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By Harizah Hanim Mohamed
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia finished higher today on bargain hunting, after six days of losses, as investors sought opportunities in large-cap stocks with compelling valuations following the recent global equity sell-off.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Singapore are the two countries in ASEAN with well-established credit bureaux which aggregate extensive data from various sources, supported by the high level of banking penetration in their economies, according to Moody’s.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- FinbotsAI, an Accel portfolio fintech, has collaborated with Worldline, a global payments leader, to put artificial intelligence (AI) credit modelling in the hands of financial institutions.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- With Budget 2025 set to be announced this Friday, SME Bank Bhd is calling for strategic measures to support the growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), focusing on sustainability, financial resilience, and digital transformation.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The rise of financial technology (fintech) and artificial intelligence (AI) in today’s rapidly changing world presents both opportunities and challenges such as the use of AI in credit scoring that has raised concerns about algorithm bias and the possibility of unfair lending practices.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- Singapore is once again the world’s most financially inclusive market for the third year in a row, among 41 markets analysed, as measured by Principal Financial Group's third edition of the Global Financial Inclusion Index.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) – OCBC Bank has appointed George Lee Lap Wah as the chairman of OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd and OCBC Al-Amin Bank Bhd (OCBC Al-Amin) effective today.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- BUSINESSNEXT, a global leader in composable enterprise solutions for financial services, has partnered with New York-based MongoDB to accelerate autonomous operations powered with specialised predictive and generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) for banking and insurance.
1y ago
By Karina Imran
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended the morning session in negative territory due to profit-taking in selected heavyweights, primarily driven by YTL-related counters, according to an analyst.
1y ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- The average liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) for Islamic banks in Malaysia has improved, which should help reduce funding pressure in the near future, said Maybank Investment Bank Bhd (Maybank IB).