Bank Islam introduces kill switch feature to protect customers from online scams

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd (BIMB) customers can now self-protect their funds from online scams and temporarily deactivate access to several Bank Islam internet banking services through a new "kill switch” feature.

"The new security element also immediately blocks all outgoing transactions from customers’ Bank Islam Debit-i cards," BIMB said in a statement.