[1] Canadia Bank was established on 11 November 1991, as the Canadia Gold & Trust Corporation Limited, under a joint-venture with overseas Cambodians and the National Bank of Cambodia, and as a sole office financial institution managed by the former staff of the National Bank of Cambodia and Canadian Cambodian shareholders.

One of the founders is Oknha Dr. Pung Kheav Se (方侨生), a well known Chinese Cambodia businessman of Teochew descent who is currently chairing the bank.

It offers various financial services through its 61 branches within Cambodia and 23 international correspondent banks,[2] and currently holds and plans to extend noteworthy agricultural interests.

[3] Canadia Bank has opened in 2014 a Representative Office in Shanghai for the Chinese Market.

Canadia Bank is a part of Canadia Investment Holding[4] along with several well-known companies in the Kingdom of Cambodia, including Overseas Cambodian Investment Corporation (OCIC) which are the main developer and investor of the New Phnom Penh International Airport, Chroy Changvar Satellite City, Koh Pich Island, Koh Norea Island, and other projects within Cambodia.