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iFAST Malaysia’s FSMOne Offers Investment Opportunities in US and HK-Listed Securities
Singapore’s wealth platform iFAST Corporation announced that the group’s Malaysian operation, iFAST Capital, has launched trading capabilities in US and Hong Kong-listed securities. The offerings include stocks and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) on FSMOne, its Business-to-Consumer (B2C) online multi-asset digital
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Binance and CZ Faces Enforcement Action from SC For Illegal Crypto Activities in Malaysia
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today announced enforcement actions against Binance for illegally operating a crypto exchange in Malaysia. The regulator ordered Binance to immediately disable access to its website and app within 14 days from 26th July 2021, immediately
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Boost Rolls Out Automated Recurring Bill Payments
Homegrown e-wallet Boost has introduced three new bill payment features to provide Malaysians with the ability to pay their bills with a tap of a button without the hassle of multiple payment platforms and portals. The new features; AutoBills, MultiBills
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Sabah and Pahang Revealed to Be PUC’s Consortium Partners for Digibank License Bid
Publicly listed PUC Berhad, the e-commerce platform that was formerly known as 11street, revealed that Sabah and Pahang are the two state governments that it has partnered with to bid for one of the 5 digital banking licenses that Bank
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Synthetic Identity Theft Rises in Southeast Asia
Simply stated, synthetic identity theft is when a fraudster combines the personal information of different real-life people to create an authentic-looking digital identity. These identities can include Personally Identifiable Information (PII) such as name, identity card number, birth date and
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UOB Malaysia Rolls Out in-App Digital Account Opening
UOB Malaysia announced the launch of a digital account opening service that enable customers to open a personal bank account anytime, anywhere via the bank’s UOB Mighty app. The bank said that its customers can now complete the onboarding process
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AIA Malaysia Takes a Minority Stake in TNG Digital, Reportedly Valuing It at RM3 Billion
AIA Malaysia announced that it will be taking a minor stake in TNG Digital, the owner of Touch ‘n Go eWallet, as part of a long-term strategic partnership. The Edge reported that this move will make AIA the fourth shareholder
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Malaysia’s High Financial Inclusion Rate Only ‘on Paper’, Mambu Says
A recent study of 2,000 global consumers by Mambu, a banking and financial services platform, revealed that both banked and unbanked individuals feel underserved, with 56% of banked customers claiming that there are other services they should be able to
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BNPL Firm Atome Records 100X Order Volume Growth in Malaysia
Singapore-based buy now pay later (BNPL) platform Atome announced that its order volume in Malaysia has grown by 100X in the first half of the year. The company also added that its online and offline merchant network has grown to
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CIMB’s EVA Chatbot Is Now Available To SME Customers
CIMB Bank and its Islamic subsidiary have introduced the EVA chatbot for small and medium enterprise (SME) customers, a conversational style and real-time commercial banking chatbot in Malaysia. EVA was first launched for retail customers in 2016 and was updated
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