News & Reviews:   investment

Finally, after some time, Ryt Bank has officially announced the launch of Ryt Invest. It is a new investment platform built directly into its banking app that allows Malaysians to move between saving, spending and investing without leaving the ecosystem. The company says the new service is designed to simplify investing and make professionally managed funds more accessible to everyday users.

Meta has delivered a strong set of Q1 2026 earnings, beating expectations on revenue. However, the bigger story isn’t financial performance; it’s a noticeable drop in users across its platforms, signalling a potential shift in growth dynamics.

Today, ShopeePay has announced the launch of Money+, a new investment feature that allows users to generate daily returns from as little as RM10. The feature is available through both the ShopeePay app and the main Shopee app, positioning it as a low barrier entry point for users looking to grow idle balances within their ewallet.

A few hours ago, our Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim made a social post about Intel Corporation's latest investment. According to the Prime Minister, Malaysia’s semiconductor landscape received another major boost as Intel confirmed a new RM860 million investment to expand its installation and testing operations in the country.

Grab Holdings Limited has announced a definitive agreement to invest US$60 million (~RM249 million) in Vay Technology GmbH, a Berlin-based remote-driving technology company. The deal marks Grab’s entry into the fast-evolving world of teledriving and autonomous vehicle innovation. Subject to regulatory approvals and standard closing conditions, the investment is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2025, giving Grab a minority equity stake in Vay.

News about the iPhone 16 Series being banned by the Indonesian government has been going on for a few months. Today, Bloomberg reports that both Indonesia and Apple have finally agreed on the terms to lift the ban.

Two days ago, we reported that the Indonesian government is seeking a $1 billion investment scheme from Apple. As you recall, the iPhone 16 Series is currently blocked in the country due to failing to meet the local investment requirement.

From our previous news report, the Indonesian government has rejected Apple's $100 million offer. This is why the Apple iPhone 16 Series was blocked in the country due to its failure to meet local investment requirements. So how much are they expecting then?

If you recall, Indonesia announced a ban on sales of the iPhone 16 series last week. The Indonesian government cited the failure to meet the investment requirement as the reason for the ban. After a week, Apple finally has a response to that.

We reported before that Google has invested ~RM9.4 billion in Malaysia for its Google Data Centre and Google Cloud Region. Today, the company held a ceremonial ground-breaking event - Mantap Malaysia Bersama AI with construction underway in Elmina Business Park, Selangor, which could project a positive economic impact and create 26,500 jobs by 2030.