FeaturedFintechBigPay receives $100 mn from South Korea’s SK Group to expand its servicesInternational Finance Business DeskAugust 9, 2021August 9, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskAugust 9, 2021August 9, 2021 BigPay offers users in Malaysia and Singapore a digital wallet that comes with debit cards, local and international money transfers... Read more
FeaturedIslamic BankingCIMB Bank launches its first all-digital Islamic savings account in MalaysiaInternational Finance Business DeskAugust 6, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskAugust 6, 2021 The newly launched product is called OctoSavers Account-I... Read more
FeaturedReal EstateSpeedhome raises $1.7 mn in Series A funding for tech advancementInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 13, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 13, 2021 Investors such as Allianz Malaysia and Gobi Partners participated in the funding round... Read more
Business LeadersFeaturedCredit Suisse appoints new market leader in MalaysiaInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 5, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 5, 2021 The bank promoted Joyce Low to market leader Malaysia... Read more
FeaturedMarketsCTOS Digital launches $290 mn IPO in MalaysiaInternational Finance Business DeskJune 30, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJune 30, 2021 The latest listing would entail a public issue of 200 mn new shares and an offer-for-sale allocation of 900 mn existing shares... Read more
FeaturedInsuranceAXA sells its business in Malaysia to Generali for €262 mnInternational Finance Business DeskJune 24, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJune 24, 2021 The deal will see the Italian insurer become second-biggest player in Malaysia’s property and casualty insurance market... Read more
EconomyFeaturedMalaysian government announces RM40 bn stimulus packageInternational Finance Business DeskJune 1, 2021June 2, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJune 1, 2021June 2, 2021 As the country prepares to go into lockdown in order to spread the curb of the virus, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced the news of the stimulus package... Read more
AviationMalaysian Airlines to reach zero net emission by 2050Pritam BordoloiApril 20, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiApril 20, 2021 The carrier said it was launching its MAG Sustainability Blueprint... Read more
FeaturedFintechRipple acquires 40% stake in Malaysian fintech TrangloPritam BordoloiMarch 30, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiMarch 30, 2021 The acquisition will help Ripple expand the reach of its On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) service... Read more
FeaturedOil & GasShell mulls divesting non-operated assets in MalaysiaPritam BordoloiMarch 15, 2021 by Pritam BordoloiMarch 15, 2021 This is a part of its continuous global portfolio rationalisation... Read more