Professional Documents
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corporate
Happenings
CONTRACTORS OF PAN
BORNEO HIGHWAY PROJECTS
RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM
SME BANK
Advisor
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Datuk Mohd Radzif Mohd Yunus
Executive Editor
Khairil Anuar Mohammad Anuar From the
Desk of
Editor GMD
Abdul Latiff Puteh
Contributors
Saripah Radziah Sayed Hamid 04 i-SMART, Anjakan 09 SME Banks Corporate
Sarah Hanis Abdullah Sani Paradigma PKS Bumiputera Responsinility Programme
Hayati Abu Seman 05 Contractors of Pan Borneo corporate - Back to School Campaign
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Asrin Aspuri Highway Projects Receive Happenings 16 Piala Datuk Radzif 2017
Support From SME Bank 18 Cabaran Kerapu Harimau
Photographer
Wan Badaru Sukry Wan Abdullah
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Perniagaan dan
Empowering Women Panduan untuk
Entrepreneurs Usahawan
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Call Centre : 1800 88 3131 Trails
www.smebank.com.my
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Visit
11 Fintech Adoption
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Globally And In
Asean Region Interest
From the
Desk of
GMD
T
he first three months of 2017 have been by introducing the exclusive i-SMART programme
an eventful period for SME Bank. From the with the goal of creating champions amongst the
moment we celebrated the new 2017, the Bank selected entrepreneurs. This was followed by the
went into an autodrive mode with various activities yearly national level outreach programme that is SME
and happenings in our effort to deliver the mandate Bank XCESS 2017. In addition, the Bank introduced
of nurturing and developing the SME entrepreneurs. a dedicated program to encourage the younger
generation entrepreneurs in e-business through its
The Banks digitalization efforts continue with the BID-it (Business In Digital-IT) Programme.
introduction of the Book Your Banker (BYB) facility
which is accessible through the SME Banks mobile The Banks relentless efforts in developing the
app. This feature will enable entrepreneurs who are nations SMEs have resulted in us being accepted
always on the go to make appointment with SME as a member of The Montreal Group, an exclusive
Banks officer at a branch of their choice to discuss global forum for state-owned development banks
further on how SME Bank can assist them either with focusing on assisting micro, small and medium-sized
financing or in the area of entrepreneur development. enterprises. Founded in 2012 by seven members with
In addition, SME Bank has also introduced an a total estimated combined assets of USD2 trillion,
online gateway specially for Pan Borneo Highway TMG was established to encourage exchange of ideas,
contractors. This feature functions as a screening best practices and foster greater understanding of
process to determine the eligibility of the contractors the international market for the growth of SMEs.
or vendors who are interested to apply for financing We will capitalise on this membership to gain more
from SME Bank. exposure, knowledge and experience in our effort to
deliver the mandate of nurturing and developing our
In delivering the promise made by the Prime Minister SMEs.
during the Budget Announcement of making
2017 as the Start Up and Promotion Year of SMEs, Thank you.
the Bank continues with its outreach programme
with the Mini XCESS series being held at seven
selected locations nationwide. In addition, the Bank Datuk Mohd Radzif Mohd Yunus
organised two exclusive outreach programmes with Group Managing Director
the contractors and vendors of the Pan Borneo SME Bank Group
corporate
happenings
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tinggi dan seterusnya membantu
mencapai sasaran 41% sumbangan
PKS Kepada KDNK.
Anjakan Paradigma
PKS Bumiputera
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ME Bank dengan kerjasama dan nilai sosial masyarakat. Program
Kementerian Perdagangan i-SMART merupakan cetusan daripada
Antarabangsa dan Industri Skim Anjakan Usahawan yang telah
(MITI) telah melancarkan satu lagi dilancarkan oleh YAB Perdana Menteri
program baharu, i-SMART (SME Bank semasa pembentangan Bajet 2016.
Upward Migration and Acceleration MITI telah memperuntukkan dana
program) bagi melahirkan usahawan berjumlah RM60 juta untuk membantu
Bumiputera yang berwibawa dan usahawan Bumiputera meningkatkan
mampu meningkatkan tahap ekonomi taraf perniagaan ke tahap yang lebih
corporate
happenings
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1 to G7 class contractors and
PAN BORNEO
timely financial support by SME Bank
to ensure they are able to deliver the
contracts as scheduled.
