Banking

Women Leaders Spearhead Digital Banking Revolution in Malaysia

The digital banking industry in Malaysia has undergone rapid evolution in recent years, revolutionizing the country’s financial sector by providing customers with fast, secure, and convenient banking services.  Technological advancements and changing customer preferences have driven the growth of Malaysia’s digital

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How WIDE Technologies Powers the Digital Banking Revolution in ASEAN

The ease of digital banking is no longer an exception; consumers expect it. Additionally, they expect omnichannel and cross-border access to secure banking wherever they are, especially with the increasing fintech offerings available in the market. One of ASEAN’s most

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RHB Appoints Ryan Teoh as Group Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer

RHB Banking Group has appointed Ryan Teoh as its new group chief strategy and innovation officer, effective November 1. According to the bank, Teoh joined the group in November 2019 as the head of the group strategy and was appointed

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Traditional Banks Woo Malaysian SMEs With Digital Banking

The COVID pandemic has forever changed how businesses operate, from digitising operations, and remote working, to loan financings and banking digitally. While the impact of the pandemic has been felt across sectors of various sizes, Malaysian Small and Medium Enterprises

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How Tech Innovation Simplifies Payments and Reduce Risks for Fintechs, Digital Banks

In 2021, over 7.2 billion transactions were made with e-payment channels in Malaysia, a 30% year-on-year increase. This makes it the largest growth spurt since 2006, according to Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). The effects of pandemic-accelerated digitalisation appear to

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Open APIs, Digital Banking and Hybrid Work — How TM One Protects its Clients from Cyber Threats

The pandemic accelerated digitalisation to levels never before seen, forcing the financial sector to evolve quickly or risk being left behind. In addition to pivoting to a remote workforce, financial sector also embraced digital banking and open application programming interfaces

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BNM Approves UOB’s Acquisition of Citi’s Consumer Banking Business in Malaysia

UOB Malaysia and Citi Malaysia have received regulatory approval from Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) for UOB’s acquisition of Citi’s consumer banking business in the country. Following the approval, both sides will apply for a vesting order from the High Court

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How Can Branch Banking to Evolve and Stay Relevant in a Digital World

If there is one clear mark that the pandemic has left on the banking industry, it is evident in the acceleration in the adoption of online and mobile banking solutions among customers, leaving a decreased footfall in physical bank branches.

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Banking Consumers Want Financial Empowerment, Not Just Apps

Consumers don’t just want shiny apps and digital banking, they want to feel that their bank is a partner who can help them reach financial empowerment. That is the finding of a new ethnographic study by Finastra, which has gone

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Maybank’s New SME Digital Financing Solution Approved RM 1 Billion Loans in 6 Months

Six months into its launch, Maybank SME Digital Financing has approved RM1 billion of financing, serving more than 8,200 Small and Medium sized Enterprise (SME), of which 85% or 6,950 are start-ups & microenterprises. In addition, they said all applications

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