E-wallet KiplePay is powering the payment system behind WarongKu, a newly launched government initiative and e-commerce platform that’s aimed at bringing small traders online towards contactless and cashless business operations....
Local fintech firm MyMy has received conditional approval for a large scheme Electronic Money License from Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM). The company said that it expects to launch its e-wallet...
AirAsia has launched a new vertical called Financial Marketplace by airasia money, which will be nestled within its app and feature comparisons of financial products and services. Through a partnership...
The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced a joint task force between the country’s Treasury and the Bank of England (BoE) to explore the possibility of introducing a...
Ant Group strongly denied that the company ever considered the option of having founder Jack Ma sell his stake in the company to help end ongoing scrutiny from the Chinese...
ShopeePay has launched a new feature called ‘Deals Near Me’ that uses location-based services to show users deals in their immediate vicinity. With this, users can purchase the relevant vouchers...
Pine Labs, an Indian merchant commerce platform, has bought Malaysian startup Fave for RM185 million (~US$45 million). If you’re unfamiliar with Fave, then you may remember its previous iteration, Groupon...
Grab has officially announced its plan to become a publicly-traded company in the United States through cooperation with Altimeter Growth. The company’s intention to go public has been rumoured for...
China’s authorities have issued a CNY 18.23 billion (~RM11.5 billion) fine to Alibaba over what they consider a monopolistic practice. Beijing had initiated an anti-monopoly investigation into Alibaba in December...
A Visa study conducted last year showed a massive increase in online shopping activity and the use of contactless payments among Malaysians as they adapted to the ‘new normal’ of...
The government will soon be making the use of the e-wallet payment system a requirement for license renewal at farmers’ and public markets in Putrajaya, said Deputy Domestic Trade and...
OpenSys has launched the X-KIOSK which is a multipurpose payment kiosk that allows for prepaid reloads, e-wallet top-ups, SIM card replacement, sales of SIM cards, bill payments, and loan repayments....
