Cyberjaya, 7 October 2020 – In the month of June and August, the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) rolled out two e-commerce initiatives introduced under the National Economic Recovery Plan (PENJANA) namely the PENJANA Micro and SMEs (MSMEs) E-Commerce (MSMEs) Campaign and PENJANA Shop Malaysia Online. A total of...
Kuala Lumpur, 6 October 2020 -Facebook Malaysia is launching its Small Business Grant Programme to support over 300 local small businesses, for which about RM3.2 million has been allocated.
Its country director, Nicole Tan said each grant amounts to RM9,400, which includes RM5,900 in cash and RM3,500 in optional advertisement credits.
“Businesses do...
Kuala Lumpur, 5 October 2020 - As information and data becoming critical assets to boost digital economy, there is an urgent need for governments to consider implementing a national strategy around the digital identity.
Daniel Gorfine, the founder of Gattaca Horizons, a boutique financial technology (fintech) advisory firm based in...
Kuala Lumpur, 2 October 2020 - Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, and Shopee have inked a five-year regional strategic partnership to encourage greater participation of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Southeast Asia’s digital economy.
In a joint statement, they said users who use Visa to shop in Shopee,...
Kuala Lumpur, 2 October 2020 - While the COVID19 outbreak has accelerated Cloud adoption across the globe, Alphaus Cloud, the multi-award-winning cloud cost management platform that enables the Cloud Centre of Excellence (CCoE), has recently shared their market survey on the Cloud adoption in Malaysia. In collaboration with Hitachi-Sunway...
Kuala Lumpur, 1 October 2020 - About 3,090 of SME Bank's customers, with a total financing of RM4.8 billion, have opted for its restructuring and rescheduling package offered under the SME Relief Programme (SRP).
These micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are from the tourism, education, public transport, health and petrol...
Kuala Lumpur, 1 October 2020 - Youbeli, a homegrown e-commerce brand announces exclusive partnership with PChomeSEA, the largest e-Commerce platform in Taiwan; allowing Malaysian online shoppers to enjoy more than 5 million high-quality products. Celebrating this partnership, Youbeli and PChomeSEA are offering FREE delivery nationwide with no minimum purchase.
“Malaysian...
Kuala Lumpur, 30 September 2020 - The amount spent by Malaysians domestically via credit card nearly doubled to RM10.205 billion in July this year, from RM5.3 billion three months earlier in April.
Compared with the RM10.26 billion recorded in July last year, it appears that the level of credit card spending...
Kuala Lumpur, 29 September 2020 - The total wage subsidy approved to employers under the Wage Subsidy Programme starting April 2020 amounted to RM11.93 billion as at Sept 18, 2020, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
He said the initial three-month programme (April, May and June), which had been extended for...
Kuala Lumpur, 29 September 2020 – Seramai 20 mekanik Malaysia telah dinobatkan sebagai penerima anugerah Castrol Unsung Heroes sempena kempen Hari Mekanik Malaysia yang dianjurkan oleh Castrol. Kempen tersebut merupakan salah satu inisiatif untuk memberi penghargaan kepada mereka yang pakar dalam bidang penyelenggaraan automotif.
Para penerima anugerah yang kebanyakannya berasal...