The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has on Monday marked a key milestone in advancing Malaysia’s social impact ecosystem with the official launch of the Social Exchange.
This initiative reinforces the SC’s commitment to strengthening social impact financing, in line with national priorities including the 13th Malaysia Plan (RMK13), the regulator said in a statement.
The event featured the unveiling of the official Social Exchange logo and the introduction of Impakrintas, Malaysia’s first Social Exchange platform.
Operational since 19 February 2026, Impakrintas provides a regulated and transparent avenue for non-profit organizations (NPOs) to raise donations for eligible social impact projects.
It also enables individual and corporate donors to have greater visibility for social impact projects and facilitating funding opportunities.
To date, the platform has onboarded eight NPOs across a range of social impact areas, including healthcare access, early intervention and health education programs for youth, food security, inclusive livelihoods and environmental sustainability.
It is noted that these social impact projects are aimed at improving the well-being of underserved and vulnerable communities across Malaysia.
The launch also saw three corporate donors committing a total of MYR 60,000 ($15,126), reflecting growing private sector interest in supporting eligible social impact projects through the Social Exchange.
This initiative is a key deliverable under the Capital Market Masterplan’s 2026–2030 (CMP) Sustainability Pillar to widen access to social impact financing.
It reflects a whole-of-nation approach to strengthening economic resilience through greater public and private sector collaboration.
In support of NPOs participating on the Social Exchange platform, the Malaysian government has allocated a MYR 2 million ($500,000) grant, to be administered by the SC, aimed at partially defraying onboarding and fundraising costs for eligible NPOs.
This helps lower barriers to participation and enables NPOs to focus on delivering impactful social outcomes.
SC Chairman Mohammad Faiz Azmi said the encouraging initial response on the Social Exchange underscores the capital market’s role in supporting social impact, connecting funding with real social needs.
“The Social Exchange is where capital meets compassion. By providing a regulated and transparent ecosystem, we are not just facilitating donations, we are also building trust,
“This platform ensures that every ringgit is accounted for and every project delivers a meaningful social return. The MYR 2 million ($500,000) grant will also provides impetus for NPOs to deliver meaningful social outcome,” he said.
Moving forward, he said the Social Exchange will progressively expand participation to a wider range of stakeholders, including social enterprises and community-based initiatives, while also exploring additional market-based avenues that support social and climate-resilient outcomes.
Donations made through the Social Exchange are eligible for tax treatment under subsection 44(6) and paragraph 13(1) of Schedule 6 of the Income Tax Act 1967, benefiting both NPOs raising funds and donors supporting social impact projects listed on the Social Exchange platform, according to the statement.