KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) today advised the public to stay alert of dubious tactics being deployed to get consumers to provide their personal information such as the username and password to online banking.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — Bursa Malaysia extended upward trend Tuesday, buoyed by hopes that the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccines will spur economic recovery soon.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — Malaysian banks’ earnings are envisaged to improve in 2021 with net interest margin (NIM) recovery, but their profit performance is likely to remain pressured by the still lofty — albeit lower — impairment charges, says RAM Rating Services Bhd (RAM Ratings).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 — Net financing expanded at 4.5 per cent in January 2021 amid a higher outstanding loan growth of 3.8 per cent versus 3.4 per cent in December last year, according to Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 — Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) closed its financial year ended Dec 31, 2020 (FY20) with a lower net profit of RM6.48 billion compared with RM8.20 billion in FY19 due to significantly higher net impairment losses, owing to the continued impact from the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — Short-term interbank rates closed stable today on Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) operations to absorb surplus liquidity from the financial system.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 — The banking system's asset quality remains healthy post-blanket loan moratorium, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — The Malaysian Association Tour Agency (MATA) has urged the government to allow the RM1 billion Penjana Tourism Financing (PTF) facility to be directly administered by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia (Motac).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) is eyeing to secure up to 12 million applications for its newly-launched app, MAE by Maybank2u within a one-year period, said its group president and chief executive officer, Datuk Abdul Farid Alias.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 — The banking industry has already processed the vast majority of applications received for targeted repayment assistance, with a 98 per cent approval rate for individuals and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as of mid-September.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — Short-term rates are expected to remain stable today on Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) operations to absorb surplus liquidity from the financial system.