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Malaysia's Digital Insurer Licence Window Closes December 31 and Most Firms Have Not Noticed

Bank Negara Malaysia opened a two-year application window for digital insurance and takaful operators running from January 2025 to December 31, 2026. It closes at the end of this year. For any brand with protection product ambitions in Malaysia, the clock is running out.

July 28, 2026 · 3 min read

APAC Intelligence

TrustFinance, WikiFX, Trustpilot and ForexPeaceArmy: How Traders Actually Check a Broker

Jul 27, 2026

Market Authority

The MiCA Deadline Passed on July 1 and Europe's Crypto Map Was Redrawn Overnight

Jul 26, 2026

APAC Intelligence

Binance Pulled Its EU Licence Bid and Is Now Chasing Five More Licences in Asia

Jul 26, 2026

Market Authority

BitMEX Is Shutting Down. The Exchange That Invented the Perpetual Swap Dies on September 23.

Jul 26, 2026

APAC Intelligence

Thailand's First Virtual Bank Is Live. The Second One Just Slipped Again.

Jul 25, 2026

Articles

Malaysia's Digital Insurer Licence Window Closes December 31 and Most Firms Have Not Noticed

Project Nexus Is Quietly Wiring Five ASEAN Countries Into One Payment System

At Money20/20 Asia, a Fraud Executive Said the Quiet Part Out Loud

The Philippines Blocked 50 Trading Platforms and Named Exness, HFM and XM

Three Exchanges Gone, One Bought: The Crypto Shakeout of 2026 Has a Pattern

TrustFinance, WikiFX, Trustpilot and ForexPeaceArmy: How Traders Actually Check a Broker

The MiCA Deadline Passed on July 1 and Europe's Crypto Map Was Redrawn Overnight

Binance Pulled Its EU Licence Bid and Is Now Chasing Five More Licences in Asia

BitMEX Is Shutting Down. The Exchange That Invented the Perpetual Swap Dies on September 23.

Thailand's First Virtual Bank Is Live. The Second One Just Slipped Again.

Articles

Malaysia's Digital Insurer Licence Window Closes December 31 and Most Firms Have Not Noticed

Project Nexus Is Quietly Wiring Five ASEAN Countries Into One Payment System

At Money20/20 Asia, a Fraud Executive Said the Quiet Part Out Loud

The Philippines Blocked 50 Trading Platforms and Named Exness, HFM and XM

Three Exchanges Gone, One Bought: The Crypto Shakeout of 2026 Has a Pattern

TrustFinance, WikiFX, Trustpilot and ForexPeaceArmy: How Traders Actually Check a Broker

The MiCA Deadline Passed on July 1 and Europe's Crypto Map Was Redrawn Overnight

Binance Pulled Its EU Licence Bid and Is Now Chasing Five More Licences in Asia

BitMEX Is Shutting Down. The Exchange That Invented the Perpetual Swap Dies on September 23.

Thailand's First Virtual Bank Is Live. The Second One Just Slipped Again.