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MoneyMatch Completed Its First Cross-Border Blockchain Transaction with Ripple
Following MoneyMatch’s earlier announcement that they will be embracing Ripple’s blockchain to power their payments in April, the fintech startup has recently announced that they have successfully conducted their first ever live cross-border transaction out of Malaysia on the blockchain
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P2P Lending Player Fundaztic to Raise RM3 Million Through pitchIN
Fundaztic announced that they will be raising RM 3 Million via equity crowdfunding platform, pitchIN — which is the maximum sum permitted by Securities Commissions Malaysia to be raised on an equity crowdfunding platform. This is perhaps the first time
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BREAKING: Soft Space Co-Founder Leaves To Pursue Other Ventures
It’s official, Chang Chew Soon, co-founder and Group CEO will be stepping down from Soft Space effective 13th November 2018. He will also relinquish his role as director, though remain in the company as a shareholder. The Soft Space board
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How Malaysia Measures Up To Southeast Asia’s Payments Landscape
According to SKMM, Malaysia’s smartphone penetration grew from 68.7% in 2016 to 75.9% in 2017, and by all measures, will most likely show an upwards trend this year too. This puts our smartphone penetration at a slightly higher value than
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MyEG Hops on The Blockchain Bandwagon With Payroll System —Is There a Good Reason?
MyEG recently unveiled their PayMe, a blockchain-based payroll management software. Most of us know MyEG for enabling citizens to pay the Malaysian government online for services like road-tax renewal, zakat and many more. While some blockchain enthusiasts will celebrate the
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Grab and Fave Teams up To Tackle The Malaysian and Singaporean Market
Grab and Fave announced a strategic partnership for both parties to grow the respective platforms across the region. The partnership is aimed at capitalising on Grab’s user base of over 110 million downloads and Fave’s strong merchant network of over
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CIMB Introduces QR Terminal — 6 Major Wallets Accepted
CIMB Bank has introduced Quick Response (QR) Payment Acceptance at CIMB terminals. The bank claims to be first in-market to introduce QR payment acceptance to accept six major mobile wallets on one terminal. The six mobile wallet partners to be
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