Fintech News Malaysia
Editor's Pick
Here Are All The Digital Banking Contenders in Malaysia (So Far)
Editor’s Note: This article was first written on 29th June 2021, was last updated at 11:00 am 5th August 2021
Read More
Latest Stories
MDEC, FAOM Links up With 10×1000 to Offer “Flex” Fintech Programme in Malaysia
Fintech training platform 10×1000 Tech for Inclusion launched its global Fintech Foundation Programme Flex, an online certificate programme with the
Read More
Newly Minted Indonesian Fintech Unicorn Xendit Relocates Financial Hub to Malaysia
Indonesian payments unicorn Xendit will be relocating its financial hub to Malaysia, this was announced during a speech by Finance
Read More
Experian Launches TrackMyID to Help Users Track Compromised Digital Identities
Multinational consumer credit reporting company Experian will extend its partnership with CyberSecurity Malaysia to empower Malaysians to protect their identity
Read More
Boost Expands Insurance Offerings to Now Include Car Protection Coverage
Axiata Digital’s e-wallet Boost announced that it has expanded its insurance offerings with the launch of a car insurance “CarProtect”,
Read More
GHL Doubles Down on BNPL Offerings in ASEAN With Atome
GHL group’s payment touchpoints across Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines and Indonesia will now be able to offer Buy Now, Pay Later
Read More
Stronger Mobile Application Security Is the Key to Revenue Growth
Financial institutions have been moving towards expanding digitisation for years, offering remote banking services, and prioritising the customer experience in
Read More
AXA Taps Finology to Offer Its Users Digital Motor Insurance
AXA Affin General Insurance and Finology, a Malaysian fintech company that specialises in enabling seamless lending and insurance for consumers
Read More
Insurtech Fatberry Adds Senior Executives to Help Drive Growth
Malaysian digital insurance platform, Fatberry.com said that it has continued to experience strong growth and has recently added two senior
Read More
Genting Dips Toe in Digital Banking Bid Through 13% Stake In Acquisition in PUC
Following rumours that Genting Group would be bidding for a digital banking licensee, the group has inked a deal through GPVF
Read More
Kita Jaga App Looks to Crowdfund RM200,000 on GlobalSadaqah
Kita Jaga, a digital social mobile app aimed at supporting individuals and families most impacted by the ongoing effects of
Read More
Revenue Monster’s Merchants Can Now Tap Sarawak Pay’s Half a Million User Base
Malaysian fintech firm Revenue Monster has added state government owned e-wallet Sarawak Pay as a payment option to encourage the
Read More
HK Fintech Unicorn Airwallex Secures License for Cross Border Payments in Malaysia
Airwallex, a cross border payments company, announced that it has secured a money services business (MSB) license issued by Bank
Read More
Soft Space Partners Global Payments to Expand Tap-On-Phone Payments to Taiwan
Global Payments, a global provider of payment technology and software services, announced that it supports the Soft Space Mobile Tap,
Read More
MX Exchange Gets Green Light to Trade Cryptos, Appoints Former MDEC C-Level as CEO
MX Exchange has been granted full approval by the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) to operate as Recognised Market Operator-Digital Asset
Read More
Islamic Crowdfunding Platform Ethis Raises RM6.8 Million From Angel Investors
Islamic crowdfunding group Ethis Global announced the closure of its RM6.8 million pre-Series A fundraising round from angel investors. This ‘Super
Read More
Green Packet’s OCIB Plunges Into Crypto With Conditional Investment Bank License
Oasis Capital Investment Bank (OCIB), a fully-owned subsidiary of Green Packet has been awarded the conditional investment bank license from
Read More
GHL Enables SMEs to Pay Any Suppliers With Credit Cards
GHL Systems has introduced CARDit which is a platform that utilises a consumer’s credit card limit by allowing them to
Read More
Banks Need to Ramp up Efforts To Win Over Digitally Savvy Muslim Customers
Banking and financial services platform Mambu released its research series named the Disruption Diaries which seeks to understand what people
Read More
Touch ‘n Go Offers New Premium Tier With Upgraded E-Wallet Size of RM20,000
Touch ‘n Go Group (TNG) has introduced a new Premium tier to its Touch ‘n Go eWallet users which offers
Read More
Green Packet’s E-Wallet Kiplepay Launches Visa Prepaid Card
Kiplepay, a wholly owned subsidiary of Green Packet, has partnered with Visa to introduce the Kiple Visa Prepaid Card. The
Read More
HSBC Malaysia Rolls Out Instant Recurring Payment Collection for Businesses via DuitNow
HSBC Malaysia announced that it has launched the DuitNow Request feature for corporates to streamline the collection of repetitive payments
Read More
Insiders Reveal the Key Reasons Behind Razer Pay’s Demise
When there are too many holes on a ship, plugging one does little – water continues flowing in from the
Read More
Digital Bank Aspirants Cautions Incumbents Not to Be Complacent
In week two of Fintech News Malaysia and Huawei’s Digital Banking Symposium, we continue the conversation by speaking to Malaysia’s
Read More
Driving Financial Inclusion With BNPL and Smarter Decisioning
While news headlines broadcasting Buy Now, Pay Later’s (BNPL) incredible adoption trajectory are a daily occurrence, innovative lenders know that
Read More
Malaysia’s National Technology and Innovation Sandbox Admits Its First Fintech jomSETTLE™
jomSETTLE™, a fintech platform developed by Mazer Fintech Sdn. Bhd., announced that it is the first fintech to be admitted
Read More
Touch ‘N Go’s Investment Offering GO+ Is Now Shariah-Compliant
Touch ‘n Go Group (TNG) and Principal Asset Management today jointly announced that Principal e-Cash Fund, the underlying fund for
Read More
Airasia Money Now Offers Digital Car Insurance Through Partnership with PolicyStreet
Airasia Money today announced the roll out of digital car insurance products made possibe thanks to a partnership with local
Read More
Malaysian Banks’ CEOs Say Digital Banks Are Shaking Things Up But Not a Threat
Regulatory changes, advances in technology, and the entry of new players in the Malaysian banking sector are forcing incumbents to
Read More
Insurtech Vsure.life Secures RM 12 Million From Revenue, Enters BNM’s Sandbox
Malaysia-based insurtech firm VSure.life has secured a RM12 million investment from ACE market-listed Revenue Group through its wholly-owned subsidiary company
Read More
WorldRemit Arrives on Malaysian Shores To Offer Its Remittance Service
WorldRemit, a London-based digital cross-border payments company, has officially launched its money transfer services for Malaysian customers via its app
Read More