Malaysia
News,Electric Vehicles & Mobility,Malaysia
NexV Manufacturing, Global NEV Technology explore strategic collaborations in assembly and manufacturing of NEVs in Malaysia
Malaysian electric vehicle (EV) firm NexV Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. (NMSB) and Chinese-held EV firm Global NEV Technology Sdn. Bhd. (GNEV) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore strategic collaborations in the assembly and manufacturing of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) in Malaysia.
January 17, 2025
Malaysia’s Hong Leong partners China’s WeBank for FinTech and AI banking solutions
Malaysian lender Hong Leong Bank (HLB) has on Friday announced a strategic cooperation agreement with WeBank Technology Services, a subsidiary of WeBank, China's largest digital bank, for FinTech and artificial intelligence (AI).
January 17, 2025
News,Malaysia,Blockchain / Crypto
Securities Commission Malaysia ready to collaborate with government on digital finance policy
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has welcomed Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s announcement, mentioned during his official visit to Abu Dhabi, to explore a digital finance policy that recognizes cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.
January 17, 2025
JLL expands Asia Pacific data center capital markets platform
Global real estate firm JLL has on Thursday announced a strategic expansion of its data center capital markets platform to align closer with the unique requirements of data center investors, operators, and end-users.
January 16, 2025
CloudHQ partners ESR to co-develop and operate $2B data center campus in Japan
Hong Kong-based real asset manager ESR Group Limited and global data center provider CloudHQ have entered into a joint venture on $2 billion Cosmosquare data center campus in Nanko Kita, Osaka, Japan.
January 16, 2025
Malaysia’s Yinson Production secures $1B investment from consortium of international investment firms to drive further growth
Malaysia-based floating storage, production and offloading (FPSO) vessels operator Yinson Production has secured $1 billion investment from consortium of international investment firms to drive further growth.
January 15, 2025
Maybank foresees Malaysia’s EMS to benefit from trade diversion and data center boom
Maybank Investment Bank has foreseen the Malaysian electronics manufacturing services (EMS) sector’s earnings to rebound in 2025, underpinned by trade diversion and data center (DC) boom.
January 15, 2025
YTL Digital Bank secures digital banking license to launch in Malaysia
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) of Malaysia has approved the issuance of a digital banking license to YTL Digital Bank Berhad, a joint venture between YTL Digital Capital Sdn Bhd and Sea Limited.
January 15, 2025
News,Malaysia,China,Electric Vehicles & Mobility
Grab, BYD team up to expand electric vehicle fleet offering across Southeast Asia
Singapore-based superapp Grab and China-based automaker BYD have on Wednesday announced a regional partnership to expand access to up to 50,000 BYD electric vehicles (EVs) to Grab’s driver-partners across Southeast Asia, while increasing the availability of green vehicles to Grab users.
January 15, 2025
News,eCommerce,Malaysia,FinTech,InsurTech
E-commerce platform Shopee partners Malaysia’s Takaful IKHLAS to offer Shariah-compliant motor insurance
The latest addition to Shopee’s growing suite of digital insurance and takaful offerings, IKHLAS Private Car Comprehensive Plus Takaful, aims to provide holistic, Shariah compliant motor takaful protection to users.
January 15, 2025