GXBank Berhad, the first of Malaysia’s five digital banking licensees to officially commence operations on 1 September, is…
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The digital transformation journey of banks, particularly in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, has been a hot topic of…
In the rapidly changing world of fintech, an unexpected development occurred in Malaysia in 2023. Several renowned co-founders…
During the cryptocurrency frenzy of the mid- to late-2010s, the HelloGold gold savings app was launched in Malaysia…
The global Islamic fintech industry is worth an estimated RM372.56 billion ($79 billion) and is growing rapidly. Southeast…
In Malaysia, business financing through peer-to-peer (P2P) lending and equity crowdfunding (ECF) is on the rise, with a…
In Malaysia, regulators and policymakers are actively supporting the fintech industry by establishing a conducive regulatory environment, and…
The Malaysian fintech industry boasts a wide and diverse ecosystem comprising more than 230 companies. However, despite having…
Regulatory changes, advances in technology, and the entry of new players in the Malaysian banking sector are forcing…
It goes without saying that 2020 was a tumultuous year on the back of the pandemic that has…
In Malaysia, adoption of wealthtech and alternative asset classes has increased over the past year, but in order…
We’re only 2 weeks away from 2020, for most Malaysians that grew up during the 80’s and 90’s…
MyCash Online is a marketplace designed to help the massive swaths of migrants in Malaysia and Singapore that do…
Of all of Budget 2019’s announcements, its peer-to-peer homeownership section has been the product of biggest contention. The…
RinggitPlus the financial comparison site brand owned by Malaysia’s top funded fintech company Jirnexu, has announced an overhaul…
Malaysian fintech startup Goals101 through its India-based entity recently secured US$ 3.5 Million in a Pre-Series A round…
SuperCharger, a fintech-focused accelerator operating in KL and Hong Kong have come out with the first of their…
Malaysians who own a Hong Leong debit card can now start treating the freshly-launched WeChat Pay as their…
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has ordered LendingStar to cease all activities with immediate effect, in a directive issued…
Last year, Hong Leong Bank Berhad launched its inaugural HLB LaunchPad with a vision of helping Malaysian fintech…