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Huawei: To Fend Off Disruption Banks Need to Build Their Own Super App
Huawei held its Global FSI Summit this week which featured financial institutions and enterprises sharing their experience in dealing with the “new normal’ in the post-pandemic era. The list of presenters included senior representatives from organizations like DBS Bank, Sberbank,
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Fintech-Focused VC Tuas Capital Partners With Hive to Participate in Malaysia’s Investment Matching Scheme
Tuas Capital, a fintech-focused VC which counts companies like MoneyMatch and Jirnexu among its portfolio announced that it will be collaborating with The Hive to participate in the Malaysian Government’s soon to be announced Dana PENJANA Nasional matching program. The
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Malaysians Donated Over RM1 Million During MCO via Boost
Beginning from the start of the Government initiated Movement Control Order (MCO) up through the holy month of Ramadan, caring Malaysians were quick to respond to calls for help and contributed over RM1 million to back the fight against COVID-19
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Vircle Introduces Malaysia’s First Cashless Nurturing Solution For Schools
The much-anticipated reopening of schools has been revealed to begin in phases from 24 June onwards, with strict guidelines being reviewed by the government to help curb the spread of COVID-19. As students resume activity at schools, they will once
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Razer Fintech to Sponsor Free Masks for All Adult Residents in Malaysia
Razer and Berjaya Corporation, through their partnership in Razer Fintech, the financial technology arm of Razer, have announced plans to sponsor high quality certified surgical masks for all Malaysian adults and residents as a part of the #RazerForLife initiative. The
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Malaysia to Spend RM 1.2 Billion Promoting E-Wallets in 2020
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, announced a series of economic stimulus plans last week that is targetted at revitalising the economy which was weakened by the COVID-19 pandemic. There were 40 initiatives worth RM 35 Billion under this
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KiplePay Joins Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program
KiplePay announced today that the company is now able to issue Visa prepaid cards and has also joined Visa’s FinTech Fast Track program. Visa has been expanding its Fintech Fast Track program in Malaysia to allow FinTech companies to gain
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Huawei Cloud Hosts Virtual Summit Showcasing the Importance of Cloud Computing in Internationalization Strategies
Cloud has taken over the enterprise with now 90% of organizations using cloud-based services, according to Deloitte’s Tech Trends 2020 report. Investment in the field is set to boom with the consulting firm expecting cloud investments to double as a
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PolicyStreet Raises RM 7.8 Million Series A Round Led by KK Fund
During the height of the COVID-19 crisis, PolicyStreet, a Malaysian insurtech company opened its fundraising exercise to the angel network via equity crowfunding platform PitchIN. The startup closed its campaign earlier than scheduled after achieving more than 500% of the
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