News & Reviews:   MyDebit

Previously, we reported on the Open Payment system for public transport in Malaysia, whereby for KTM Komuter, the system was touted to be operational by mid-November. Lo and behold, the system has been operational at Komuter Klang Valley and North since 11 November, with KTMB also clarifying how the system works for debit cards.

Just recently, Alliance Bank made an announcement that the MyDebit Cash Out fee has been revised. Starting from 1 July 2022 onwards, the initial RM0.00 fee will become RM0.50 per cash-out transaction by every MyDebit cardholder.

Based on a tweet by Twitter user @orangesalji83, it seems that a MyDebit card reader has been spotted at Rapid KL Wangsa Maju, hinting that it could be possible to pay using debit cards in the future. While there’s no official information on when we can officially pay using a debit card, Lowyat did mention that only MyDebit cards are accepted by the card reader.

As many of you already know, Sunway has introduced a new integrated license plate recognition system and although it's not officially launched yet, the system will be online in the first quarter of 2020 at Sunway City first. It will be Malaysia's first smart parking system, but which e-wallet payment can it support and how do you register? We got you covered.