HIGHWAY PROJECTS
The special financing package
includes 15% early disbursement
from their overall approved financing
amount as a mobilisation cost. In
SME BANK
vendors who are interested to apply
for financing from SME Bank. This
is one of SME Banks initiatives to
improve our service delivery and it
is a part of SME Banks digitalization
efforts.
Survival Instincts in
Business Empowering
Women Entrepreneurs
T
he Centre for Entrepreneur Dato Hazimah Zainuddin the (Group grasped the speakers experiences in
Development and Research Managing Director of Hyrax Oil Sdn leveraging their survival instincts in
(CEDAR) held its 5th MindLab Bhd), a manufacturer of petroleum business.
Series with the theme Empowering derivatives with a vast customer base
Women Entrepreneur on 14th March, worldwide and Puan Ili Zawani Dato
2017 at Menara SME Bank, Kuala Ismail (Managing Director of Naturalife
Lumpur. The programme which Solution Sdn Bhd), distributor and
coincided with the International retail owner of Farmasi Colour
Womens Day was attended by Cosmetics, an international brand
more than 60 participants beauty and health products shared
comprising women non-government with the participants on how to survive
organisations, winners of Skim in an environment of competing
Usahawan Permulaan Bumiputera business cultures, diverging values
(SUPERB), SME Banks customers and and challenging landscapes and
government agencies.
enterprise
trails
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YB Datuk Johari bin Abdul
uat pertama kali, Bank Negara
Ghani, Menteri Kewangan II.
Malaysia (BNM) dengan kerjasama
institusi kewangan telah
menganjurkan Karnival Kewangan bagi
mendidik orang ramai mengenai hal-
hal kewangan. Karnival bertemakan,
Utamakan Keperluan Kewangan
Anda ini telah berlangsung di Pusat
Dagangan Dunia Putra (PWTC) pada
13 hingga 15 Januari 2017 yang lalu.
Corporate Visit
27 February 2017 3
March 2017 - Visit by
Citizen Entrepreneurial
Development Agency
(CEDA), Botswana
10 March 2017 -
Educational visit by
Politeknik Kota Bharu
Rumah Kasih
Nurul Hasanah, Ampang,
Selangor
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FINTECH ADOPTION
GLOBALLY AND IN ASEAN
REGION
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inTechs are moving in on the Based on EY survey on Fintech the highest rate of FinTech use of
traditional financial services Adoption Index, about 15.5% of all markets surveyed at 29.1%. This
landscape and their products digitally active consumers have used is followed by The United States as
and services are catching on. As at least two FinTech products within the second-highest adoption rate at
such, the traditional financial services the first half of 2016. As awareness 16.5%, Singapore (14.7%), the United
companies including banks, insurers of the availability of the products Kingdom (14.3%), Australia (13%) and
and wealth and asset management and services increases, the adoption Canada (8.2%).
companies should perceive the risk of rates could double within the year.
disruption as real. Based on the survey, Hong Kong has
Australia 13.0%
Canada 8.3%
Hong Kong 29.1%
Singapore 14.7%
UK 14.3%
US 16.5%
Average adoption 15.5%
FinTech adoption
at a glance EY
FinTech Adoption Index
15.5%
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T
he survey also revealed that
17.6%
16.7%
the most used FinTech services
centered on money transfers or Money transfer/
payment involving use of non-banks payments Savings/
to transfer money, online foreign such as...
Use of non-banks to transfer money
investment
exchange and overseas remittances. Online foreign exchange
such as...
Online stockbroking/spreadbetting
On top of this, 16.7% of the digitally Overseas remittances Online Online budgeting/planning
active customers use Fintech services Online investments
for saving and investment such as Equity and rewards crowfunding P2P
online stockbroking or spreadbetting,
online budgeting and planning, online Percentage of
investments, equity and rewards
digitally active
crowdfunding and peer-to-peer
lending. The rest of customers also customers who
focus on insurance and borrowing via have used each
P2P websites. product
Based on as survey by PwC on Global
Fintech Report, among the most
industries that will be most disrupted
7.7%
insurance
5.6%
by FinTech over the next 5 years such as...
include banking and capital markets, Car insurance using
telematics
asset and wealth management, Borrowing
Healthcare premium
insurance/reinsurance and fund aggregators such as...
