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Niaga SPOTLIGHT: Financial Inclusion via Innovative FinTech

Niaga SPOTLIGHT: Financial Inclusion via Innovative FinTech

12% of Malaysia ie; 7 million Malaysians, primarily from rural areas are unbanked - meaning they cannot access any financial services.

This is a dire need in Malaysia due to the country’s fast growth rate in mobile banking and e-money transactions, which quadrupled to RM800 billion in 2021.

Moreover, the existence of financial inclusion gaps among underserved communities such as women, gig workers, and lower-income earners requires significant attention.

Niaga Spotlight speaks with Nisa Ismail, CEO, Sedania As Salam Capital Sdn Bhd (SASC) about the latest in Financial Inclusion via FinTech to help close socioeconomic gaps, especially in rural areas.

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Fri Apr 19 2024
Killing of teen in China puts 'left behind' children of migrant workers in spotlight

Killing of teen in China puts 'left behind' children of migrant workers in spotlight

The victim and the three detained boys are all children of rural migrant workers who often leave them in the care of grandparents.
Tue Mar 19 2024
In rural India, climate migrants have hysterectomies to survive, report says

In rural India, climate migrants have hysterectomies to survive, report says

The research found more than half of Beed women who had gone to work on sugar plantations had undergone surgery to remove their uteruses.
Fri Mar 08 2024
Down on the farm, South Korean granny rappers drop the beat

Down on the farm, South Korean granny rappers drop the beat

Suni and the Seven Princesses are rapping about farm life and bringing energy to a quiet rural area threatened by a population slump.
Sat Feb 17 2024
King Charles seen in public and Harry flies in to see him after cancer diagnosis

King Charles seen in public and Harry flies in to see him after cancer diagnosis

King Charles will be at the Sandringham estate in rural eastern England to begin his recuperation.
Wed Feb 07 2024
INSIGHT - World-beating growth? Not for India's rural majority

INSIGHT - World-beating growth? Not for India's rural majority

Inflation was high and was forcing families to borrow money to sustain already reduced consumption.
Fri Feb 02 2024
MY TouristPay application facilitates quick and secure payments for foreign tourists

MY TouristPay application facilitates quick and secure payments for foreign tourists

The application also acts as a boost for SMEs especially in rural areas, by facilitating a faster and secure payment method for tourists.
Wed Dec 13 2023
India turns to AI to capture its 121 languages

India turns to AI to capture its 121 languages

Speech data collection can also boost rural livelihoods.
Fri Dec 08 2023
Over 300 Orang Asli children persuaded to attend school -  Deputy Minister

Over 300 Orang Asli children persuaded to attend school - Deputy Minister

MOE implemented 'Jom Belajar' to give access to basic education to Orang Asli children from rural areas and have never attended school.
Thu Nov 30 2023
Taiwan's land squeeze pits advanced chips against ancestral temples

Taiwan's land squeeze pits advanced chips against ancestral temples

40 residents protest plans of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to take their rural land for cutting-edge chip production.
Wed Nov 08 2023
LTDL 2023: Babor menang peringkat keempat pada penampilan sulung

LTDL 2023: Babor menang peringkat keempat pada penampilan sulung

Pelumba Republik Czech Daniel Babor dari pasukan Caja Rural-Seguros RGA mengungguli perlumbaan peringkat keempat LTdL 2023.
Tue Sep 26 2023
PM Anwar to meet district officers to discuss poverty issues - Ahmad

PM Anwar to meet district officers to discuss poverty issues - Ahmad

DPM Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan said it was the government's effort to address the issue of poverty in the country, especially in rural areas.
Wed Jun 14 2023
[COLUMNIST] Malaysian 5G Rollout - FDI promissory trap

[COLUMNIST] Malaysian 5G Rollout - FDI promissory trap

The current DNB model focuses only on the last mile service delivery, which WILL NOT resolve internet problems in rural areas. - Rais Hussin
Thu May 04 2023
Autism awareness: Helping those on the spectrum thrive

Autism awareness: Helping those on the spectrum thrive

Autism awareness has grown in Malaysia, but challenges of lack of access to services still persist, especially in rural areas.
Fri Apr 14 2023
How India's birth control battle falters in rural district

How India's birth control battle falters in rural district

The Kishanganj district has the highest fertility rate of any district in India, soon to be the world's most populous nation.
Tue Apr 11 2023
Liga Parlimen Al-Quds: Malaysia gesa satu resolusi penyelesaian isu Palestin dapat dicapai

Liga Parlimen Al-Quds: Malaysia gesa satu resolusi penyelesaian isu Palestin dapat dicapai

Malaysia antara lain mendesak Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (PBB) meluluskan resolusi menghantar tentera pengaman ke Palestin.
Sat Apr 27 2024
Palestin perlukan 14 tahun untuk dibangunkan semula

Palestin perlukan 14 tahun untuk dibangunkan semula

Jumlah besar runtuhan akibat serangan dilakukan tentera Israel di Semenanjung Gaza mengambil tempoh sekurang-kurangnya 14 tahun untuk dibersihkan.

