Fintech changes the way institutions provide financial services


KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia sees fintech as a means to enhance competition, increase productivity and fundamentally change the way institutions provide financial services.

Bank Negara governor Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus said technology could present significant opportunities to reduce the cost of financial intermediation and expand access.

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