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COMING off a good – albeit challenging – year, fintech firm Boost has gotten yet another boost: it is among the successful applicants for the digital bank licences from Bank Negara. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR: Access Group, a leading provider of business management software and solutions, has provided constant support to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through transfer of knowledge and technology know-how to remain resilient in the midst of Covid-19 pandemic. Read full story

SINGAPORE: Financial technology (fintech) solutions provider MonetaGo has been awarded “best fintech startup in trade” by Global Trade Review (GTR). Read full story

Firms mindful of global and local climate. Read full story

WHEN a bellwether Chinese property developer reportedly sought buyers for US$12bil (RM53bil) of assets to repay debt this year, the move sparked hopes of a liquidity boost for the nation’s embattled real estate firms. Read full story

WHERE stock-market investors see digital disruption, buyout firms see opportunity. Read full story

MALAYSIA is set to achieve pre-pandemic economic growth this year but struggles to stay on track due to global headwinds, as well as certain structural constraints especially in the labour market. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR: The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is expected to trade range-bound at between RM6,100 and RM6,700 a tonne with a downside bias ahead of a key crop report set for release next week. Read full story

BENGALURU: Elon Musk is aiming to increase Twitter’s annual revenue to $26.4 billion by 2028, up from $5 billion last year, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing a pitch deck presented by the world’s richest man to investors. Read full story

KUALA LUMPUR: At least one brokerage has imposed trading restrictions and imposed other curbs on Serba Dinamik Holdings Bhd shares as it resumed trading on May 9. Read full story