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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…
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Securities Commission Malaysia has unveiled the list of crypto exchanges that have opted to continue operations following its…
Maybank officially launched its new e-wallet MAE today, though many e-wallet enthusiasts would have already gotten their hands…
Curlec, an online Direct Debit payments company has announced the completion of their seed funding round, led by…
Razer today announced the official opening of its new country headquarters in Malaysia, housing over 280 employees within…
Update: As of March 2019, all cryptocurrency exchanges operating in Malaysia needs to be regulated by Securities…
Thanks to a partnership agreement signed between Axiata Digital’s Boost e-wallet and Singtel’s VIA alliance, Malaysians will soon…
Between Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) ICTF and the more recently announced Real-Time Retail Payments (RPP) system, an ecosystem rife with…
Singaporeans visiting Malaysia will now be able to make card payments using NETS ATM cards thanks a recent…
Gold-based savings platform HelloGold has announced their expansion into Africa, with the help of a digital financial inclusion group…
MyCash Online is a marketplace designed to help the massive swaths of migrants in Malaysia and Singapore that do…
Last Friday, Boost’s CEO Chris Tiffin announced the end of his tenure as Boost Malaysia’s CEO. He has…
In a tweet by Silicon Valley-based Stripe’s CEO, Patrick Collison, he seemed to confirm that the company has…
It’s no secret that Malaysia is gung-ho about cashlessness. Bank Negara Malaysia itself expressed as much, within the policies…
January has been no picnic for Malaysia’s crypto-exchanges, with the possibility of RM10 Million fine and 10 years jail…
CIMB just announced its formal expansion into the Philippines, and seemingly taking advantage of the blank slate there…
Recently I had the pleasure of joining the ASEAN Tech Challenge which was organised by The Australian Trade…
They say it’s always darkest before the dawn. That is just an enigmatic way to say that industry…
When one thinks about the most advanced countries in the world in the payments space, countries like China,…
Ten years away from the global financial crisis and in the aftermath of the 1MDB scandal, consumer confidence…
Due to confusion that has come out regarding cryptocurrency within the past few weeks, the Securities Commission Malaysia…
The issue of digital currency and assets regulation came into mainstream focus when Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng…
Zurich Malaysia just partnered up with Malaysian startup Bereev, an online legacy platform aiming to help Malaysians plan…















