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Phnom Penh: On April 28, 2024, SBI LY HOUR Bank organized the SBI LY HOUR Bank Football CUP 2024 for Children and Youth in collaboration with SOLTILO FAMILIA SOCCER SCHOOL CAMBODIA founded by Mr. KEISUKE HONDA to support football in the Kingdom of Cambodia. A group of children and youth under 9 years old (U9), under 11 years old (U11), under 13 years old (U13), under 15 years old (U15), and under 17 years old (U17), a total of nearly 400 people from Many international schools and children's football clubs in Phnom Penh participate in this program.
Mr. SHUZO SHIKATA, Chairman of the Board of Directors of SBI LY HOUR Bank, said: SBI LY HOUR Bank Football Cup 2024 is to promote football sport in Cambodia, which is growing rapidly and mostly importantly is to enhance the well-being, health, and strength with teamwork spirit, mutual support, fraternity, and friendship of the kids and youth, which everyone can join it freely and for free of charge to watch their tournaments.” He added, "Thank SOLTILO FAMILIA SOCCER SCHOOL CAMBODIA, founded by Mr. KEISUKE HONDA, for successfully organizing this event and express my deep thanks to all the parents, guardians, siblings of children and youth who have spent their invaluable time to attend the SBI LY HOUR Bank Football Cup 2024 on April 28, 2024.”
In addition, SBI LY HOUR Bank has been actively involved in various social activities by participating in blood donation programs in collaboration with the National Blood Transfusion Center of Cambodia (NBTC), providing educational materials to children in remote areas, planting trees and charity program to help Cambodian children's hospital and many other social activities done directly and indirectly by engaging with the Bank's associations and regulators, demonstrating the giving back to the communities it operates across the country that are not focused only on making a profit.
Please note that SBI LY HOUR Bank operated as Lyhour Microfinance Institution in 2012 and became a commercial bank after obtaining a banking license from the National Bank of Cambodia on March 23, 2020, with the investment of a strategic partner between Lok Neak Oknha Ly Hour and a giant Japanese company, SBI Holdings, Inc. At present, SBI LY HOUR Bank has a branch network of operations across 25 provinces and city in Cambodia with a total asset of over US $ 1 billion, having 49 branches and more than 30 ATMs/CDMs sites operating at different potential locations. At the same time, the bank is also expanding its branch network and adding more ATM/CDM locations, offering local and international remittance services, and digital mobile banking to expand its banking operations to provide better financial services to customers to meet their needs.
