The National ICT Association of Malaysia (PIKOM) announced that the Malaysia economy will helm the Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) following the appointment of PIKOM Councillor Stan Singh as the new Chairman.

This appointment, which was announced at the recent 57th APICTA Exco Meeting in Myanmar also marks the first time the Malaysia economy will lead the 18-year-old global ICT alliance comprising 16 member-economies in Asia Pacific.

CIMB Bank Berhad has won ‘Best Retail Bank in Malaysia’ for the second year in a row and also won the award for ‘Best Productivity, Efficiency and Automation Initiative, Application or Programme for 2018’ at The Asian Banker’s International Excellence in Retail Financial Services 2018 Awards recently. 

The Asian Banker’s awards is one of the industry’s most prestigious due to its rigorous criteria for innovativeness in retail financing in Asia Pacific, Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

In line with the Government's 2018 initiative to empower local entrepreneurs for digital economic growth, eCommerce marketplace MyBazar Malaysia (www.mybazar.com) has been appointed by Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) as the first online platform to pilot a programme called ‘Blee’, focused on unlocking growth opportunities of the digital economy to local sellers. 

Representing 76.5 per cent  of businesses in Malaysia according to SME Corp, local, micro businesses are poised to become a major growth and employment engine in the country.  

Valyou, in partnership with Mutual Trust Bank, launched its bKash product integration that enables wallet-to-wallet remittance from Malaysia to Bangladesh. 

Using Valyou Mobile Wallet app, migrant workers in Malaysia are able to transfer money directly to any bKash account in Bangladesh.