Malaysia
Malaysia’s GXBank expands MSME financing access higher loan limits, digital guarantees
Malaysia's GX Bank Berhad (GXBank) has expanded its GX Business Banking services for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), including higher financing limits and broader eligibility requirements for business account applications and credit assessments.
Malaysia’s semiconductor firm FusionAP raises $2M to expand advanced semiconductor packaging
FusionAP Sdn Bhd, a Malaysia-based advanced semiconductor packaging company, has raised $2 million in a pre-seed funding round co-led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India and Southern Capital Group.
Huawei, Malaysia’s multimedia regulator advance digital leadership program with 126 graduates
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. marked the graduation of 126 participants from the second and third cohorts of the Digital Leadership Excellence (DLE) Program.
Tencent Cloud, Ryt Bank to jointly power AI conversational banking in Malaysia
Tencent Cloud, a cloud unit of Chinese giant Tencent, has partnered with Ryt Bank, an AI-powered bank in Malaysia, to support conversational banking services for everyday payments.
France-based payment service IDEMIA partners PayNet to expand in Malaysia
France-headquartered IDEMIA Secure Transactions (IST) has announced a strategic partnership with Payments Network Malaysia (PayNet) to support the expansion of digital payments in Malaysia.
Malaysia’s digital asset exchange Hata secures $8M in Series A funding led by Bybit
Malaysia-based digital asset exchange Hata has raised $8 million in a Series A funding round led by cryptocurrency exchange Bybit, alongside several global family offices.
AEON360, Google Cloud partner on AI-driven retail ecosystem in Southeast Asia
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.
Malaysia’s Teleport partners The Hashgraph Group to develop digital customs system for cross-border trade
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.
Malaysia’s AI-powered digital lender Ryt Bank surpasses 1.2M users in 7 months of launch
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.
Singapore-based data center operator DayOne to invest $7B in Malaysia
Singapore-based data center developer and operator DayOne Data Centers will invest over MYR28 billion ($6.9 billion) in Malaysia by the end of 2026, as part of efforts to expand its data center operations and strengthen the country’s role as a regional digital hub.
