SATHAPANA Limited, Myanmar is the Microfinance Institution which was established in January 2015 by MARUHAN Investment Asia Pte. Ltd. SATHAPANA Limited obtained Temporary License in June 2015 to operate Microfinance Business in Myanmar with 15 million US$ dollars authorized capital. SATHAPANA begins its microfinance operations in August 2015, and obtained Permanent License in July 2016. The US$ 5-million capital injection was done in January 2020 to increase SATHAPANA’s authorized capital. And additional US$-5 millions capital was injected again in October 2021 to strengthen SATHAPANA’s financial commitments. Now, total authorized capital of SATHAPANA Limited is 25 million USD.

The name “SATHAPANA” derived from SATHAPANA Bank Plc, which is one of the leading banks in Cambodia, born out of the merger between a bank (Maruhan Japan Bank Plc) and a leading microfinance institution (SATHAPANA Limited, Cambodia). The word “SATHAPANA” means “to build or to construct” in Khmer language.

The subtle LOGO change is it represents mount Fuji, widely recognized as symbol of Japan, where our shareholders is, and as a source of solidarity and harmony. The Hexagon rim of crest represents the honeycomb structure of a beehive, nature of ideal storage of valuable assets. Its strength is reinforced when multiple hexagons are placed next to one another, dispatching the company’s ability to service to its customer through its branch network. The crest also represents vault, or safety deposit box and five shades of blue are the reflections of the blue sky it is a sign of modernity and progress.

Since the start of its operation, SATHAPANA Limited has been providing access to credit to more people, especially to poor and unbanked people living in rural area, and contributing a lot to the development of the economy of Myanmar through financial inclusion. Our mission is “To empower entrepreneurs and to generate employments in order to upgrade their living standard through access to financial services in sustainable manner”. SATHAPANA Limited provides the access to affordable financial service to those, especially unbanked people, who are willing to start their new businesses, and expansion of their businesses. It shall promote all our endeavors to rural development and fighting for poverty alleviation.

SATHAPANA Limited has accomplished remarkable growth and achievements over the period, and today SATHAPANA Limited becomes as one of the leading microfinance institutions in Myanmar. SATHAPANA is the first largest microfinance organization in Myanmar in terms of number of borrowers and second largest microfinance organization in terms of loan portfolio.