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Malaysia’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) has renewed the registrations of 10 credit reporting agencies until September 2027. The ministry confirmed that the renewals were issued under Section 14 of the Credit Reporting Agencies Act 2010…
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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 MoreCTOS has appointed Ankur Sehgal as Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), effective 3 March 2026. Ankur has 20…
Capital A and Standard Chartered Malaysia have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to explore the development and…
Bank Islam Malaysia has introduced a Payment to Voice feature in its BIMB Biz app to improve digital…
Payments Network Malaysia (PayNet) has completed the second cohort of Program Akar, preparing 50 AWS-trained graduates for Malaysia’s…
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A Ringgit-backed stablecoin issued on Zetrix is now live in Johor as Malaysia expands trials for regulated digital…
Not long ago, banking in Asia Pacific meant standing in line at a branch, filling out slips of…
Everyone talks about building an AI-first bank. But what does it really demand? Put Malaysia’s top digital and…
A new joint initiative has been announced by Alibaba Cloud and the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). The…
RHB Banking Group has introduced a new Shariah-compliant financing facility aimed at assisting Malaysian families with the costs…
MBSB Bhd has announced a partnership with Santander Group’s Navigator Global to provide its small and medium enterprise…
The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has introduced a new multi-functional digital green card for construction workers in…
Merchantrade Asia Sdn. Bhd. has been officially recognised as an Approved Issuer of a Designated Payment Instrument (DPI)…
Setlary, Malaysia’s leading Earned Wage Access (EWA) platform, today announced a strategic investment round valuing the company at…
RHB Banking Group will extend operating hours across its branches and premier locations in Malaysia starting 1 January…
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has begun planning a gradual reduction of its shares in PayNet, the Ministry of…
GXBank said its Malaysian operations are not affected by the layoffs announced by its parent group. The clarification…
Ryt Bank’s AI-driven digital banking platform runs on Alibaba Cloud, a setup that supported the bank’s launch and…
MDEC and Ant International are expanding their partnership to speed up digital adoption among Malaysian MSMEs. The new…
Malaysia’s five operational digital banks now serve 1.97 million customers and together hold RM3.1 billion in deposits as…
Malaysia’s financial landscape underwent a profound transformation in 2025, moving decisively from policy discussions to live implementation. It…
Tencent has opened a larger office at Menara 1 Sentrum in Kuala Lumpur, expanding its presence in Malaysia…
Payments Network Malaysia (PayNet) has introduced a refreshed DuitNow QR standee design that is being deployed across the…












