A few years ago, e-wallets were seen as a novelty. Nowadays, many Malaysians in urban areas use them regularly. They're still not commonly used by those who live in rural areas. But the government wants to push more people in those areas to use cashless payments.

The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) has revealed that traders are now more welcoming of e-wallets and cashless transactions throughout the country. Its deputy minister, Datuk Rosol Wahid in a statement yesterday shared that a total of 3919 new traders are actively using these cashless transactions nationwide as payment methods.