News & Reviews:   money

With the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 on the horizon, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky is warning football fans to stay vigilant as scammers ramp up attacks ahead of the tournament. With global excitement building for the tournament, cybercriminals are exploiting the hype through fake websites, phishing emails, and fraudulent promotions designed to steal money and personal data.

Today, Malaysia’s government has confirmed that a one-off payment of RM100 will be disbursed to all eligible Malaysians aged 18 and above under the SARA For All programme. The aid will be credited directly into recipients’ MyKad starting Monday, 9 February 2026.

ShopeePay is expanding its financial ecosystem with the introduction of ShopeePay Invest, a new feature developed in partnership with iFAST Capital Sdn Bhd that aims to make investing simple, accessible, and affordable for all Malaysians. The launch marks a key milestone in ShopeePay’s ongoing “Simple Finance For All” mission, as it looks to empower first-time investors and promote financial literacy across the country.

iPay88 has announced that they have become one of the 60+ partners to support Google Pay and they are planning to introduce the payment system to various e-commerce platforms in Malaysia such as Shopee, Lazada, 11street, and more.

The annual Chinese New Year festival is an occasion where family members, no matter near or far, would come together to celebrate. Maxis aims to bring together friends and family using mobile phones, thanks to a recent partnership with Dooit Live. Maxis will be hosting 16 live game sessions starting from 4 February 2019 until 19 February 2019 featuring 11 Chinese New Year themed questions, in which players have to answer within 10 seconds to be given a chance to win real prize money of up to RM188,000.

Boost App is an e-wallet has been launched in Malaysia which helps users to send and receive money through the app. Not only that, the e-wallet enables the users to make payments to eligible merchants in the nation as well as make bill payments to Boost partners such as Telekom Malaysia, Astro and Syabas.