Logo of Phnom Penh Post newspaper Phnom Penh Post - Transport ministry widens digital payment options

Transport ministry widens digital payment options

Content image - Phnom Penh Post
The transport ministry has partnered with several financial institutions to improve Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville expressway toll payments, and other services. MPWT

Transport ministry widens digital payment options

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport is pushing for more digital payment options for members of the public for the ministry’s public services, as well as expressway tolls.

The encouragement was made by Heang Sotheayuth, director of the ministry’s Department of Information Technology and Public Relations, during a March 13 meeting with 12 financial institutions and banks and 11 other companies and organisations aimed to update payment procedures.

“We hope to make it possible easier for people to pay public service fees and expressway tolls through any financial institutions or banks with which they have an account. The use of technology will make it easier for all relevant units to report takings accurately and will speed up service provision,” he continued.

The meeting attendees discussed improving the ways payments are collected, in compliance with the ministry’s guidelines.

The ministry said that at present seven of the 23 participating financial institutions can be used to pay tolls on the expressway – Acleda, Chip Mong, ABA, Wing, Vattanac, Canadia and Ly Hour. Twelve, including the seven, plus Campu, Sathapana, PiPay, Prince and FTB, can be used to pay for the public services that the ministry offers.

Eleven other organisations – including Visa and Mastercard – are preparing the necessary documentation to be added to the list.

Acleda Bank president and group managing director In Channy said that digital payment systems increased the pace of travelling on the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway.

“We will try to make the payment system even smoother. We are in talks with Cambodia PPSHV Expressway Co Ltd – who operate the toll road – to prepare a specific app payment that will facilitate this. Ideally, people should be able to pay for their toll before arriving at the gate, and be able to exit the expressway without delays,” he added.

From October 1 last year until February 28, almost 1.9 million vehicles have travelled the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville expressway. Since tolls were introduced in November, over 1.4 million payments have been made, generating nearly $11 million, said the ministry.

MOST VIEWED

  • Joy as Koh Ker Temple registered by UNESCO

    Cambodia's Koh Ker Temple archaeological site has been officially added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List, during the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on September 17. The ancient temple, also known as Lingapura or Chok Gargyar, is located in

  • Ream base allegations must end, urges official

    A senior government official urges an end to the allegations and suspicions surrounding the development of Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base, now that Prime Minister Hun Manet has addressed the issue on the floor of the 78th UN General Assembly (UNGA 78). Jean-Francois Tain, a geopolitical

  • Cambodia set to celebrate Koh Ker UNESCO listing

    To celebrate the inscription of the Koh Ker archaeological site on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, the Ministry of Cults and Religion has appealed to pagodas and places of worship to celebrate the achievement by ringing bells, shaking rattles and banging gongs on September 20. Venerable

  • CP denied registration documents by ministry

    The Ministry of Interior will not reissue registration documents to the Candlelight Party (CP). Following a September 21 meeting between ministry secretary of state Bun Honn and CP representatives, the ministry cited the fact that there is no relevant law which would authorise it to do

  • Cambodian diaspora laud Manet’s UN Assembly visit

    Members of the Cambodian diaspora are rallying in support of Prime Minister Hun Manet’s forthcoming visit to the 78th UN General Assembly (UNGA 78) in the US’ New York City this week. Their move is an apparent response to a recent call by self-exiled former

  • After three deferrals, Capital Gains Tax to take effect Jan 1, 2024

    The General Department of Taxation (GDT) will implement the Capital Gains Tax starting January 1, 2024 to after being deferred three times as industrial players warn that the implementation might have some negative impact on the property market growth, which is down due to the economic downturn.