Sibu woman loses RM80,000 to Macau scam
SIBU: A local woman lost RM80,000 after falling prey to a Macau scam syndicate recently. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili in a statement, said they had received a police report from the 49-year-old victim on the first day of Chinese New Year (Jan 22). The incident happened on Nov 24 last year when the […]
Matrade collaborates with Google and Bank Islam to promote Malaysian enterprises globally
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) is collaborating with Google Malaysia and Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd to promote Malaysian small and medium enterprise exporters globally. It said the public-private synergy would also leverage shared assets to organise enrichment programmes in the longer term to raise the business community’s competitiveness. “These include immersion […]
Bank Islam continues enhanced targeted repayment assistance
KUCHING: Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad (Bank Islam) will continue its Enhanced Targeted Repayment Assistance (ETRA) for its customers who were affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Customers on its existing moratorium will be offered an additional three months extension to defer their financing; or a six-month extension on a reduced instalment payment schedule. “This measure is […]
On-the-spot Bank Islam account opening, debit card issuance
KUCHING: Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad has deployed a mobile onboarding (MOB) channel in its banking services to provide the first end-to-end account opening experience, including on-the-spot issuance of debit card via appointment. The new door-step banking service will expedite account opening process and enable on-the-spot account number and debit card issuance. It will also eliminate […]
Bank Islam deploys Malaysia’s 1st MOB channel for retail customers
KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd has become the first bank in Malaysia to deploy a mobile onboarding (MOB) channel for retail customers that provided end-to-end account opening experience, including on-the-spot issuance of debit card via appointment. In a statement today, Bank Islam said the new door-step banking service with MOB would expedite existing account […]
Foreign selling narrows slightly to RM574.3 mln
KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign investors withdrew RM574.3 million net of local equities from Monday to Friday last week, slightly lower than the RM615.4 million offloaded in the whole of the preceding week. Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd economist Adam Mohamed Rahim said Bursa Malaysia experienced Monday blues last week as international investors sold RM157.5 million net of […]
Bank Islam encourages customers to go virtual
KUCHING: Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad (Bank Islam) encouraged their customers to experience its newly enhanced virtual service platform, Virtual Account Opening (VAO). VAO provides convenience to customers by just filling an e-form on its website, instead of the traditional time-consuming account opening procedure. Once the completed form is submitted, customers need to visit the preferred […]
Use SnapNPay to pay zakat fitrah
KUCHING: Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad (Bank Islam) now offers a seamless electronic payment facility for customers to fulfil their zakat fitrah (personal tithe) during the month of Ramadan via SnapNPay mobile app. The mobile app is made available through partnerships with Bank Islam’s strategic partners, SnapNPay Digital Sdn Bhd (SNPD) and 11 participating zakat authorities. […]
