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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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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 MoreThe capital market initiatives announced during the Budget 2023 will complement and assist efforts to boost market confidence,…
Malaysian digital insurer DearTime has officially launched to offer affordable and accessible life insurance plans in the country.…
Malaysian digital insurer VSure Group has partnered with PickTenants, a proptech company offering a tenant-screening and management platform,…
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) announced the establishment of the Malaysia International Islamic…
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) awarded Umar Abdullah Mahmud Munshi, the Co-founder and…
Visa has launched two new initiatives designed to help young Malaysians improve their financial literacy through interactive gameplay.…
Customer demand for integrated experiences, changing regulations and advances in technology are shaking up the traditional banking industry.…
The Royal Award for Islamic Finance 2022 was bestowed to Tan Sri Dr. Mohd Daud Bakar by the…
Hong Leong Bank (HLB) is organising its “Can You Hack It” hackathon focused on re-imagining banking experiences through…
CIMB and CIMB Islamic Bank announced that it is on track to fully implement the enhanced security measures…
Maybank announced that it will fully migrate to a more secure authentication method via Secure2u by June 2023.…
Across the globe, financial institutions are under increasing pressure to remain competitive in a rapidly changing financial services…
There will be five additional measures that will be undertaken by the banking industry to combat financial scams,…
Payments firm Instapay Technologies announced that it has raised US$4.75 million (RM 21.5 million) in Series A funding…
Malaysian fintech Revenue Monster Group announced that it has secured RM30 million in funding from private equity firm…
The pandemic accelerated digitalisation to levels never before seen, forcing the financial sector to evolve quickly or risk…
CIMB Group announced that it is doubling its sustainable finance target to RM60 billion by 2024 under its…
Pan-Asian venture capital firm Gobi Partners announced the closing of its US$10 million Gobi SuperSeed II (Gobi SSII)…
After two years of stasis, the pent-up demand to cross international borders again has breathed new life into…
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a spike in demand for digital banking experiences, a shift which banks…
UOB Malaysia is partnering Syarikat Jaminan Pembiayaan Perniagaan Malaysia (SJPP) to launch the U-Green Financing programme, which will…
Digital asset exchange Luno will be adding two cryptocurrencies to its platform: Cardano (ADA) on 21 September 2022…
UOB Malaysia and Citi Malaysia have received regulatory approval from Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) for UOB’s acquisition of…















