Tag: malaysia

The increased digital capabilities of regional banks has increased competition for treasury centre investment across Asia as less established locations look to take business from Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai.

There is an emphasis on facilitating the movement of cross-border goods and people.

Vinie Chong Pui Ling is leaving "to pursue other interests" after only a short time in the job.

Reynels Lee has been named head of Malaysia at M-Daq Malaysia, formerly Easy Pay Transfers, which was acquired in July; the firm has a presence in seven markets.

All taxpayers in Malaysia are expected to migrate to e-Invoicing practices by July 2025, while businesses have less time to adapt.

In Singapore, Tan Khoon Guan becomes CEO as Alton Neo takes on the deputy CEO role, while Ng Cheong Sang has been appointed as Malaysia CEO at the corporate services provider.

Niall Hannigan, previously at Abu Dhabi clean energy firm Masdar, is joining PDG as it readies a campus in Johor to cater for the region's fast growing AI and cloud companies.

Mazatul ‘Aini Shahar Abdul Malek Shahar, the Malaysian sugar refiner's CFO, had already been on gardening leave since October 20 to help with an ongoing internal investigation.

Petronas’ VP of treasury, Marina Md Taib, spoke about the unique challenges and opportunities for embedding ESG as an oil and gas player.

The BIS Innovation Hub has proven the feasibility of instant retail cross-border payments through multilateral platform, Nexus.

The new round brings the payments firm’s total raised to over $900 million, as it eyes further expansion into Southeast Asia.

Future phases will look to collaborate and co-develop new technology to expand Malaysian capital markets and empower industry to discover new opportunities.