DBS Group, South-East Asia's top bank by assets, is the frontrunner to buy a controlling stake in Indonesia's Panin Bank, according to sources.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Alliance Bank MSME Business Outlook Report 2025 revealed that 79 per cent of Malaysian micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) anticipate revenue growth in 2025, driven by strong domestic demand and accelerated digital adoption.
KUALA LUMPUR: Hong Leong Islamic Bank (HLISB) kicked off the year by winning the Best Islamic Retail Bank in Malaysia award at the IFN Best Banks Poll 2024.
KUALA LUMPUR: SME Bank has launched the Vanigham Financing Scheme (VFS), a dedicated initiative to help Indian entrepreneurs expand their businesses and enhance competitiveness.
KUALA LUMPUR: Small Medium Enterprise Development Bank Malaysia Bhd (SME Bank) has launched the Vanigham Financing Scheme (VFS), a RM50mil financing facility aimed at supporting and empowering small enterprises across Malaysia.
Affin Bank Bhd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with MUFG Bank (M) Bhd to foster business cooperation and drive shared growth opportunities.
SmartBiz has become the first financial technology (fintech) firm to receive regulatory approval to be a bank since president Donald Trump took office in January, a regulatory signal that other fintechs could also get the green light to cement their footholds in the financial services industry, Bloomberg reports.
LONDON (Reuters) - NatWest and OpenAI have joined forces to enhance the lender's digital assistants and customer support processes using artificial intelligence, in the first collaboration of its kind with a UK-headquartered bank.
MELAKA: A 44-year-old former bank officer claimed trial at the Sessions Court here to 26 counts of charges for soliciting bribes amounting to RM153,622.47 between 2018 and 2023.
PETALING JAYA: RHB Bank Bhd has conducted an internal restructuring process as part of its PROGRESS27 corporate strategy, which aims to reinforce its position as a leading financial provider.
"There will come a point when no job is needed." One can beg to differ, but this is what tech billionaire Elon Musk told the then United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak back in 2023 during a widely-reported interview.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's growth is projected to range between 4.5 per cent and 5.0 per cent, reflecting positive sentiment in the overall economy, according to the Small Medium Enterprise Development Bank Malaysia Bhd (SME Bank).
Bank Pertanian Malaysia Bhd, or also known as Agrobank, aims to achieve RM12bil in financing disbursement with an increase in net financing growth of up to RM1.6bil in 2025.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) detained five individuals believed to have been involved in accepting bribes as inducement to assist in processing personal loan applications submitted by a financial consulting company.
PETALING JAYA: Sixteen people, including bank officers, have been called to assist in the Malaysian Anti-Corruption (MACC) investigation into a syndicate that enabled civil servants with bad debts to get personal loans from local banks.
PETALING JAYA: The banking industry has paid tribute to 67 bank employees whose efforts saved customers from falling victim to scams in which they could have lost a total of RM12.4mil.
NAIROBI, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- KCB Group, a major East African commercial bank, on Thursday became the first financial institution in Kenya to begin transactions on the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) that was developed by the African Export-Import Bank.
THIS Ramadan, OCBC Al-Amin Bank has once again partnered with Masjid Jamek, Kuala Lumpur, for its annual bubur lambuk programme.
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo doubled salaries for soldiers and police on Friday, the finance ministry said, in an apparent bid to boost morale as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advance in the east.
PETALING JAYA: Four more bank officers have been arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on Friday in connection with a loan syndicate targeting public servants.