Malaysia
Tune Protect on finding the right key to cover woefully uninsured Malaysian SMEs
Aimed at micro SMEs, of whom 85% are underinsured or uninsured
Looking to disrupt the space of Gen Z and Millennials entrepreneurs
Sasana Symposium 2023: Malaysia's real-time payment system 'robust and reliable' and 'second to none', but not hitting max capacity
E-payment use in M'sia has surged to 291 transactions per capita, targeting 400 by 2026
Bank-fintech collaboration crucial, combining trust and security with fintech's innovation
Impact of AI on jobs: Substitution or displacement?
Brookings Institution notes every tech shift tends to create more jobs than it destroys
Pikom maps out four courses of action, including to equip workforce with AI-related skills
Insuretech, PolicyStreet, raises US$15.3mil Series B with Khazanah as lead investor
Khazanah’s funding from US$1.3bil Dana Impak to spur competitiveness
Aims to serve 2.5mil gig workers & 300k SMEs within the next five years
Kein Ai Ng joins TrueMoney Malaysia as Head of Marketing and Partnerships
She was formally from Hong Leong Bank
Achievements include management of a US$4.496 bil portfolio
City University of Hong Kong launches HK Tech 300 Southeast Asia Startup Competition in Malaysia
Vision to make HK Tech 300 biggest uni-based innovation & entrepreneurship program
Commitment to support SEA startups expand to Hong Kong, Mainland China and beyond
Malaysia faces escalating cybersecurity breaches and skills gap: Fortinet Survey
45% of respondents experienced breaches costing over US$1mil in past year
No single org or entity can solve problem alone, vital role for govts to play
Image source: 2023 Fortinet-IDC Asia Pacific SASE Survey
An Expanding Gig Economy: We Have Little Choice But To Deal With The Growing Pains
Low-income & low-skilled gig activities do not add real value to economy
Pikom is confident that various gig issues will be overcome in due time
Google Cloud appoints Patrick Wee as country manager for Malaysia
Brings with him 20 years of experience in technology leadership
Malaysia’s digital economy predicted to be worth US$35bil by 2025
Adyen names Lee Soon Yean as country manager for Malaysia
Was previously the Head Of Account Management for APAC
The company also launched its unified commerce solution in Malaysia
