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Hong Leong Bank (HLB) is giving Malaysian travellers more ways to pay overseas by adding Alipay+ to its existing QR payment network. PayNet recently expanded DuitNow QR payments to China, Hong Kong, South Korea, the…
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View MoreRetail banking in Asia Pacific is undergoing a structural reset. The forces reshaping the industry are changing how growth is won, how risk is managed, and…
Read MoreMalaysian insurtech, healthtech and medtech startups can now apply for Generali Malaysia’s new GROW 2026 accelerator, with applications…
More than 70% of Southeast Asian adults remain unbanked or underbanked. That is not a development statistic. It…
Eligible Muslim Pro users in Malaysia can finance Umrah packages over 12 to 24 months through Ant International’s…
Merchantrade has been approved to handle digital wage payments for foreign workers in Sarawak from 1 August 2026…
Malaysia’s digital asset calendar has been busy this year. Banks and regulators have moved several ideas that used…
AI has outgrown the role of an assistant, now moving money, approving transactions, and carrying out multi-step tasks…
TNG Digital had already won the scale game. It had Malaysia’s largest e-wallet user base and a brand…
NTT DATA has launched an agentic AI solution for insurers to support underwriting, claims and customer service workflows.…
Tap a multi-currency card in Tokyo, and the payment looks no different from any other card transaction. Behind…
A viral poster claiming all Malaysian adults will receive RM100 under SARA is false, according to the Ministry…
Boost Bank has launched a new savings campaign that allows customers to bid for rates of up to…
RHB Pay has launched in Malaysia, giving businesses a single gateway for card, FPX and DuitNow Pay transactions.…
MNRB Holdings plans to sell its Takaful Ikhlas businesses to Bank Rakyat for RM1.64 billion in cash, subject…
MBSB Bank now supports Samsung Wallet and Google Pay for customers using its Visa Debit Card-i. Cardholders can…
SAP has appointed Ellian Teo as Country Managing Director for Malaysia, succeeding Vipin Chandran. Ellian will lead SAP…
Maybank has struck a RM4.83 billion deal to fully own the holding company behind Etiqa’s Malaysia and Singapore…
China has tested faster cross-border settlement with Malaysia using a 43,000 yuan (US$6,360) digital yuan payment for a…
Gurudutt Joglekar has been appointed Country President of Chubb Malaysia, effective immediately. Joglekar succeeds Jon Longmore, who will…
Malaysia is using guarantees and targeted financing schemes to improve credit access for underserved SMEs. Bank Negara Malaysia…
Alliance Bank has upgraded its Visa Virtual Credit Card with supplementary cards and instant rewards redemption. Primary cardholders…
Funding Societies has secured a new financing facility from Malaysia Debt Ventures (MDV) to expand funding for technology-driven…
Merchantrade Money cardholders can now make contactless payments through Google Wallet and Samsung Wallet using their smartphones. The…
Bursa Malaysia led ASEAN in IPO activity with 36 listings that raised RM5.4 billion in the first half…















