News & Reviews:   Secure2U

If you are a new Maybank user, you ought to quickly activate Secure2u as soon as possible. According to Maybank's latest statement, all first-time Secure2u activations and activation on new devices will require activation through a Maybank ATM. 

With the advent of mobile banking, having all your accounts on your phone has become all the more important. Unfortunately, some people might not know how to activate Secure2u via the Maybank MAE app, which helps protect you from the threat of increasingly rampant digital scams. If you haven't applied for Secure2u yet or have switched to a new device, below is how you activate it at your nearest Maybank ATM to get protected!

Maybank today announced that it has completed the migration from SMS OTPs to Secure2u for its online banking services. These include bill payments and DuitNow, FPX and IBG transactions.

As we reported before, Maybank will move the Secure2u authorization to the MAE app permanently on 1 July 2023. With this, getting Secure2u on the app is the only authorized method to approve all transactions made through the Maybank2u web, M2U MY app or MAE app.

In the near future, CIMB and Maybank will be moving their SecureTAC approval to their respective apps. This is part of the banks' to further safeguard your money from scam SMSes and is also, in line with the Bank Negara Malaysia.

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.

Maybank has recently announced that activation of its secure verification feature Secure2U will be permanently moved from the M2U MY app to the MAE app. The bank said that this is part of its continuous effort to safeguard customers’ online banking security.

Just last night, Maybank announced that Maybank users who make transactions of RM5000 and above will no longer use SMS TAC anymore. This initiative will take effect from 16 February 2021 onwards and the SMS TAC will be replaced by Secure2u.

Upgrading to Android 10 will, of course, get you new features. However, there are also a few things you need to compromise, as not everything new can be flawless without the bugs or other technical issues. Maybank is now asking the users of their Maybank APP to re-register for Secure2u after upgrading to Android 10.