Malaysia

VentureTECH Sdn Bhd, an impact investment company, has announced a strategic investment of MYR 28 million ($7.16 million) into Delta Spike Asia Sdn Bhd and IX Telecom Sdn Bhd, reinforcing Malaysia’s cybersecurity strength and cross-border digital infrastructure capability.

LC Wakaful Digital Sdn Bhd (LCWD), a wholly owned subsidiary of Gobarakah Tech Sdn Bhd, announced Thursday the official launch of Impakrintas, Malaysia’s first Social Exchange platform, following the Securities Commission Malaysia’s (SC) announcement on LCWD’s appointment as the inaugural Social Exchange Platform operator on February 12.

In a move to fundamentally transform digital governance, the Ministry of Digital is activating the Government Innovation Initiative (GII), a strategic national undertaking poised to galvanize innovation across the public sector and advancing Malaysia’s commitment to achieving AI Nation status by 2030.

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) announced Thursday the appointment of LC Wakaful Digital Sdn Bhd (LCWD) as the first Social Exchange Platform operator in Malaysia.

We talked to Norman Matthieu Vanhaecke, Group Chief Executive Officer at Cradle Fund, to learn more about the entity’s achievements in 2025 and its plans and aspirations for 2026. He also shared his views on the outlook of tech ecosystem in Malaysia and Southeast Asia for 2026.

Bursa Malaysia Berhad has entered into a memorandum of collaboration (MoC) with Unit Peneraju Agenda Bumiputera (TERAJU) to jointly support and facilitate the participation of Bumiputera companies in the Malaysian capital market through initial public offering (IPO) listings.

Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet) and NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) have signed an agreement to enable cross-border QR payments between Malaysia and India.

Hartamodal Sdn Bhd, the Malaysia-based venture capital (VC) arm of boutique asset management firm Tradeview Capital, has announced a strategic investment in NEUON AI Sdn Bhd, a Sarawak-based artificial intelligence (AI) solutions company that has successfully commercialized advanced AI technology across multiple high-impact sectors.

Malaysian central bank announced Wednesday that the Digital Asset Innovation Hub (DAIH) has onboarded three initiatives to test real-world applications involving ringgit stable coins and tokenized deposits in 2026.

Gobi Partners, through its SuperSeed II Fund, has led an undisclosed pre-seed investment in Valiance Health Inc., a Malaysia-based artificial intelligence (AI) healthcare company building the country’s first large-scale standardized healthcare data platform.