Kanbawza Group is a brand founded by Aung Ko Win to share the KBZ name across industries.
In October 2018, KBZ Bank launched KBZPay, a mobile wallet platform that allows individuals, merchants and businesses access to the financial system and Myanmar's emerging digital economy.
[4] In March 2020, KBZ Bank donated nearly US$1 million to Myanmar's health ministry to combat COVID-19.
To ease the financial impact of COVID-19 on businesses and households, financial relief programs were also established, including rescheduling repayments for mortgages, reducing interest rates on loans in-line with Central Bank recommendations and tailoring loans for specific groups, such as rural farmers.
[6] In the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, civil resistance efforts emerged in the country.