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....
‘Buy now, pay later’ (BNPL) platform Atome has officially launched in Malaysia featuring over 100 online and offline retailers. Paying with the app allows shoppers to split their bills into...
Boost has recently revealed that it is now part of the PayNet Real-Time Retail Payments Platform and has also integrated the DuitNow QR which is the national QR standard under...
Malaysian fintech company Revenue Monster is integrating its core service and hence its F&B merchants into the Alipay platform through a so-called mini program. This means more reach and more...
Selected Touch ‘n Go (TnG) eWallet users are now able to utilize the new GO+ investment feature ahead of its official launch that apparently will take place later this month....
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced by a tweet that the company is now accepting vehicle purchases made with Bitcoin. On social media, the maverick entrepreneur has long been a passionate...
Lazada shoppers who’d like to stretch their spending limits can now apply for digital financing through Aspirasi CashNow. The service, offered by Axiata Digital’s micro-financing platform Aspirasi, is available to...
A man based in Malaysia just bought the first ever post on Twitter for over US$2.9 million (~RM11.9 million), Reuters reported. The post by Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey...
