Malaysia

Malaysia’s TNG Digital expands SME financing access with CIMB as its first partner

TNG Digital Sdn. Bhd, the operator of Malaysia’s digital financial services and lifestyle app TNG eWallet, has on Tuesday announced the launch of its first fully digital, in-app business financing platform that connects micro and small businesses to financial institutions, with CIMB Bank Berhad (CIMB) as its first financing partner on the platform.

Equinix to build new data center in Malaysia with $190M investment

Equinix, Inc., the global digital infrastructure company, has on Tuesday announced plans to expand its presence in Malaysia with a new data center, KL2, in Kuala Lumpur with over $190 million investment.

Huawei, Malaysia’s multimedia regulator advance digital leadership program with 126 graduates

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. marked the graduation of 126 participants from the second and third cohorts of the Digital Leadership Excellence (DLE) Program.

Malaysia and Indonesia’s central banks strengthen financial and digitalization ties

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and Bank Indonesia (BI) have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) that strengthens bilateral cooperation between the two central banks.

Malaysia eyes 7 percent global advanced packaging share by 2035

Malaysia is targeting a 7 percent share of the global advanced semiconductor packaging market by 2035, as the government accelerates efforts to move the industry up the value chain under its National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS).

Tencent Cloud, Ryt Bank to jointly power AI conversational banking in Malaysia

Tencent Cloud, a cloud unit of Chinese giant Tencent, has partnered with Ryt Bank, an AI-powered bank in Malaysia, to support conversational banking services for everyday payments.

Malaysia must build its own digital capabilities to ensure economic resilience, says Digital Minister

Malaysia’s future economic resilience will depend on its ability to build sovereign digital capabilities rather than merely host foreign technology infrastructure, its Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo said on Thursday.

MIDA positions Malaysia as key semiconductor supply chain hub in JS-SEZ

The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) has reinforced Malaysia’s role as a strategic semiconductor supply chain partner under the Johor–Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ), leveraging collaboration with global industry players to strengthen resilience, localization and long-term competitiveness.

Malaysia strengthens chip ecosystem through talent, smart manufacturing

The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) is strengthening Malaysia’s semiconductor ecosystem through a strategic focus on talent development, smart manufacturing and supply chain integration.

Malaysia’s AI, smart mobility firms secure $115M export pipeline in Japan

Malaysian technology companies secured more than MYR 450 million ($115.09 million) in potential export opportunities at SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026, driven by growing international demand for artificial intelligence (AI), smart mobility and autonomous technology solutions, according to the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC).