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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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microLEAP is increasing awareness of SARANA, a scheme designed to support local contractors and SMEs. SARANA assists businesses…
Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) reported losses of nearly RM30 million during 2025 due to electricity theft linked to…
Agrobank has emerged as the latest Malaysian bank hit by online fraud with losses topping RM200 million. The…
Lim Guan Eng questioned SME Bank’s capacity to manage Chinese MSME loans and called for Bank Simpanan Nasional…
Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet) has announced that Praveen Rajan officially assumed the role of Chief Executive…
AEON Bank confirmed that Raja Teh Maimunah will step down as CEO on 31 March 2026 after overseeing…
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has appointed Dato’ Zabariah Mohd Yusof to its Shariah Advisory Council for a two-year…
Suzaini Mukhtar has taken on the CEO role at KAF Digital Bank after announcing the move on LinkedIn.…
AI’s been reshaping financial services for several years now. But as its digital adoption accelerates, one factor determines…
NTT DATA has signed a multi-year agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) as enterprises accelerate cloud migration and…
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has issued financial penalties against four entities for failing to meet anti-money laundering and…
Kenanga Investment Bank is adding insurance and takaful products to its advisory and digital platforms through a new…
Malaysian payment gateway Paydibs has announced a strategic partnership with global payment service provider AltPayNet to improve financial…
AEON Bank has appointed Yew Jin Kang as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) as it continues to build out…
Razorpay Curlec has partnered with PayPal to help Malaysian SMEs accept international payments through a single platform, as…
More than 70 percent of active buy now, pay later (BNPL) users in Malaysia were from the lower-income…
The government recovered about RM34 million from bank accounts linked to scam syndicates in 2025, with RM6.7 million…
The ShopeePay and Shopee apps now offer a new investment feature called Money+, providing daily returns from RM10.…
CapBay has entered a financing partnership aimed at helping Bumiputera contractors manage working capital for public sector projects.…
OpenSys has introduced the Horizon Series, a cash recycling platform built in Malaysia with Oki Electric Industry Co.,…
As a mom of three, keeping up with the rising cost of health insurance sometimes feels like a…
Eighteen banks have joined the second testing phase of Malaysia’s MyDigital ID programme as the country moves closer…















