Malaysia

Pei-Si Lai to take on role of GXS Bank CEO; Kaushik Chowdhury to be GXBank’s new CEO

GXBank, the digital bank subsidiary of GXS Bank in Malaysia, announced Wednesday the succession in its senior management team.

Gentari inks deal to power TM’s key operations with solar energy

Malaysian clean energy solutions provider Gentari, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Gentari Renewables Sdn Bhd, has signed landmark Solar Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with telecommunications company Telekom Malaysia (TM) to power six key TM facilities with solar energy.

MIDF positive on US intention to scrap curbs on AI chip exports

MIDF Research said Friday that the scrapping of the rules under the Framework of AI Diffusion is a positive development as far as the data center value chain is concerned.

Malaysia’s Capital A shareholders approve capital reduction for PN17 exit plan

Malaysia-based Capital A Berhad announced Thursday that its shareholders has approved capital reduction for PN17 exit plan.

Equinix scales Malaysia’s data center footprint with expansion in Kuala Lumpur

Equinix, Inc, the global digital infrastructure company, announced Wednesday the completion of the second phase of its KL1 International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Capital A sets sight on Saudi Arabia with plans to expand aviation and logistics ecosystem

Malaysia-based Capital A Berhad announced Wednesday its plans to significantly expand into Saudi Arabia, marking a pivotal step in the Group's Middle East growth strategy.

PayNet launches Fintech accelerator to catalyze and support industry growth in Malaysia

Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet), the national payments network and a central driver of Malaysia’s digital economy, has launched Malaysia’s first fintech-focused community and accelerator: The PayNet Fintech Hub (the Hub).

Boost Bank disburses $35.52M to hundreds of SMEs in Malaysia

Malaysia's digital bank Boost Bank said Tuesday it has disbursed close to MYR 150 million ($35.52 million) financing disbursements across hundreds of small and medium-sized enterprise (SMEs).

SC seeks public feedback on proposed framework on tokenization of capital market products in Malaysia

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has on Tuesday published a consultation paper to seek public feedback on a proposed framework for tokenized capital market products.

AWS, CENTEXS launch AI initiatives to position Sarawak as Malaysia’s premier AI state by 2027

Malaysia's state-owned agency Center for Technology Excellence Sarawak (CENTEXS) has announced an expanded skills training collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) that will help Sarawak achieve its vision of becoming Malaysia's premier artificial intelligence (AI) state by 2027.