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Digital economy continues growth momentum

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian digital economy is set to continue its growth momentum with more brands and businesses, especially the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) digitalising their operations, said leading e-commerce platform, Lazada. By the same token, shoppers too have become even more confident in shopping for their essential needs online. Lazada Malaysia chief executive […]

Smart car park system launched

KUCHING: The Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) applauds Pay and Go Sdn Bhd for rolling out Malaysia’s first Licensed Plate Recognition (LPR) Smart Car Park system that integrates with e-wallet. The Pay and Go is a car park payment and management solution. SMA, the owner of Sarawak Pay e-wallet platform, welcomes application developers to bundle their […]

Sarawak Pay to go international

KUCHING:  The Sarawak Pay e-wallet application will go international soon. SiliconNet Technologies Sdn Bhd’s general manager Chin Zan Kiun said China’s UnionPay could be used in the Sarawak Pay application soon. “Technical works have been completed and we have submitted them to Bank Negara for approval,” he said during the JOM DIGITAL @ Sarawak Productive […]

Polytechnic aims to expand use of e-cash

MUKAH: Politeknik Mukah (PMU) hopes to extend the use of Boost e-cash in more sectors towards a cashless society in future. Its director Dullah Muluk said so far, only the cooperative is using the e-cash since it was introduced here last year. “We try to use the application to cover more sectors in future,” he […]

Government’s aspiration towards cashless society

E-WALLET-COMMUNITY SEREMBAN: Digital economy and rapid technological transformation are key catalysts to a country’s progress, and in heading towards this direction, the government is going all out to encourage the public to embrace technology, including offering airwaves for 5G networks. Though becoming a fully cashless society is still a long way off for Malaysia, it […]

Increasing SMEs contribution to the country via e-wallet adoption

TAWAU: The adoption of e-wallet digital payments among Malaysia’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can spur the competitiveness of the sector domestically and internationally, according to an academician at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS).  Its Labuan International Finance Faculty senior lecturer Dr Suzillah Sidek said, e-wallet could directly increase the contribution of SMEs to the nation’s income and […]

E-wallet app helps parental monitoring

KUALA TERENGGANU: It saves time, and is safe and easy to use. These are among the attributes of the Touch ‘n Go e-wallet application (app) that led Rohaizi Yusuf, 42, to use the app to give pocket money to her daughter, Nur Faqihah Zulkifli, 16. Rohaizi’s interest in the electronic application took root after hearing […]

Business to boom with e-wallet

SIBU: The use of e-wallets will be the new trend for doing business – both big and small – in the future that can help spur Malaysia’s economy. Sibu Member of Parliament Oscar Ling Chai Yew said, the e-wallet system could provide a more transparent transaction to its users, which is important in order to […]

800,000 applications approved in 3 days

KUCHING: In the first three days of implementing the e-Tunai Rakyat initiative, 800,000 of the one million applications received were approved with a total of RM24 million spent thus far via the three e-wallet operators. “We want to encourage digital payments, which is why we introduced the RM30 free shopping money for digital payment subscribers,” […]

RM18.8M spent in less than 48 hours

PUTRAJAYA: Within less than 48 hours since the commencement of the e-Tunai Rakyat programme, RM18.8 million has been spent, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. The programme saw an impressive uptake by Malaysians, receiving 784,000 applications as of 10pm Thursday night, of which 672,000 had been approved. “I hope that all Malaysians will take advantage […]