Malaysia

Banks feel pressure from private credit

Banks feel pressure from private credit

Nonbank lenders are now providing capital even to low-risk corporate clients.
2 days ago

Young Malaysians, big money mistakes: What’s going wrong with Islamic financial behaviour?

Malaysia has come a long way in promoting financial inclusion. With more than 96% of adults now having access to formal financial services, up from just 46% in 2011, the country is often praised as a model in Southeast Asia.
3 days ago

Malaysia’s development banks told to plug lending gap for MSMEs

Productive sectors need more capital to stimulate the slowing economy.

Hong Leong Bank unveils Meet @ HLB Branch concept in Semenyih

The branch is open from 12:30 PM to 7PM, including weekends.

Malaysia fines two money services firms for non-compliances

Merchantrade and JAGS were penalized for non-compliance with the Money Services Business Act 2011.

Gen Z needs to get the right info in a snap

AI can help financial institutions’ marketing teams get the job done.

How embedded finance and AI are reshaping Malaysia’s finance sector

Value migration to non-bank players with a "focused" model is accelerating.

Instapay and Mastercard enable near-real time remittance to 6 Asian countries

It will enable 3 million migrant workers in Malaysia to remit funds in local currencies.

Malaysia’s leading banks’ value increases 25% YoY

The market was led by Maybank which increased its value by 52% to US$5.2b.

Malaysia’s central bank appoints new deputy governor for supervision and regulation

BNM also announced a new technical adviser and an assistant governor.

Alipay+ make up 80% of crossborder QR payments in DuitNow

Revenue from such payments are 6 times higher in 2024 than 2023.

CIMB launches 6-year roadmap to enhance operations

Forward30 aims to position CIMB for long-term growth.

Malaysian banks’ impaired loans rose in January

Loan loss coverage ratio dipped to 128.6% from 129% previously.

CIMB’s net profit up 10.7% to $1.71b in 2024

They’ve proposed a second interim dividend of 20 sen per share.

Alliance Bank’s net profit up 7.9% to $123.9m in 9M FY2025

Overall loans rose 14.2%, with commercial loans growing fastest.