Fintech News Malaysia
The digital platforms banks use to trade currencies and manage short-term funding will operate under updated rules from Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM). The revised Framework for Electronic Trading Platforms takes effect on 1 November 2026…
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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 MorePUC 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…
In 2017, we started Fintech News Malaysia with a simple goal — to help shine the spotlight on…
soCash a Singaporean fintech startup that enables users to withdraw cash from retailers, has announced their partnership in…
PayNet Teams up With NETS to Enable Cross Border Debit Card Payments, QR Payments is Next
PayNet and it’s Singaporean counterpart NETS announced today the launch of a real-time cross-border payments using MyDebit ATM…
DuitNow QR Gains Traction as Fave Becomes The Latest to Adopt the National Payment QR
Paynet and Fave announced today that FaveBiz is the first non-bank merchant acquirer to offer DuitNow QR, Malaysia’s…
RHB Islamic Bank announced today that they have collaborated with Boost and the Ministry of Health Malaysia to…
Sedania As Salam Capital Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sedania Innovator Berhad, has announced the launch Assidq.com,…
Prudential announced today a partnership with Boost to enable e-wallet payments for Prudential’s customers. Through this partnership the…
Soft Space and its Thai-based partner Digio announced Thursday that they landed a partnership with interbank payment provider,…
Fi Life announced today that it has added a new 20-year level term life insurance policy to its…
Following the news of TransferWise securing their remittance license from Bank Negara Malaysia in June 2019, the international…
Funding Societies Malaysia, the largest peer-to-peer (P2P) financing platform in the country and Southeast Asia, has announced its…
In a bid to capture foreign markets, Malaysian banks are increasingly turning to launching a digital bank as…
Banks are often punching bags when one thinks of industries that are not innovating quick enough. When the…
PayNet and Grab jointly announced today that GrabPay has adopted Malaysia’s national QR payments standard, DuitNow QR; making…
iPrice and App Annie recently teamed up to compile data on which is the top e-wallet in Malaysia.…
Experian, the global information services company announced this week that they have acquired a controlling stake in local…
The Securities Commission of Malaysia has given full approval to Luno’s application to operate as a Recognized Market…
New York Based Wahed Invest Approved to Operate Malaysia’s First Islamic Robo-Advisor
American-based Wahed Invest halal robo-advisory platform announced today that they have successfully obtained regulatory approval from the Securities…















