Japan-based global payments brand JCB has launched a central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot project in partnership with French identity…
Month: October 2022
Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) has unveiled details of Hong Kong Fintech Week 2022 (HKFW), which will take place in person…
Ambank’s Managing Director of Wholesale Banking, Raja Teh Maimunah will be appointed as the CEO of Islamic digital bank consortium…
SME digital financing platform Funding Societies Malaysia announced that it has appointed Chai Kien Poon as Country Head of Malaysia.…
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has signed the IOSCO Asia Pacific Regional Committee’s (APRC) Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding for Supervisory…
Payments firm Instapay Technologies announced the launch of the Glyd Prepaid Corporate Card for small and mid-size enterprises (SMEs) in…
The global Islamic fintech industry is worth an estimated RM372.56 billion ($79 billion) and is growing rapidly. Southeast Asia is…
In 2021, over 7.2 billion transactions were made with e-payment channels in Malaysia, a 30% year-on-year increase. This makes it…
The Malaysian government has set up a National Scam Response Center (NSRC) to streamline coordination between agencies for rapid response…
Affin Bank has partnered with global technology services firm Aspire Systems to lead its digital banking transformation journey. Through this…
Insurtech platform PolicyStreet has appointed former Carousell Malaysia country head Tang Siew Wai as its new Chief Digital Officer to…
The capital market initiatives announced during the Budget 2023 will complement and assist efforts to boost market confidence, encourage growth…
Malaysian digital insurer DearTime has officially launched to offer affordable and accessible life insurance plans in the country. The company…
Malaysian digital insurer VSure Group has partnered with PickTenants, a proptech company offering a tenant-screening and management platform, to launch…
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) announced the establishment of the Malaysia International Islamic Financial Centre…
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) awarded Umar Abdullah Mahmud Munshi, the Co-founder and Group Managing…
Visa has launched two new initiatives designed to help young Malaysians improve their financial literacy through interactive gameplay. The first…
Customer demand for integrated experiences, changing regulations and advances in technology are shaking up the traditional banking industry. At the…
The Royal Award for Islamic Finance 2022 was bestowed to Tan Sri Dr. Mohd Daud Bakar by the Yang di-Pertuan…
Hong Leong Bank (HLB) is organising its “Can You Hack It” hackathon focused on re-imagining banking experiences through hyper-personalisation and…