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In the realm of wealth management, the concept of personalisation has rapidly evolved from being a mere preference to becoming a necessity.  This transformation has been expedited by the increasing

Navigating the Future of Wealth Management

The highly anticipated Fintech Frontiers Conference Malaysia 2023 is poised to kick off on 5 October 2023, at Connexion Nexus in Bangsar South. This highly anticipated gathering orchestrated by Fintech

Fintech Frontiers Conference to Feature Visionaries, Policymakers, and Investors

Malaysia Debt Ventures (MDV) and Kapital DX (KLDX) has signed an investment agreement for an undisclosed amount as part of the latter’s fundraising efforts. MDV is a subsidiary of the

Malaysia Debt Ventures Plunges into IEO Market with Investment in KLDX

In the wake of the pandemic that struck in 2020, businesses have been severely affected. A study by the World Bank found that one-quarter of businesses saw their sales fall

A Smarter Way for Corporate Banking Authentication

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and SME Corporation Malaysia will collaborate to ease micro, small and medium enterprises’ (MSMEs) access to capital market financing. The three-year MoU signed by both

SC and SME Corp to Boost MSMEs’ Access to Capital Market Financing

Equity crowdfunding platform (ECF) pitchIN has launched the ‘pitchIN Academy’ that will serve as its educational arm. The academy is headed by Hanif Tamin, who previously served at SME Corp.

pitchIN Academy Officially Launches to Educate Founders and Investors

Thought Machine, a cloud-native banking technology company, has empowered Nikel, a fintech startup that unlocks credit for millions in Southeast Asia, to streamline its lending process and develop new products

Thought Machine’s Modern Core Enables Nikel to Close the Small Business Credit Gap

Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (KWAP), Malaysia’s pension fund, has launched a RM500 million fund called Dana Perintis to boost the country’s venture and startup ecosystem. KWAP said it will invest RM250

KWAP to Invest RM500M in VC Funds and Early-Stage Startups

Finology Group, a Malaysian fintech that enables embedded finance, announced that it has closed its pre-Series A funding round. Details of the fundraise was not disclosed. Led by Silverlake Group,

Finology Closes Pre-Series A to Accelerate Embedded Finance Growth

AIA Group has appointed Shamsiah Binti Mohd Yunus as an independent non-executive director, with effect from 21 September 2023. She will also be a member of AIA’s Nomination Committee. Shamsiah,