia with 100% district coverage via a nationwide network of over 6,000 Wing Cash Xpress outlets. It has partnerships with more than 30,000 merchants and global industry leaders including Mastercard, Western Union, UnionPay, and WorldRemit. In addition, small and medium enterprises, as well as larger companies, are able to use Wing’s payroll and disbursement services, helping to further develop its payment ecosystem.

About Banhji FinTech Co., Ltd: BanhJi is an award-winning FinTech Startup (Cambodian ICT Award – the Best Startup 2018) providing MSMEs’ financial platform and applications that are fully connected with payment and financing ecosystem to get their accounting & tax done, enable smart decisions, inclusive access to digital payment and financial services, and innovative access to working capital financing. Currently, there are more than 3,000 MSMEs are using our platform.

What is Japan-Cambodia Kizuna Festival?

Japan-Cambodia Kizuna Festival is an annual event co-organized by Embassy of Japan, Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Center, and The Japan Foundation Asia Center since 2012 in the purpose of introducing traditional and modern culture of Japan and Cambodia and promote cultural exchange between people of the two counties. The event of this year will be held from February 21-24, 2019 under the theme of “Experience Together“.

Various cultural events and exhibitions will be organized during the festival as the following:

• Performances by Japanese and Cambodian Artists (Minyo Girls, Area Rock Styler, Lakhon Basacc & Lakhon Khol Wat Svay Andet)
• Let’s try Origami, Calligraphy & Ikebana
• Taking photo with Yukata and Kben
• Japan-Cambodia Quiz Game
• Experiencing Tea Ceremony
• Mekong-Japan Traditional Fashion Show
• CJCC-Students Japanese Speech Contest
• Let’s taste Khmer-Japanese food & dessert by CJCC
• Experiencing Japanese & Khmer Martial Art
• Match Flag Project
• Worldship Orchestra Concert with Angkor Youth Orchestra
• Udon Master Class by Marugame Udon
• Japanese Movie Show (The Garden of Words, Pop In Q, A Tale of Samurai Cooking)
• Futsal Match with SOLTILO
• Let’s Cosplay Kizuna by Narutail Guild
• Study-in-Japan Information Corner
• Workshop, Exhibition, Lectures and Others

Co-organized by:

• • Embassy of Japan in Cambodia
  • Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Center (CJCC)
  • The Japan Foundation Asia Center Liaison Office in Phnom Penh

Gold Sponsors:

• • Cambodia Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd
  • AEON
  • Sathapana Bank
  • Sourire Pro And Art Co., Ltd
  • ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO., LTD

Silver Sponsors:

• • URATA S.E (Cambodia) Co., Ltd.
  • Starts Cambodia Grab (Cambodia) Co., Ltd
  • PNH48 Japan Anime & idol Entertainment Café &Bar

Bronze Sponsors:

• • CAMBODIA INSTITUTE OF JAPANESE TECHNOLOGY
  • MarValue
  • TORIDOLL (Cambodia) Company Limited
  • KURATA PEPPER Co., Ltd.
  • Kurategakuen Phnom Penh
  • Minami (CAMBODIA) Co., Ltd
  • Samurai C International ltd.,inc
  • JT International (Cambodia) Co., Ltd.