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Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) has named Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift as its next group Managing Director and CEO. Umar Swift, a former CEO of Bursa Malaysia, will take over on 1 January 2027 from…
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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 MoreLuno and Shopee announced a new partnership today signaling the first such collaboration between an e-commerce player and…
Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng today launched the Cashless Ecosystem for Cyberjaya, a collaboration between Cyberview and PayNet.…
In this past couple of days, the e-Tunai programme seems to be all everyone is talking about and…
It’s been nearly 3 years now since we last highlighted the best fintech startups that Malaysia has to…
Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today published a regulatory guideline on digital assets that outlines the framework for digital…
Fresh off securing a global cross-border remittance partnership with AliPay, cross border payment specialist Tranglo announced today the…
DriveMark®, a subsidiary under KATSANA announced the pilot launch of “Safe Driving Rebate Program” with the support of…
Tranglo through its Singaporean entity has entered into a partnership with Alipay to provide cross border remittance services…
2019 was a strong year for Malaysia’s peer-to-peer (P2P) financing industry as total financing increased to RM521 million…
Bank Negara Malaysia today issued the exposure draft for the licensing framework for virtual banks. The central bank…
We’re only 2 weeks away from 2020, for most Malaysians that grew up during the 80’s and 90’s…
Alixco, a P2P financing platform regulated by the Securities Commission of Malaysia announced today that it is opening…
Blockchain startup LuxTag announced that investors will be able to using their Bitcoin and XEM tokens to invest…
Ever since Malaysia caught the e-wallet bug, I’ve always been curious about how difficult or easy it would…
Bank Negara Malaysia issued on Monday the much anticipated eKYC exposure draft for financial institutions in Malaysia, this…
Axiata Digital Capital’s Aspirasi announced Thursday, a partnership with Great Eastern to provide affordable insurance and takaful products…
Sunway Malls announced yesterday the adoption of a Unified Payment Terminal which accepts cashless payments from major e-wallets,…
PUC Berhad and Smuzcity Berhad announced today the launch JDX Presto concept store, which they claim is the…
“If you want to innovate, you must never be afraid of being fired” Those were the first…
The Touch ‘n Go eWallet announced today that they have enabled street parking payment for areas under the…
UOB Malaysia and Finlab announced Wednesday that the SMEs that have completed their Jom Transform Programme are expected…
It’s been two years now since I sat down at Securities Commission Malaysia’s press conference when its then…
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