Posts From Vincent Fong
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 rest. Over time, these holes collectively bring down the ship. When Razer announced last week it was suspending its e-wallet
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Binance and CZ Faces Enforcement Action from SC For Illegal Crypto Activities in Malaysia
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today announced enforcement actions against Binance for illegally operating a crypto exchange in Malaysia. The regulator ordered Binance to immediately disable access to its website and app within 14 days from 26th July 2021, immediately
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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 to include new developments. With the deadline for Malaysia’s digital banking license application being less than a day away,
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Bank Negara Malaysia Received 29 Applications for Digital Banking License
Bank Negara Malaysia confirmed today in a statement that it has received 29 applications for a digital bank licence under the Financial Services Act 2013 and the Islamic Financial Services Act 2013, following a 6-month application period, which ended on
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Grab Confirms Digital Banking Bid in Malaysia with Singtel and “Malaysian Investors”
Following statements issued by Singtel to Singaporean press, Grab confirms that it has applied for a digital banking license through a joint venture between Grab and Singtel as part of a consortium of other Malaysian investors. The Grab-Singtel consortium had
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BNM Tells Lobby Groups to Respect the Digital Bank Licensing Process
During a Fintech Fireside Asia chat session organised by Fintech News Malaysia today, Suhaimi Ali, Director of Innovation and Development at Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) tells digital bank applicants to respect the process. He highlighted that they are seeing a
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IOUpay Touts Market Leadership for Months Despite Only Launching BNPL Solution Today
Australia Stock Exchange (ASX) listed IOUpay announced today the official launch of its Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) service, myIOU. IOUpay is a subsidiary of Malaysian technology firm iSentric who was best known within the industry for providing mobile banking
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Pertama Digital’s Bizarre Choice for a Digital Banking Consortium
Last week, Bursa-listed Pertama Digital announced alternative financing operator Crowdo as its first consortium partner for its digital banking bid. Pertama Digital, through its subsidiary Dapat Vista, is primarily a digital payment platform focused on consumer-to-government payments with solutions like
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Boost to Hold 60% Equity in Axiata and RHB’s Digital Bank Bid
Axiata and RHB today confirmed market rumours that have been floating around for months that they are in talks to jointly bid for Bank Negara Malaysia’s digital banking license. Boost Holdings, a subsidiary of Axiata Digital which houses the group’s
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Axiata and Telenor Revives Merger Plans for Celcom and Digi
Axiata Group and Telenor Asia today confirmed in their press conference that they have revived merger plans of Celcom and Digi which is currently in advanced discussion stages. Compared to the previous merger talks which involve assets from other countries
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