KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Media OutReach - 12 June 2022 - CIMB Bank Berhad ("CIMB Bank" or "CIMB" ) has been awarded the Best Financial Artificial Intelligence Project in Malaysia at The Asset Triple A Digital Awards 2022 for its successful implementation of an automated artificial intelligence ("AI") platform developed by DataRobot, a leader in AI Cloud solutions.

The AI platform enabled CIMB to develop machine learning credit models for its retail portfolio, which strengthened the Bank's credit risk modelling and retail underwriting capabilities across unsecured loan products. This led to improved quality of loan screening, resulting in reduction of credit loss.

(Front row, From left) SISM Architect, Mr Goh Kok Kheng; University Malaya Associate Professor, Dr Wendy Yee Mei Tien; SISM Chairman and CEO, Mr Michael Kok Fook On (PKC); Soka University of America (SUA) President, Professor Dr Edward Feasel; Soka Gakkai Malaysia (SGM) General Director, Mr Koh Sia Feai; Ministry of Education, Deputy Director of Private Education Division, Madam Aniza Kamarulzaman; Negeri Sembilan State Education Department, School Management Sector, Senior Chief Assistant Director of the Private Unit, Mr Mohamad Nek Ezar bin Ismail.

Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, 12 June 2022 – Malaysia has been selected as home to the first  international school dedicated to nurturing humanistic values. Based on the Soka education  philosophy developed by the founders of Soka education, Tsunesaburo Makiguchi and Josei Toda  in 1930, the school aims to foster global citizens with wisdom, courage and compassion. Soka  International School Malaysia (SISM), the first Soka international school globally, recently launched  its Visitor Centre in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.  

Soka, defined as ‘value creation’, inspires the school’s mission to develop innovative curriculum and  co-curricular programs to nurture each student’s unique capacity to learn, grow and create value.