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Finology Lands Partnership with Zurich for Road Tax and Motor Insurance Renewal Services
Insurtech

Finology Lands Partnership with Zurich for Road Tax and Motor Insurance Renewal Services

Over two million Malaysian road taxes remain expired since the Road Transport Department (JPJ) counters closed during the Movement Control Order (MCO). In an effort to help address this as well as Malaysia’s alarming number of uninsured vehicles on the

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Boost and Aspirasi Launches Micro-Insurance Underwritten by Great Eastern Life Assurance
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Boost and Aspirasi Launches Micro-Insurance Underwritten by Great Eastern Life Assurance

Axiata Digital’s e-wallet Boost and its digital financing platform Aspirasi announced today the launch of “Aspirasi Protect” – a microinsurance plan which provides affordable, accessible and on-demand protection to Malaysians. This new insurance product is underwritten by Great Eastern Life.

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Bank Negara Malaysia Unveils New eKYC Guidelines Ahead of Its Virtual Banking Framework
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Bank Negara Malaysia Unveils New eKYC Guidelines Ahead of Its Virtual Banking Framework

Bank Negara Malaysia issued its policy document on Electronic Know-Your-Customer (e-KYC) on Tuesday, which follows their earlier exposure draft in December 2019. This new policy is in effect immediately for all financial institutions including banks, insurers, remmitance companies, money changers

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Great Eastern Invests US$70M in Axiata Digital — The Largest Fintech Investment in Malaysia Yet
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Great Eastern Invests US$70M in Axiata Digital — The Largest Fintech Investment in Malaysia Yet

Axiata Digital the digital services arm of telco operator Axiata Group today announced a strategic investment of US$ 70 Million by Great Eastern to boost its fintech business across the region. Leading up this strategic investment, the Axiata Group and

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Mastercard: Malaysia Leads South East Asia in E-Wallet Adoption (No, Not Really)
E-Wallets

Mastercard: Malaysia Leads South East Asia in E-Wallet Adoption (No, Not Really)

By now you’ve probably seen the headlines plastered across multiple media outlets stating that Malaysia is leading South East Asia in e-wallet adoption with 40% of Malaysians surveyed responding that they are using e-wallets. This is followed by Philippines at

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Why Wi-Fi 6 Could Be Crucial to Banks in a Post-Pandemic World
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Why Wi-Fi 6 Could Be Crucial to Banks in a Post-Pandemic World

As COVID-19 accelerates digital transformation across the globe, the financial services industry is finding it increasingly crucial to rapidly roll out digital innovations. In achieving these goals, organisations require high-bandwidth, stable, reliable, and seamless wireless networks. One such technology that

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BigPay Adds Vietnam and Australia to its Remittance Corridor
Payments

BigPay Adds Vietnam and Australia to its Remittance Corridor

BigPay announced today the addition of two more new corridors for its international remittance service — Vietnam and Australia, with China coming soon. This follows their announcement in January of adding India, Nepal and Bangladesh corridors. BigPay said that offering

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MACROKIOSK and Silverlake Collaborate to Tap into Virtual Banking Opportunities in Asia Pacific
Virtual Banking

MACROKIOSK and Silverlake Collaborate to Tap into Virtual Banking Opportunities in Asia Pacific

MACROKIOSK today announced that it will be collaborating with Silverlake to support virtual banks in Asia Pacific. In this partnership, both parties will join hands in researching and developing new products that will meet the needs of these digital banks.

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Huawei Ascends Technology in an Intelligent Era: Winning with an Ecosystem
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Huawei Ascends Technology in an Intelligent Era: Winning with an Ecosystem

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer just a catch phrase, but is slowly becoming a new type of general computing technology. Inevitable it is one of the key drivers of technological innovation and thus social and economic revolution. Huawei never

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Green Packet Acquires eKYC Specialist Firm Xendity for US$ 10 Million
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Green Packet Acquires eKYC Specialist Firm Xendity for US$ 10 Million

Green Packet Berhad announced today that it is acquiring technology firm Xendity which specializes in identity verification processes using e-KYC (electronic know your customer) technology. KYC is an established concept in banking involving the mandatory process of identifying and verifying

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