Malaysia

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has recently undertook a visit to China, to further the ambitions of the new Capital Market Masterplan 2026-2030 (CMP) with regards to seeking more diverse investors and to create more opportunities for Malaysian investors.

Instagram is expanding its Teen Accounts in Malaysia with stricter age-based content controls, introducing a 13+ content standard inspired by movie ratings as well as a new “Limited Content” setting for parents seeking tighter supervision.

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AEON360, a personalized retail service, and AI-powered cloud platform Google Cloud will jointly develop a “continuous commerce” experience across AEON’s retail, finance, and lifestyle services in Southeast Asia, Google Cloud said in a release on Thursday.

Switzerland-based The Hashgraph Group (THG), a Web3 & AI engineering firm, and Malaysia-based air logistics firm Teleport will jointly co-develop a Digital Customs Documentation System (DCDS) to digitize and manage the lifecycle of customs documentation for cross-border trade.

The Abu Dhabi-headquartered technology firm AppliedAI has announced its expansion into the Asia-Pacific with new offices in Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong, alongside the launch of Opus 2.0, its platform for deterministic orchestration of frontier AI agents in regulated industries.

Ryt Bank has exceeded 1.2 million users just over seven months after its launch in August 2025, the lender said in a release on Tuesday.

Malaysia’s electric vehicle (EV) transition continues to progress at a steady but gradual pace, shaped by fuel subsidy structures, infrastructure constraints and intensifying competition among automakers, according to research houses.

ZTE Corporation, a China-based information and communication technology solutions provider, has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with CIMB Bank Berhad (CIMB), to establish a strategic cooperation framework aimed at supporting digital infrastructure development across ASEAN.

The Selangor Information Technology and Digital Economy Corporation (Sidec) has introduced Token-X, an accelerator program aimed at advancing Malaysia’s position in digital assets, blockchain innovation, and the emerging Web3 economy.