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Sat Apr 27 2024
Delegasi seluruh dunia pulang selepas misi ditangguh

Delegasi seluruh dunia pulang selepas misi ditangguh

Delegasi seluruh dunia dan Malaysia dijangka bergerak pulang ke negara masing-masing dalam waktu terdekat.

Ia selepas Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) mengumumkan penangguhan terbaharu misi Break the Siege Freedom Flotilla to Gaza pada Sabtu.

Rakan setugas Syaff Shukri dan jurukamera Ab Uzza Ab Latiff ada perinciannya.

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Sat Apr 27 2024
PRK N06 KKB: Kerajaan Perpaduan akan dibebani dengan isu semasa - Muhyiddin

PRK N06 KKB: Kerajaan Perpaduan akan dibebani dengan isu semasa - Muhyiddin

Pilihan Raya Kecil Kuala Kubu Baharu kali ini akan menyaksikan Kerajaan Perpaduan ‘dibebani’ dengan isu-isu semasa yang dilihat membebankan rakyat, tegas bekas Perdana Menteri yang juga Pengerusi Perikatan Nasional, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

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Sat Apr 27 2024
Tangkapan anak MB Perlis, tidak jejas sokongan

Tangkapan anak MB Perlis, tidak jejas sokongan

Tangkapan ke atas anak Menteri Besar Perlis, Mohd Shukri Ramli dan lima lagi individu oleh Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) bagi membantu siasatan berhubung tuntutan palsu berjumlah RM600,000 tidak menjejaskan perjalanan Pilihan Raya Kecil Kuala Kubu Bharu yang ditandingi Perikatan Nasional.

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Sat Apr 27 2024
PRK N06 KKB: UMNO, BN dukung calon PH demi Kerajaan Perpaduan – Ahmad Zahid

PRK N06 KKB: UMNO, BN dukung calon PH demi Kerajaan Perpaduan – Ahmad Zahid

UMNO dan Barisan Nasional berpegang kepada prinsip mendokong calon yang mewakili Kerajaan Perpaduan, iaitu Pang Sock Tao, biarpun beliau berasal daripada parti DAP yang pernah menjadi seteru mereka satu ketika dulu.

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Sat Apr 27 2024
Wanita lintas jalan direman dua hari

Wanita lintas jalan direman dua hari

Pemandu SUV yang melintas jalan dan menyebabkan kemalangan, yang meragut nyawa seorang penunggang motosikal berkuasa tinggi direman dua hari.
Sat Apr 27 2024
Genting Malaysia nafi bincang mengenai kasino di Forest City

Genting Malaysia nafi bincang mengenai kasino di Forest City

Genting Malaysia Bhd (Genting Malaysia) hari ini menafikan sebarang penglibatan dalam perbincangan mengenai pengoperasian kasino di Forest City, Johor.
Sat Apr 27 2024
AWANI Borneo [27/04/2024] - Peruntukan RM60 juta | GPS tumpu Sarawak | Risiko hilang kerusi

AWANI Borneo [27/04/2024] - Peruntukan RM60 juta | GPS tumpu Sarawak | Risiko hilang kerusi

Laporan berita padat dan ringkas dari Borneo bersama Assim Hassan;

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Tertangguh lama, SMK Sebuyau bakal berwajah baharu
Sah! GPS tidak terlibat kempen PRK Kuala Kubu Bharu
MoU PBS dan STAR elak pertembungan calon dalam PRN Sabah

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Sat Apr 27 2024
Pemain Astro Kem Badminton berpeluang berlatih dengan jurulatih dari BAM

Pemain Astro Kem Badminton berpeluang berlatih dengan jurulatih dari BAM

Menurut Ketua Jurulatih Astro Kem Badminton 2024, Lee Wan Wah latihan intensif selama 5 hari itu merupakan satu peluang terbaik untuk pemain merasai pengalaman berlatih seperti untuk mewakili negara.
Sat Apr 27 2024