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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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KAF Investment Bank has been fined RM1.03 million by Bank Negara Malaysia for breaching foreign exchange rules. The…
Bank Negara Malaysia has granted XTransfer conditional approval for key payment licenses, clearing a path for its entry…
Kenanga Investment Bank has introduced what it describes as Malaysia’s first tokenised unit trust money market funds to…
Suhaimi Abdul Hamid has been appointed as a Board Member of KAF Digital Bank, according to a recent…
CIMB is working with Ant International to explore blockchain-based solutions for treasury and liquidity management, alongside cross-border payment…
Malaysia’s Zetrix AI has raised US$40 million (RM155.6 million) in equity from the International Finance Corporation to scale…
PolicyStreet turned profitable in 2025, posting over US$1 million in profit after tax as net revenue grew more…
Royal Award for Islamic Finance recipient Tan Sri Dr Mohd Daud Bakar has been charged with abetment relating…
McKinsey estimates the stablecoin market will hit $2 trillion by 2028. But according to Sam Lin, COO of…
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim held talks with Ant International CEO Peng Yang on advancing artificial intelligence (AI) adoption…
Ryt Bank has become the most downloaded app in Malaysia as of February 2026 across the Google Play…
Bursa Malaysia will introduce a new breakdown of investor types in its market statistics to improve transparency, Reuters…
Maybank will appoint Chua Bee Geok as Group Chief Operations Officer from 1 April 2026, as part of…
MyDigital ID has signed agreements with 15 banks and fintech firms to strengthen digital identity checks across Malaysia’s…
The 19th Asian Financial Forum (AFF) concluded on 27 January 2026, marking a success for Hong Kong’s financial…
Malaysians can now check their credit reports on Grab following a new partnership with Credit Bureau Malaysia, with…















