Tag "Airasia"
Mohamad Hafidz Steps up as Acting CEO of airasia Super App
airasia Super App has appointed Mohamad Hafidz Mohd Fadzil (Mo) as acting CEO to succeed Amanda Woo who will be stepping down, effective 1 April. Once he steps into his new role, Mo will continue to drive the platform’s fintech
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PolicyStreet Appoints Former Carousell Head Tang Siew Wai as Chief Digital Officer
Insurtech platform PolicyStreet has appointed former Carousell Malaysia country head Tang Siew Wai as its new Chief Digital Officer to spearhead the company’s growth strategy. Prior to joining PolicyStreet, Siew Wai established Carousell’s local office in Malaysia and helped make
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airasia Rolls Out Its Own E-wallet “airasia pocket” Developed With Fasspay
The “airasia Super App” has rolled out its e-wallet “airasia pocket” to create a seamless in-app payment experience that is available to all of its users in Malaysia. airasia pocket enables users to reload and make payments for all the
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Airasia Super App Users Will Soon Be Able to Make In-App Investments
AirAsia Super App has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with CGS-CIMB Securities to enable its users to make investments from within the app. Both entities said in a joint statement that they will combine their respective strengths to democratise
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AirAsia’s Digital Arm Earns Unicorn Badge in Record Time, Says Tony Fernandes
Multinational low-cost airline AirAsia has been recognised as one of three Malaysian unicorns according to a report by Credit Suisse. The other two Malaysian unicorns are car e-commerce platform Carsome and Axiata’s Edotco, a regional integrated telecommunications infrastructure services company,
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Airasia Money Now Offers Digital Car Insurance Through Partnership with PolicyStreet
Airasia Money today announced the roll out of digital car insurance products made possibe thanks to a partnership with local insurtech firm, PolicyStreet. The services offered includes insurance and road tax renewal and price comparison of various insurance. Amanda Woo,
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BigPay Pushes Into Thailand With Acquisition of Gojek’s Thai Payment Business
BigPay is accelerating its entrance into Thailand following Airasia’s recent acquisition of Gojek’s Thailand business through its digital arm in a deal worth RM208 million (US$50 million). This move comes ahead of AirAsia‘s plans to launch a super app in
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Fintech in Malaysia 2018 – January News Roundup
Malaysia’s fintech scene is becoming increasingly active, it is sometimes difficult to keep track of all the important events, we figured it might be useful to our readers to do a summary. Here are some news roundup for the month
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