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Company announcement/payments

Cimb Bank picks ACI Worldwide payments tech

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), an original innovator in global payments technology, today announced that CIMB Bank, one of ASEAN’s leading banking groups and Malaysia’s second largest financial services provider, has chosen ACI’s payment solution to converge all account-to-account transactions—real-time, ACH, RTGS and cross-border—onto a single future-proof payments platform.

23 May 2025

Company announcement/markets

CGS-CIMB Securities signs with Torstone

Torstone Technology, a leading SaaS provider of post-trade securities and derivatives processing solutions, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with CGS-CIMB Securities, a leading securities house in the Asia-Pacific region.

15 June 2023

News/payments

CIMB takes credit hit of $67 million over payments glitch

Malaysia's CIMB is reporting a credit loss of $67 million due to a processing error that led to some customers receing duplicate credits to their accounts.

28 February 2022

Company announcement

Jumio provides digital onboarding for CIMB mobile customers

Jumio, the leading provider of AI-powered end-to-end identity verification and authentication solutions, has partnered with CIMB Bank Philippines to provide a simple, hassle-free and convenient digital onboarding solution to Filipinos.

03 February 2020

News

IoT and blockchain to the fore in CIMB trade finance transaction

The Singapore branch of CIMB Bank Berhad has completed a trade financing transaction for the import of dairy products into China using IoT cargo sensors and a distributed ledger platform from blockchain firm iTrust.

18 October 2019

Company announcement/inclusion

CIMB Bank Philippines to offer personal loans to underbanked customers with CredoLab

CIMB Bank Philippines has partnered with with Singapore-based fintech CredoLab to extend financial products to underbanked customers in the Philippines, starting with personal loans.

03 October 2019

News/wholesale

Banks join forces on digital platform to help firms trade globally

A group of 14 banks - including Santander, RBC and MUFG - has launched a digital platform designed to tackle international trade barriers.

01 October 2019

News/payments

Singapore Fintech Fest showcases innovations in payments

The Singapore Fintech Festival yesterday played host to a quartet of distinct cross-border and digital currency payment initiatives, drawing in United Overseas bank, Grab, Ripple and the country's central bank.

15 November 2018

Company announcement/payments

CIMB cracks the terminal QR code for mobile wallets

CIMB Bank Berhad (“CIMB Bank”) has introduced Quick Response (QR) Payment Acceptance at CIMB terminals, a first- in-the market QR payment acceptance to accept Six major mobile wallets on one terminal.

03 October 2018

Company announcement

CIMB pledges RM 75 million to digital learning academy

CIMB Group Holdings Berhad (“the Group” or “CIMB”) has pledged RM 75 million over the next three years to the CIMB 3D Academy (“the Academy”). The Academy – premised on digital, data and disruption – is aimed at helping CIMB embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) to propel its digital ambitions via a Group-wide people development initiative.

29 May 2018

Company announcement

CIMB introduces personal profiling for financial planning

CIMB Bank Berhad and CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad (“CIMB” or “the Bank”) today launched its CIMB F.I.R.S.T., a platform which offers holistic financial solutions unique to each customer’s needs based on the recommendations of a virtual financial ‘adviser’.

17 May 2018

Company announcement

CIMB upgrades EVA mobile assistant

CIMB Bank Berhad (“CIMB” or “the Bank”) has added new features to its first-in-ASEAN, innovative and multi award-winning mobile application, the CIMB Enhanced Virtual Assistant (EVA), to bring further personalised, convenience and improved experience to its customers.

27 February 2018