Malaysia

Malaysia & Indonesia emerge as prime beneficiaries in Asean amid data center boom

“We identify Malaysia and Indonesia as prime beneficiaries of the spur in data center investment due to their location advantage, which makes them the ideal gateway for international connectivity,” the strategy note wrote.

Teleport, MJets Air strengthen collaboration with new interline partnership to enhance cargo operations

Malaysia's cargo solution provider MJets Air Sdn Bhd and logistics firm Teleport Everywhere Pte Ltd (Singapore) (Teleport) have strengthened collaboration with new interline partnership to enhance cargo operations.

Malaysia’s pitchIN launches the pitchIN Secondary Trading Market

PitchIN, Malaysia’s digital fundraising and investmenthub, has on Wednesday announced that it is launching PSTX, the pitchIN Secondary Trading Market. PSTX is Malaysia’s first ever equity crowdfunding (ECF) secondary market.

HIMSS partners SNS Network to advance digital health transformation in Malaysia

Malaysia-listed information and communications technology (ICT) system and solutions provider SNS Network Technology Berhad has partnered with global health advocate Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) to advance digital healthcare transformation in Malaysia.

Malaysian lender CIMB sets 2030 climate targets to accelerate net zero by 2050

Malaysian bank CIMB Group Holdings Berhad has on Wednesday announced its 2030 climate targets for its oil and gas and real estate portfolios, becoming the first Malaysian bank to complete its 2030 decarbonization target setting for high-emitting sectors in pursuit of its broader 2050 net zero commitments, that include thermal coal mining, cement, palm oil…

Malaysia’s Oretha raises $105,759 via equity crowdfunding

Oretha Senior Care, a senior care provider in Malaysia, has announced the successful completion of its equity crowdfunding campaign, raising MYR 499,200 ($105,759) with co-investment from MyCIF.

Ride-share app inDrive projects its ride-hailing drivers in Malaysia to double by year-end – report

Founded in 2013 and incorporated in the US in 2018, inDrive is available in over 749 cities across 46 countries today, information from its website showed.

India, Malaysia & 3 other Asean countries plan instant retail cross-border payments

The central banks of India, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines are working together to start an instant cross-border retail payments platform.

Jirnexu to acquire CompareHero to strengthen position as Malaysia’s fintech leader

Jirnexu Sdn Bhd, the parent company of RinggitPlus, announced last Friday a strategic transaction to acquire CompareHero, the Malaysian arm of MoneyHero Limited.

Kyndryl launches Mainframe Modernization CoE with AWS for ASEAN customers

Kyndryl, the global information technology (IT) infrastructure services provider, has on Thursday announced the establishment of its first Mainframe Modernization Center of Excellence (CoE) in Malaysia working with Amazon Web Services (AWS).