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Touch ‘n Go Rolls Out Two More Insurance Products
Touch ‘n Go Group announced that it has launched 2 new insurance products, CI Insure and MotoInsure on its e-wallet in a bid to become a one-stop insurance hub. The CI Insure offering is a health insurance provided by AIA,
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InterSystems Survey Highlights Data and Tech Obstacles for Financial Services in Asia Pacific
Financial services firms across the Asia Pacific are facing an ever-increasing array of data and technology challenges stemming from both the growth in the volume of customer and business data being generated and the proliferation of data siloes across different
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Bursa, LSEG to Launch Sustainability Reporting Platform Says Anwar
The Malaysian Prime Minister Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced that Bursa Malaysia and the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) will launch a Centralised Sustainability Reporting platform next month, according to a report by Bernama. The platform will enable companies,
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Maybank Appoints Alan Lau as New Group COO
Maybank announced that it has appointed Alan Lau Chee Kheong as Group Chief Operations Officer (GCOO) effective 1 April 2023. Alan is currently the Group Chief Compliance Officer. Alan will be reporting to Dato’ Khairussaleh Ramli, the Group President and
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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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Capital A Makes Two C-Level Appointments for Its Digital Portfolio
Capital A announced that its President for Commercial Colin Currie will be holding dual roles as he has also been appointed as the CEO of airasia Digital. Additionally, Head of Investments John Cheing was appointed as the CFO for airasia
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MyStartr Raises RM4.7 Million Ahead of Secondary Market Entry This Year
Malaysian equity crowdfunding (ECF) platform MyStartr has raised RM 4.7 million through a Fundnel campaign led by 431 investors to support its entry into the secondary market this year. MyStartr has also received an additional RM931,250 from the Malaysia Co-Investment
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Touch ‘n Go Implements Security Features Laid Out by BNM Ahead of Deadline
Touch ‘n Go eWallet has successfully implemented all five mandatory safety and security measures imposed by the Bank Negara Malaysia to combat scams, four months before the June 2023 deadline. The first of the five key measures are the migration
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AWS Launches Infrastructure Region, Invests RM25.5 Billion in Malaysia
Amazon Web Services (AWS) plans to launch an AWS infrastructure Region in Malaysia and invest US$6 billion (approximately RM 25.5 billion) by 2037 as part of its commitment to the region. The new AWS Region will give developers, startups, entrepreneurs,
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Malaysia, Cambodia Regulators Ink MOU for Capital Markets Cooperation
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) for greater regulatory, enforcement, and supervisory cooperation. The regulators said in a joint statement that the MOU was signed
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