Kuala Lumpur, 10 August 2020 -- PETRONAS aims to leverage the fifth generation (5G) technology to elevate the national oil and gas industry through automation and digital transformation. It is now in the midst of running a 5G Testbed Programme, as part of the Malaysian Government’s 5G deployment strategies. The...
Kuala Lumpur, 11 August 2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that digitalisation is key for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to continue being able to deliver good customer experience and has accelerated the momentum of digital adoption, says the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). Chief executive officer Surina Shukri said pre-COVID, there was...
Kuala Lumpur, 10 August 2020 - Enginemailer (https://www.enginemailer.com), a Malaysian based integrated cloud platform that handles millions of emails a month has partnered up with MDEC to help digitalise local Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) through email marketing.  Enginemailer is currently offering free consultations to SMEs looking to apply for the grant...
Kuala Lumpur, 10 August 2020 - The National Entrepreneur Economic Fund (Tekun Nasional) has disbursed RM28 million to 3,900 micro entrepreneurs under the Tekun Business Recovery Scheme (TBRS) to date, says Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. The amount is from the RM100 million additional allocation under the...
Malaysia, 7 August 2020 - The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) today announced Shop Malaysia Online, an e-commerce initiative introduced under the National Economic Recovery Plan (PENJANA) that has kicked-off on Aug 1 and will run until the end of September 2020. Shop Malaysia Online is part of the Government’s...
Kuala Lumpur, 6 August 2020  – IRIS Corporation Bhd’s geoTIME suite of solutions, namely, geoTIME Access, geoTIME Attendance and geoTIME Quarantine, can help companies navigate the “new normal” in working culture while maintaining productivity, safety and accountability. Chief technology officer Lew Yung Sing said being a software-driven and cloud-based solution,...
Kuala Lumpur, 5 August 2020 - Malaysia Airlines Bhd's flagship e-retail store Temptations has taken its online shopping platform to the next level with its partnership with 3Sixty, the world's largest in-flight concessionaire. Malaysia Airlines said following the partnership, Temptations now offers a new and enhanced e-retail shopping experience, coupled...
KUALA LUMPUR, 4 August 2020 - U Mobile Sdn Bhd has partnered Funding Societies to offer business financing solutions for local micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), as well as small office/home office (SOHO) customers via its digital payment acceptance solution GoBiz. The telecommunications service provider said the partnership aims...
Kuala Lumpur, 3 August 2020 - RHB Banking Group has launched its RHB Financing (SME) Mobile App, making it the first artificial intelligence (AI)-powered “customer self-initiated” small and medium enterprise (SME) financing mobile app in Malaysia which provides fast term loan rates without the need for collateral. In a statement...
Malaysia, 30 July 2020 - Moneysave, an approved Securities Commission P2P Crowdfunding Platform announced the successful crowdfunding of its Investment Note No. 20 on 29/07/20 since launching on 05/05/2020. Its CEO & Founder, Vincent Soh believes that Moneysave is the 1st P2P Crowdfunding Platform in Malaysia to have crowdfunded an SME...