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Hong Leong Bank Sets up Official Store on e-Commerce Platform Shopee
Hong Leong Bank (HLB) announced the launch of its e-commerce platform offering with an official store on Shopee Mall. This enables HLB’s customers to sign up for banking products and services without the need to visit physical branches. E-commerce experienced
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Kenanga Dips Its Toe in Crypto With Tokenize Xchange Stake Acquisition
Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad (KIB) via its wholly-owned private equity arm, Kenanga Private Equity Sdn Bhd, has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire 19% equity interest in Tokenize Technology (M) Sdn Bhd, a digital asset exchange that allows trading
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Intelligently Manage Money with Mobility
Technology has been changing behaviour of people. Many are showing significance reliance on the Internet – mobile network in particular – more than ever. At the same time, technological innovations are led by such behavioural changes. Indeed, successful innovations need
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GHL Investigating Alleged E-Pay Data Breach
An earlier report by SoyaCincau spotted social media postings which claim that the personal details of over 300,000 E-Pay customers are being sold online for US$ 300. The report further added that the database contain customer name, email address, hashed
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Malaysia Issued The Most Fines in APAC For Financial Crimes and Privacy Breaches
A recent study by Fenergo, provider of digital transformation, customer journey and client lifecycle management (CLM) solutions, found that Malaysia ranked the highest for data privacy fines in the APAC region totaling almost US$ 4 billion. Meanwhile, neighbouring countries Singapore
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Kenanga Investment Bank Acquires ETF Fund Manager i-VCAP
Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd has acquired i-VCAP Management Sdn Bhd via its wholly owned subsidiary Kenanga Investors Bhd (KIB) following approval by the Securities Commission of Malaysia. i-VCAP is a Shariah-compliant investment management services provider primarily focused on Islamic exchange-traded
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Will Malaysia’s New Digital Banking Licenses Trigger a Wave of Innovation?
There’s an air of excitement ever since Bank Negara Malaysia issued its much anticipated digital banking framework. The introduction of this framework will allow a new breed of non-traditional players to enter the market with novel ideas and innovative technologies
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