Malaysia

SC takes enforcement action against Huobi Global for illegally operating digital asset exchange in Malaysia

Malaysian regulator the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has taken action against Huobi Global Limited, and its Chief Executive Officer Leon Li for operating a digital asset exchange (DAX) in Malaysia without registration.

Futu launches trading platform Moomoo in Malaysia

Futu Holdings Limited has on Tuesday announced its expansion into Malaysia with its super investment platform, moomoo, introducing a comprehensive suite of tech-driven offerings to promote financial inclusion.

Vantage Data Centers plans to invest $3B to build second data center campuses in Malaysia

Vantage Data Centers (Vantage), a United States-based global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, has on Tuesday announced the development of a second data center campus (KUL2) in Cyberjaya, Malaysia with an additional planned US $3 billion investment.

Airasia Superapp and foodpanda join forces for groundbreaking partnership

The airasia Superapp and foodpanda have jointly announced a groundbreaking partnership, combining the strengths of both platforms to offer better value and greater convenience to users across Asean and beyond.

MobilityOne partners with Wibmo to issue Mastercard prepaid cards through Wibmo Hexa

Wibmo, a subsidiary of PayU, has partnered with MobilityOne, a Malaysia-based payment firm, to support the issuance of Mastercard prepaid cards through its prepaid platform Wibmo Hexa. The duo are set to foray into the Malaysian prepaid card market and offer various prepaid programs catering to consumer, corporate, government and the health sector.

Malaysian government launches MYStartup NXT to create sustainable startup ecosystem

Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) in Malaysia, through Cradle Fund Sdn. Bhd. (Cradle), has on Tuesday launched a series of micro- conferences, MYStartup NXT, as part of the efforts to create an inclusive, impactful and sustainable startup ecosystem in Malaysia.

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Are biometrics truly the key to securing Malaysia’s banking sector?

One can’t help to wonder — what’s the next course of action for banks? Is biometric technology truly mature enough to be the silver bullet that provides airtight security and seamless customer experiences that banks are aiming to achieve?

Mastercard launches new data and services hub in Malaysia to serve the Asia Pacific region

Global payment firm Mastercard has on Tuesday opened its new office and launch of its data and services (D&S) hub in Kuala Lumpur, which will serve clients across the Asia Pacific region with a suite of offerings beyond transactions.

City University of Hong Kong launches HK Tech 300 Southeast Asia Start-up Competition

City University of Hong Kong has on Monday launched the first ever HK Tech 300 Southeast Asia Start-up Competition (HK Tech 300 SEA Competition) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, extending the highly anticipated innovation and entrepreneurship program to Southeast Asia to foster start-ups and innovation and technology development in the region.