Partnership enables the parties to support increasing numbers of digital consumers.The functions will capitalize on M’sia, which has 16.1 million visitors and$ 10.89 billion in revenue in 2023.With strong post-pandemic economic recovery prospects, Soft Space Sdn Bhd, JCB International Co, Ltd.( JCBI ), the international operations subsidiary of the top international…Continue Reading
The partnership adds FindShare loyalty programme to Fave
Though this users can get cashback and spend it across Fave’s offerings
Fave is collaborating with Involve Asia to integrate FindShare, a cashback and rewards program platform provider in the Philippines.
Chen Chow Yeoh (pic), Co-founder of Fave, said, “Involve Asia’s expertise in affiliate marketing…Continue Reading
Bill Number through LHDN’s one-stop MyTax service portal is required
Pay taxes via CIMB BizChannel & CIMB Clicks with direct payment to LHDN
CIMB Bank Bhd and CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd introduced a new integrated e-billing feature by Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri (LHDN) within its CIMB BizChannel and CIMB Clicks platforms. CIMB is the…Continue Reading
KPMG Private Enterprise’s Venture Pulse shows AI startups still hot
VC deals in Asia drop from US$22.9bil across 3.1k deals to US$20.1bil
Chock full of data professional services firm KPMG issued its Venture Pulse Q2’23 report of the state of global venture capital investment with the headline figure showing that VC funding…Continue Reading
Fast-track emerging solutions through regulatory sandboxes and other initiatives
Agreement lets both sides explore cross-border collaboration and R&D initiatives
The UAE Regulation Lab (RegLab), under the General Secretariat of the UAE Cabinet, has joined forces with Futurise, a Malaysian company under the purview of the Ministry of Finance, to create a legislative environment for regulation…Continue Reading
Final step in its regularisation plan, GN2 status expected to be lifted
Launched i-Gov to develop solutions for Malaysian government
Catcha Digital announced that it had raised US$6.5 million (RM29.7 million) from the Rights Issue exercise to grow and expand its business. This is the final step in its regularisation plan, and its…Continue Reading
Tesla buyers to enjoy up to 90% financing through Maybank’s EV Financing
Mobilized approx US$68 mil auto financing for EV, hybrid cars in M’sia in 2022
In conjunction with Tesla’s announcement to enter the electric vehicle (EV) auto market for their Model Y in Malaysia, Maybank Bhd issued a media statement affirming its involvement…Continue Reading
Will be announcing first investment this quarter
Fund will invest USD250-800k in pre-seed, seed & pre-series A startups
The Radical Fund announced that it has secured the first close of its target US$40 million (RM182 million) fund. The Fund is investing in early-stage ventures in Southeast Asia that are scaling solutions across climate…Continue Reading
Deal positions Salmon as one of SEA’s fastest-growing fintechs
Funds will enable firm to scale lending operations across Philippines
Consumer fintech Salmon announced that it has secured a US$20 million (RM91 million) debt facility from US emerging-markets specialist investment firm Argentem Creek Partners.
In a statement, the startup said this enables it to further scale its…Continue Reading
Loss of US$5.9 mil recorded as of February 2023
Delivery services recorded highest % of clicks on phishing links
Data from Kaspersky shows that email phishing attacks in Malaysia remain at an alarming rate. The firm said that in 2022, its Kaspersky Anti-Phishing System blocked 8,267,013 attacks.
According to Cybersecurity Malaysia, 4,741 cyber threats…Continue Reading