[Khmer Times]: Chea Serey, Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), Monday underscored the Kingdom’s digital payment progress at the ‘2026 Tsinghua PBCSF Global Financial Forum in China’.

The forum, themed ‘Global Financial Governance in Changing World’, was organised by Tsinghua University from May 18-19 in Chengdu, China, bringing together senior policymakers, financial executives and researchers to discuss emerging challenges shaping the global financial and economic landscape.

The opening ceremony was presided over by Guo Yong, Vice Chancellor of the Tsinghua University Council, and Xie Wei, President of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, moderated by Zhang Xiaoyan, Associate Dean & Chair Professor of the Tsinghua People’s Bank of China School of Finance (PBCSF).

The first day of the forum featured discussions on the reconstruction of the international monetary system, development trends in global capital markets and new opportunities in the digital economy driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and financial technology innovation.

During the forum, the NBC Governor attended a closed-door meeting on ‘Digital Currencies and Cross-Border Payments’, to discuss opportunities and challenges with key participants linked to digital finance, payment innovation and expanding regional payment connectivity among economies and financial institutions.