Tag "Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDeC)"

Ethis’ Co-founder Umar Munshi Receives Emerging Leader Prize

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) awarded Umar Abdullah Mahmud Munshi, the Co-founder and Group Managing Director of Ethis Group with the Emerging Leader Prize in conjunction with The Royal Award for Islamic Finance 2022. The

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MDEC, FAOM Links up With 10×1000 to Offer “Flex” Fintech Programme in Malaysia

Fintech training platform 10×1000 Tech for Inclusion launched its global Fintech Foundation Programme Flex, an online certificate programme with the goal to bridge digital skills gap to drive inclusion. The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and Fintech Association of Malaysia

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MDEC Appoints Ruslena Ramli as Director of Fintech and Islamic Digital Economy

The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) announced the appointment of Ruslena Ramli as its Director of Fintech and Islamic Digital Economy, a role previously held by Norhizam Kadir who has served in MDEC for over 5 years. She will report

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11 Fintechs Join MDEC’s Digital Financial Services Marketplace eBerkat

MDEC has collaborated with eleven fintech firms to ” further promote the financial health of B40 communities and SMEs “. The newly unveiled platform is known as eBerkat Marketplace currently consist of the following players: Senang PKS, microLEAP PLT, Fundaztic,

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MDEC Chairman Stresses Need for Comprehensive Fintech Ecosystem in Malaysia

For fintech to thrive and reach its full potential, Malaysia must establish a conducive and comprehensive fintech ecosystem where all industry participants work towards the same goals, said Datuk Wira Dr Hj. Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff, chairman of Malaysia Digital

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MDEC Partners Crowdfunding and P2P Lending Platforms to Provide SMES Cash Flow Relief

The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) today announced a partnership with seven crowdfunding operators to help entrepreneurs tide the economic challenges brought on by the COVID-19 onslaught. This announcement follows another partnership that MDEC has done with crowdfunding platforms to

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Fintech Influencers Malaysia: 14 Names You Should Know

Following our previous article highlighting 12 of the hottest fintech startups in Malaysia, we thought it’d be appropriate to come up with a “Fintech Influencers Malaysia” list to highlight some of the movers and shakers within the fintech space in

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The Emergence of Fintech: Where Does Malaysia Stand?

Fintech is a space that we’ve been operating in for the past eight years and a space we have observed for an even longer time. It is truly an exciting space to be in at this day and age. Years

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