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Cambodia’s cross-border QR payment links

Which countries can pay, or be paid, through Cambodia’s KHQR. Each link has its own phases, and the direction matters: some only let visitors pay in Cambodia, others also let Cambodians pay abroad.

Last checked · 9 countries listed · 8 with a confirmed live phase

Draft. Every row uses official sources only. Details marked “to confirm” have no official source yet.

Live Launch confirmed by an official sourcePending Officially announced, not launchedTo verify Listed officially, date or direction not yet confirmed
CountryPartner systemPhasesNotes and sources
ThailandThai QR Payment
  • Cambodia → ThailandFeb 2020Live
    Cambodian users scan Thai QR codes at merchants in Thailand
  • Thailand → CambodiaDate to confirmLive
    Thai users scan KHQR codes at merchants in Cambodia

The Bank of Thailand describes the link as two-way. The NBC announced the launch on 18 February 2020; the start date of the Thailand → Cambodia direction is not given on either official page.

LaosLao QR
  • Phase 1Date to confirmTo verify
    Direction to confirm
  • Phase 219 Dec 2025Live
    Lao users scan KHQR codes at merchants in Cambodia
VietnamVietQR (NAPAS)
  • ListedDate to confirmTo verify
    Direction to confirm

Listed among linked economies by the NBC. No official launch release found yet.

MalaysiaDuitNow QR (PayNet)
  • Phase 119 Sep 2024Live
    Cambodian users scan DuitNow QR codes in Malaysia, using the Bakong app or Maybank M2U KH
  • Phase 28 Apr 2025Live
    Malaysian users scan KHQR codes at merchants in Cambodia

Maybank is the sponsoring and settlement bank.

South KoreaJeonbuk Bank (JBB mobile app)
  • Phase 129 Aug 2024Live
    Korean visitors use the JBB app to scan KHQR codes at merchants in Cambodia

Launched by the NBC with Phnom Penh Commercial Bank and Jeonbuk Bank.

ChinaUnionPay International
  • Phase 1Date to confirmTo verify
    Direction to confirm
  • Phase 2Mar 2025Live
    Bakong users scan UnionPay QR codes (outward payment)

The NBC has also announced a link with Weixin Pay (Weixin Pay users scan KHQR). We have not yet confirmed its release date.

JapanJPQR
  • Phase 14 Jul 2025Live
    NBC title: “Japan’s inbound JPQR payment”. Exact direction to confirm.
SingaporeSGQR / RoamQR
  • Phase 112 Nov 2025Live
    Cambodian users scan RoamQR codes at SGQR merchants in Singapore, using Bakong or bank apps
  • Phase 230 Mar 2026Live
    Singapore users scan KHQR codes at merchants in Cambodia
Alipay+ networkAlipay+ (Ant International)
  • LaunchOct 2024Live
    Direction and covered wallets to confirm

A payment network covering several countries’ wallets, not a single country.

How to read this table

Direction tells you who scans whose QR code. “Thai users pay at KHQR merchants” means a visitor from Thailand can open their Thai banking app in Cambodia and scan a KHQR stand. It does not mean a Cambodian can do the reverse in Thailand unless another phase says so.

Which banks and wallets support each link changes over time. Check your own app before you travel.

Method

We list a link only when the NBC or the partner country’s central bank or regulator announces it. Each row cites the official release. Links reported only in the news, such as a reported UPI link with India, are left out until an official release confirms them. We re-check this tracker every month and log changes on the corrections page.

Related: Bakong explained.