News & Reviews:   Malayan Banking Bhd

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) in a statement today revealed that it has fined both Maybank and CIMB for prolonged disruptions in several banking services. Maybank (Malayan Banking Bhd and Maybank Islamic Bhd) was fined RM4.32 million, while CIMB (CIMB Bank Bhd and CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd) was fined RM760,000.

Previously, we reported that Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) told banks in our country to migrate from OTP to more secure authentication. Today, Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has pledged its commitment to the call and will fully replace OTP via SMS with its Secure2u authentication system by June 2023.

Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has warned its consumers to be wary when making online transactions as scammers are now utilising new and sophisticated scam tactics to trick them. These include creating fake apps, phishing sites and creating scam ads on social media.