Malaysia

DBS appoints Abdul Raof Latiff as new DBS Malaysia country head

They also appointed a new Group Head of Digital for Institutional Banking last January to replace Latiff.

DBS appoints Abdul Raof Latiff as new DBS Malaysia country head

They also appointed a new Group Head of Digital for Institutional Banking last January to replace Latiff.

CIMB posts $293.5m net profit for FY2020

Higher loan provisions affected the bank's performance.

Demand for Islamic banking set to soar in South Asia, SEA

The large untapped population in these regions and government support will drive long-term expansion.

CIMB Bank to open branches in Malaysia over two weekends

This is to facilitate financial aid to clients upon the expiry of the loan moratorium.

Chart of the Week: Pandemic drives e-commerce adoption in Malaysia

International e-wallets such as Google Pay and Masterpass are gaining steam.

Malaysia drops criminal charges vs Goldman Sachs over 1MDB

The bank has earlier agreed to pay $3.9b as settlement.

CIMB sees H1 net profit drop to $189m

Elevated loan provisions triggered the fall.

Retail financing to anchor Malaysian Islamic banks amidst downturn

Financial growth will drop but will remain higher due to Islamic banking expansion.

Malaysia's need for financing will keep sukuk market afloat: Moody's

Sovereign sukuk issuance soared 39.2% on COVID-related budget pressures in H1.

Goldman Sachs to pay $3.9b over 1MDB scandal

Malaysia will drop all criminal charges against the bank.

Hong Leong Bank floats extra support plan beyond end-September

Clients who will struggle to restart repaments may get an extension, based on a case-to-case basis.

Goldman Sachs execs in Malaysia for 1MDB talks: report

Malaysia's finance minister is hopeful that it will help recover lost assets.

Malaysia's Instapay partners with Mastercard for e-wallet offering

They are targeting 100,000 users in the first year of launch.

Malaysia's MFMi selects Mambu to power digital Islamic services

The company plans to build an Islamic digital wallet.

Razer Fintech pilots initiative to support 14,000 Malaysian SMEs

#RazerForLife will waive MDR fees for new SMEs until 31 December.