Posts From Fintech News Malaysia
11 Fintechs Join MDEC’s Digital Financial Services Marketplace eBerkat
MDEC has collaborated with eleven fintech firms to ” further promote the financial health of B40 communities and SMEs “. The newly unveiled platform is known as eBerkat Marketplace currently consist of the following players: Senang PKS, microLEAP PLT, Fundaztic,
Read MoreGlobal Ecosystem for Digital Transformation in the Financial Sector
COVID-19 has speeded up digital transformation by several years. According to a new McKinsey Global Survey of executives, companies across regions and industries have accelerated the digitalization of their customer and supply chain interactions, as well as of their internal
Read MorePing An’s Technology Arm OneConnect Expands to Malaysia
Ping An’s technology arm OneConnect announced today its expansion to Malaysia. In Hong Kong, One Connect is among the entities that secured a virtual banking license from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. Meanwhile in Singapore, it is also supporting the
Read MoreTransferWise Malaysia Enables Money Transfer to China Through Alipay
TransferWise announced today the expansion of their international money transfer service for customers in Malaysia who can now receive remittances from Indonesia and send MYR to Alipay users in China. The newly launched service in Indonesia is in partnership with
Read MoreLuno Claims Crypto Exchange Top Spot in Malaysia with RM 827 Million in Transactions
Luno, the first Securities Commission-approved digital asset exchange in Malaysia, announced today that the company has processed over RM 827 million worth of transactions in Malaysia since its relaunch in 2019. Claiming it is the largest digital asset exchange in
Read MoreHuawei Pay Now Available in Malaysia
Huawei announced that its mobile payment service, Huawei Pay, is now available to its Malaysian users. The same service was launched in Thailand in June 2020 This launch was in partnership with UnionPay International and Industrial and Commercial Bank of
Read MoreMerchantrade and Construction Manpower Firm to Facilitate Cashless Wages for Workers
Merchantrade Asia and the Construction Labour Exchange Centre Berhad (CLAB) have forged an alliance to facilitate cashless wages for both Malaysians and foreign workers in the construction industry. Through this collaboration, CLAB will facilitate contractors to pay salaries via top-up
Read MoreICBC (Macau) Picks Huawei All-Flash Storage to Support Online Banking Boom
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, contactless payments have soared and digital banking adoption has increased dramatically. In Q1 2020, MasterCard recorded more than 40% growth in contactless transactions globally. In the US, which has traditionally lagged other countries in digital
Read MorePayNet Signs on Revenue to Develop Secure Payment Tokenisation
Payment solutions provider Revenue has secured a contract for the provisioning of the MyDebit tokenisation platform (TSP) for Payments Network Malaysia (PayNet). To formalise the deal, the company’s subsidiary Revenue Secure had signed an agreement with PayNet for the contract.
Read MorepitchIN Exceeds RM 100 Million in a New Milestone for Equity Crowdfunding
pitchIN hit a new equity crowdfunding milestone today when it recorded RM100 million funds raised for companies this week. This figure was reached by successfully hosting 74 companies who raised capital from nearly 5000 investors since 2016. pitchIN is the
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