Malaysia
A closer look at Warren Buffett-backed Chinese EV giant BYD’s plan in Malaysia
Besides BYD, several Chinese car makers such as Great Wall Motor, SAIC Motor and Geely have been expanding their footprint in Southeast Asia.
TrueMoney Malaysia now supports DuitNow QR
TrueMoney, a Malaysia-based e-wallet and digital payment platform under Ascend Money, a joint venture between The Charoen Pokphand Group (C.P. Group) and Ant Financial (Alibaba), has on Tuesday announced its enablement to pay with DuitNow QR.
Careplus, GoAuto JV to commence $130M green technology facility in Malaysia
NexV Manufacturing Sdn Bhd (NMSB), a joint venture company between Malaysia-based glove maker Careplus Group Berhad and the automotive solutions provider GoAuto Group Sdn Bhd, will start the construction of a MYR 600 million ($129.17 million) green technology facility dedicated to manufacture and assembly of new energy vehicles, including electric vehicles…
Malaysia’s Warisan TC inks deal with China’s GAC AION to distribute EV in Malaysia
Malaysian passenger car rental firm Warisan TC Holdings Berhad (WTCH) has inked a deal with Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) manufacturer GAC AION New Energy Automobile Company Limited (GAC AION) to distribute EVs in Malaysia.
Tony Fernandes’s global empire to be broken up into five listed companies “utlimately”
“So in the end, my dream is when I retire, five listed companies, one in America and four in other parts of Asean,” Tony Fernandes said.
AEON Bank gets nod to commence Islamic digital bank business in Malaysia
AEON Credit Service (M) Berhad (AEON Credit) has on Monday announced that its associated company - AEON Bank (M) Berhad (formerly known as ACS Digital Berhad) (AEON Bank) has obtained approval from the Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Minister of Finance to commence its digital banking operations in Malaysia.
Boost-RHB Digital Bank Consortium gets approval to commence operations in Malaysia
Boost, a regional fintech leader, and its consortium partner, RHB Banking Group (RHB), have received official approval from Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Ministry of Finance (MOF) to commence operations as a digital bank, with effect from January 15, 2024.
AirAsia Aviation Group strengthens leadership team with two executive appointments
AirAsia Aviation Group has announced two key leadership appointments - Chester Voo as Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer (Airline Operations) and Farouk Kamal as Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer (Corporate).
Khazanah and CGC Digital invest in Funding Societies to broaden financing access to MSMEs
Khazanah Nasional Berhad (Khazanah) and CGC Digital Sdn Bhd (CGC Digital) have on Wednesday announced an investment into the largest unified small and medium enterprise digital finance platform in Southeast Asia, Funding Societies | Modalku (Funding Societies), to broaden financing access to unserved and underserved businesses.
