Maybank2u and MAE app add ‘kill switch’ feature to combat online scams

The “kill switch” can be triggered via both the Maybank2u and the MAE app. Maybank has included the appropriate steps on their website. — KHOR SOW YEE/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Maybank has become the latest bank to include a “kill switch” which allows customers to freeze online banking access on both the Maybank2u website and MAE app.

The feature serves as a security measure for those who may have fallen victim to scams that compromised their online banking account.