Sheyantha Abeykoon

Boost offers Thai tourists cashless payment convenience in Malaysia via DuitNow QR payments
Service in collaboration with PayNet’s cross border payment network Cross-border QR payments for Indonesian & Singapore tourists in the works
Boost refreshes brand to fuel unstoppable growth
Transaction volume up 26.8% to US$644mil bil in first half of 2022 Plans to be Unstoppable in mission of simplifying financial access Following the recent digital bank license award from Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), Boost launched its refreshed brand today, along with an update on future plans for the coming months and 2023.
With 10mil consumers, 505k microSMEs, Boost looks beyond market share for growth
70% of merchants start applying for micro-financing,  micro-insurance within a year Aims to bring technology to its customers instead of trying to change their behavior
Boost, RHB committed to delivering greater financial inclusion in Malaysia via Digital Bank
Offer greater access for financial inclusion amongst underserved & unserved Boost spent past few years building essential blocks for a digital bank
Leading Malaysian fintech, Boost secures investment-grade A1 rating from RAM
First fully digital financier in Southeast Asia to securitize financing portfolio Rating reflects quality of its portfolio underpinned by algorithmic scoring
Boost rolls out one-stop gaming storefront solution 
Boost has rolled out “Game Connect”, a one-stop Storefront solution for Malaysian gamers through its subsidiary Boost Connect.
Boost offers fast tracked shariah-compliant financing for MSME
Boost is making available financing that offers MSMEs up to US$23,900 through ‘Capital Plus,’ financed through its market leading digital lending subsidiary Boost Credit.
​​Boost allows customers to settle household bills automatically
Homegrown e-wallet Boost has introduced three new bill payment features to provide busy Malaysians with the ability to pay their bills with a tap of a button. 
SME Corp partners Aspirasi to provide micro-financing for SMEs in Malaysia
Deal crucial for narrowing financial inclusion gap, embracing technology Syariah-compliant micro-financing, US$240 to US$4.8k with favourable terms
Axiata Digital’s Aspirasi sees financing & insurtech as enabler for SME digitisation
Aspirasi Assist, an initiative by Axiata Digital to providing financing to small businesses in the B40 group, showcases how changing access to finance can help MSMEs restart.
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