Are contactless transactions and banking from home the new normal for Malaysians post-Covid-19? Three fintech leaders share their thoughts
The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed us to accept a future where businesses operate online as a necessity rather than a second thought.
Has Malaysia’s fintech scene fully embraced this new normal? We turn to Yuen Tuck Siew of Jirnexu, Zac Liew of Curlec and Ignatius Ong of TNG Digital to shed some light on this topic.
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Yuen Tuck Siew, CEO of Jirnexu
"At Jirnexu, our main goal has always been to enable consumers to get the best banking and insurance products anytime, anywhere," says co-founder Yuen Tuck Siew.
In 2012, Jirnexu came onto the scene at a time when there were no available online platforms that could facilitate consumers' banking and insurance applications from start to finish.
From a small startup, it has grown to become Asia's first full-stack fintech solutions provider, helping customers identify and compare financial products that best suit their needs, and simplify the process of purchasing those products digitally.
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Today, Jirnexu's services are more important than ever as financial institutions, insurance providers and other businesses frantically scale their operations to serve their consumers remotely.