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PM Anwar Launches Graduate Programme to Bolster Capital Market Talent
Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim has launched a flagship capital market initiative to help ease the shortage of skilled talent in the field. The Capital Market Development Fund (CMDF) is funding this RM30 million graduate programme. Dubbed as investED,
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Petotum Partners Etiqa General Insurance to Offer Pet Insurance Products
Petotum, a digital pet ecosystem integrator, has partnered with Etiqa General Insurance in Malaysia to provide enhanced coverage and streamlined services for pet owners. By leveraging on advanced technologies, data analytics and a customer-centric approach, Etiqa General Insurance and Petotum
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PETRONAS FutureTech 3.0 Shortlists 20 Local and Asia Pacific Startups
PETRONAS has announced the selection of 20 startups from across Asia Pacific to participate in the third edition of PETRONAS FutureTech, an intensive technology accelerator programme. The PETRONAS FutureTech 3.0, co-organised with StartupX, a Singapore-based innovation, venture and startup enabler,
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Al Rajhi Malaysia Partners With Neelofa’s Muslim Lifestyle App TheNoor
Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia will be promoting its shariah-compliant Islamic banking and finance offerings to users of TheNoor, a Muslim lifestyle app by Noor Luminous. TheNoor, which is fronted and was co-founded by celebrity and entrepreneur Hjh Noor Neelofa Mohd
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5 Fintech Investments Made By Malaysia’s Khazanah Nasional
The recent blockbuster funding for insurance fintech firm PolicyStreet raised RM67 million (US$15.3 million), in a Series B fundraising round that was led by Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional. It is among the largest capital injections for an insurtech
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How Does Malaysia’s Islamic Finance Space Compare to Indonesia?
The global financial landscape has witnessed a paradigm shift over the past few decades, with Islamic finance emerging as a key player in the industry. The Islamic banking system parallels conventional banking, functioning as an intermediary institution that aggregates surplus
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EPF Launches Belanjawanku App and Guide to Help Malaysians Be Financially Savvy
The Malaysian Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has launched the Belanjawanku mobile app and expenditure guide amidst low financial literacy and rising cost of living which has led to to Malaysians having low savings, over-indebtedness and youth bankruptcy. “This is where
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How Embedded Insurance is Changing the Face of Online Shopping
In an age where financial services are evolving to match the pace of consumers’ dynamic lifestyles, embedded insurance is gaining traction as a transformative approach to offering protection. Unlike the traditional standalone policies, the essence of embedded insurance lies in
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Where Does Malaysia’s Digital Payment Ecosystem Go From Here?
The rapid adoption of digital payments has revolutionized how we make transactions, offering benefits such as speed, affordability, and seamless experiences. This shift towards digital payments is not limited to domestic markets but has extended to cross-border transactions, with the
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MyCIF Co-invested RM638 Million via ECF and P2P Campaigns in 2022
The Malaysia Co-Investment Fund (MyCIF) reported that a total of RM638 million have been co-invested in almost 35,000 equity crowd funding (ECF) and peer-to-peer (P2P) financing campaigns in 2022, benefitting some 3,635 Malaysian MSMEs. In its Annual Report 2022 released
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