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News Malaysia Banks: Al Rajhi Bank’s Rize Wins Virtual Bank Of The Year Award For Malaysia

Published on: Tuesday 25 July 2023
Al Rajhi Bank’s Rize Wins Virtual Bank Of The Year Award For Malaysia
News source: https://ringgitplus.com/en/blog/bank-news/al-rajhi-banks-rize-wins-virtual-bank-of-the-year-award-for-malaysia.html

Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia’s digital bank, Rize has been crowned the Virtual Bank of the Year for Malaysia in the Asian Banking and Finance Retail Banking ...

News Malaysia Banks: Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib asked me to clear his name, says ex-central bank chief Zeti

Published on: Thursday 27 July 2023
Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib asked me to clear his name, says ex-central bank chief Zeti
News source: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-s-ex-pm-najib-asked-me-to-clear-his-name-says-ex-central-bank-chief-zeti

Ms Zeti said she had no knowledge of the RM2.6 billion remitted into Najib’s personal bank account at the material time. Read more at straitstimes.com.

News Malaysia Banks: Malaysia 1MDB scandal: ex-central bank governor appears as crucial witness in Najib’s trial

Published on: Thursday 27 July 2023
Malaysia 1MDB scandal: ex-central bank governor appears as crucial witness in Najib’s trial
News source: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3229130/malaysia-1mdb-scandal-ex-central-bank-governor-appears-crucial-witness-najibs-trial

Highly anticipated witness Zeti Akhtar Aziz appeared in court for the prosecution in ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak’s corruption trial.

News Malaysia Banks: Affin Bank, Generali to further expand insurance capabilities in Malaysia

Published on: Monday 29 August 2022
Affin Bank, Generali to further expand insurance capabilities in Malaysia
News source: https://www.msn.com/en-my/money/topstories/affin-bank-generali-to-further-expand-insurance-capabilities-in-malaysia/ar-AA11gRDk

KUALA LUMPUR: Affin Bank Bhd has completed the disposal of part of its equity interest in AXA Affin Life Insurance Bhd (AALI) and AXA Affin General Insurance Bhd (AAGI) to Generali Asia N.V.

News Malaysia Banks: Ex-Malaysian Bar presidents: ‘The simple truth’ is Najib never denied RM42m entered his bank accounts; all courts rejected his Arab donation claim

Published on: Tuesday 30 August 2022
Ex-Malaysian Bar presidents: ‘The simple truth’ is Najib never denied RM42m entered his bank accounts; all courts rejected his Arab donation claim
News source: https://www.msn.com/en-my/news/other/ex-malaysian-bar-presidents-e2-80-98the-simple-truth-e2-80-99-is-najib-never-denied-rm42m-entered-his-bank-accounts-all-courts-rejected-his-arab-donation-claim/ar-AA11hbPT

The facts clearly point to the “simple truth” that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had not denied that RM42 million had previously ...

News Malaysia Banks: Tengku Zafrul: Malaysia's subsidies to hit RM80bil this year

Published on: Tuesday 30 August 2022
Tengku Zafrul: Malaysia's subsidies to hit RM80bil this year
News source: https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2022/08/30/tengku-zafrul-malaysia039s-subsidies-to-hit-rm80bil-this-year

Malaysia’s subsidy bill is expected to hit RM80 billion this year, the highest in history, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

News Malaysia Banks: Bank Negara: Malaysia’s official reserve assets at US$109.18b as at end-July 2022

Published on: Monday 29 August 2022
Bank Negara: Malaysia’s official reserve assets at US$109.18b as at end-July 2022
News source: https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2022/08/30/bank-negara-malaysias-official-reserve-assets-at-us10918b-as-at-end-july-2022/25516

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 ― Malaysia’s official reserve assets amounted to US$109.18 billion (RM489.6 billion) as at end-July 2022, in accordance with the International Monetary...

News Malaysia Banks: Malaysia central bank holds interest rate at record low

Published on: Thursday 20 January 2022
News source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/malaysia-central-bank-holds-interest-rate-record-low-2447736

Malaysia's central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low on Thursday (Jan 20), as expected, to support the recovering economy. All 23 economists surveyed in a Reuters poll ha ...

News Malaysia Banks: Cross-Border QR Payment Linkage Launched by Bank Indonesia and Bank Negara Malaysia

Published on: Friday 28 January 2022
News source: https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2022/01/186156-cross-border-qr-payment-linkage-launched-by-bank-indonesia-and-bank-negara-malaysia/

Bank Indonesia (BI) and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) announced on January 27, 2022 that they've launched a cross-border QR payment linkage.

News Malaysia Banks: Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia to build a state-of-the-art Islamic digital bank

Published on: Wednesday 26 January 2022
News source: https://techwireasia.com/2022/01/al-rajhi-bank-malaysia-to-build-a-state-of-the-art-islamic-digital-bank/

Al Rahji Bank Malaysia picks Thought Machine to build state-of-the-art Islamic Digital Bank to strengthen their position in Islamic banking.