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SME Bank will administer approximately RM2.8 billion in financing and grants under Malaysia’s Budget 2027, covering 12 programmes across seven priority sectors. The allocation forms part of more than RM7 billion in government-mandated initiatives assigned…
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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 MoreCIMB Private Wealth is now available to affluent individuals and business clients across ASEAN. The segment combines investment,…
Hong Leong Bank has introduced a Visa Infinite Privilege credit card for selected ultra-high-net-worth clients in Malaysia. The…
Binance remains unlicensed and unregistered to conduct regulated capital market activities in Malaysia, according to the Ministry of…
Recently, in an attack dubbed “Jade Puffer,” researchers documented what they’re calling the first end-to-end cyberattack run by…
CapBay and MDEC have opened a RM200 million financing pool for companies with Malaysia Digital status. Under the…
CIMB Islamic and Cagamas have completed Malaysia’s first MYOR-i-linked sukuk, Islamic Profit Rate Swap and asset purchase transaction.…
RHB merchants can now accept QR payments through PayNet from participating banking apps and e-wallets in six Asian…
Most compliance teams do not have an AML cost problem. They have an AML fragmentation problem. Screening runs…
PolicyStreet’s Series C funding has reached US$26 million after BlueOrchard joined its cap table with a US$5 million…
Pos Malaysia has launched a Syariah-compliant digital gold platform that lets Malaysians start investing from RM10. Developed with…
RHB Banking Group brought together more than 300 vendors and technology partners to discuss responsible AI and its…
Malaysian banks are adopting AI faster than they are building the controls to govern it, according to a…
GXBank has partnered with Firsty to offer mobile data for more than 120 countries through its app. Customers…
Wahed has launched a fractional real estate investment platform in Malaysia, allowing retail investors to invest in residential…
RHB will launch a new Islamic credit card in October 2026, offering a 14% profit rate with no…
AEON Credit Service (M) Berhad reported a 20% rise in pre-tax profit for its first quarter, to RM130.9…
Sole proprietors do not always get treated well when they walk into a bank branch to ask for…
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) says more than 70% of Malaysian financial service providers have implemented at least one…
Malaysia is reviewing tougher cybercrime punishments and possible refund routes for scam victims, according to a report by…
The Philippines government is working with Malaysia’s Zetrix AI to build public blockchain infrastructure for digital credentials and…
Maybank Islamic will be rolling out a Shariah-compliant credit card with a fixed 14% profit rate and non-compounding…
CIMB Islamic Bank will roll out the CIMB Lite-i credit card by October 2026 to widen access to…
Malaysia will begin piloting MediAsas at the end of July as part of wider efforts to make private…












