
Cambodia · National QR standard
Coming soon to Moreta Pay
KHQR, with Moreta: coming soon
Not yet, but soon. Moreta Pay is working to switch on KHQR payments in Cambodia. When it’s live you’ll pay KHQR codes from the bank or card you already have, with no Cambodian bank account. Leave your email and we’ll tell you the day it happens.

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What is KHQR?
KHQR is Cambodia’s national QR code standard, launched by the National Bank of Cambodia in 2022 on its Bakong payment system. One KHQR code at a shop can be paid from any member bank or wallet app, in riel or US dollars.
- Country
Cambodia
- Currency
- Cambodian riel (KHR)
- Type
- National QR standard
- Run by
- National Bank of Cambodia
- How locals pay
- They scan the code with their own bank or wallet app
- With Moreta
- Coming soon

How to spot it
A QR card or stand marked KHQR, usually with the merchant’s bank logo on it.
Can tourists pay KHQR?
KHQR is paid from a Cambodian bank or wallet app, so a code on the counter needs an account opened in Cambodia. A card from home can’t pay the code on the counter, and opening a local account takes paperwork a visit rarely leaves time for.
Moreta closes that gap. It pays the KHQR code itself, from a balance you top up with your own bank, card, Apple Pay or Google Pay, and converts at the live rate at the moment you pay. One flat fee, shown before you slide to pay.
Card or cash
- A foreign transaction fee on most cards
- Your bank's rate, or the terminal's worse one
- ATM fees from your bank and the operator
- Leftover Cambodian riel to change back
Moreta
- One flat fee, shown before you slide to pay
- The live rate at the moment you pay
- No ATM and no card to hand over
- What you do not spend stays for the next country
How to pay a KHQR code
Set Moreta up once, at home or on the plane. After that, paying a KHQR code in Cambodia is a scan and a slide.
Costs, limits and tips
Paying in Cambodia
- Transaction fee
- 1.5%per payment, at the live rateEvery fee
- Exchange rate today
- 4,000.00KHRfor 1 USDLive rate, updated recentlyCompare rates
The app always shows the live rate and the exact cost before you pay.
Guide updated
Before you go
- Money added with crypto (USDC or USDT) can't be spent in Cambodia. Add money by bank transfer, card, Apple Pay or Google Pay for payments here.
Local tips
- Look for the red KHQR sticker: it is the same code whichever bank the merchant uses.
- Prices are often in US dollars with change in riel. The app shows what you pay in riel and in your own currency.
- Keep small riel notes for temple entrance stands and remote villages where data is patchy.
KHQR questions
What visitors ask before paying KHQR in Cambodia.
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Guides for Cambodia
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