Borrowing via P2P
transfer and wealth management. websites
Areas of disruption
Which part of the financial sector is likely to be the most disrupted by FinTech over the next 5 years? - All industries
Consumer banking and fund transfers & Banking and capital markets
payments are likely to be the most disrupted
80% sectors by 2020
Asset and wealth management
70% CARD
Insurance/Reinsurance
0004 0005
0002 0003
0004
0002 0003
60%
CARD
Fund transfer and payments
0004 0005
0002 0003
0004
0002 0003
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Consumer Fund transfer & Investment & SME banking Brokerage Property & Commercial Insurance Market Fund Investment Reinsurance
banking payments wealth services casualty banking intermediary operators & operators banking
management insurance/Life exchanges
insurance
Source: PwC Global FinTech Survey 2016
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interest
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Fintech in Southeast Asia Malaysia: Fintech Adoption
F
inTech seems to be presence in The Malaysian government, in whose responsibilities include
the Southeast Asia from 2009 collaboration with the New South formulating and enhancing regulatory
onwards. The breadth and depth Wales government, initiated an policies to facilitate the adoption of
of solutions across FinTech is quite accelerator through the Malaysian technological innovations in Malaysia.
impressive and clearly signifies that Global Innovation and Creativity FTEG will also serve as the banks
the Southeast Asian digital revolution Centre (MaGIC) in April 2016 to contact point for any FinTech-related
has arrived in the financial services develop the growth and innovation of queries. Among top sectors in Malaysia
sector. Singapore, the FinTech hub the countrys FinTech sector. MaGIC with presence of FinTech includes
in Southeast Asia, is reinventing as the accelerator of the program payments, online funding platforms,
itself as a FinTech leader with strong provides an incentive to encourage InsurTech (Insurance Technology) and
support from the regulators. As a international players to participate in with emerging sector in B2B banking
part of Singapores plan to become this program fosters greater cross- and payments. Examples of FinTech
the worlds first smart nation, several border collaboration and helps startups in Malaysia include iMoney
initiatives have been introduced to participants become investor ready. Group, Billplz, SkolaFund, CrowdPlus,
fostering the FinTech sector and build SimplyGiving, Jirnexu, and Tune
a Smart Financial Center. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is Insurance.
enhancing its regulations to facilitate
Other countries in the region such the development and adoption of
as Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia FinTech solutions by plans to introduce
are seeing rapid advancements a regulatory sandbox framework. The
when it comes to their economies due financial institutions regulated by
the sheer size of their populations the bank (financial institutions) and
and investments in technology FinTech companies may be granted
and infrastructure. Regulators in certain regulatory flexibilities to
these countries are supportive of experiment with FinTech solutions in
FinTech initiatives and are enhancing a production environment. In June
regulations to facilitate the growth of 2015, BNM established a Financial
the FinTech ecosystem. Technology Enabler Group (FTEG),
THAILAND VIETNAM
Map Legend
No of FinTech Starups 53+ No of FinTech Starups 33+
Payments
Top 3 Biggest Sectors Top 3 Biggest Sectors
Lending
Upcoming Sector Upcoming Sector
Remittances
Cryptocurrency
Investments
Platform
InsurTech
Personal
MALAYSIA Finance
No of FinTech Starups 71+ Blookohsin
Top 3 Biggest Sectors Online Funding
Upcoming Sector Platforms
B2B Banking &
Payments
SINGAPORE
No of FinTech Starups 270+
Top 3 Biggest Sectors
Upcoming Sector
INDONESIA
No of FinTech Starups 100+
Top 3 Biggest Sectors
Upcoming Sector
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n the context of financial inclusion, accessible, it can also make them more economic growth and jobs but some
FinTech holds boundless potential. affordable by lowering the cost of doing can face difficulty in securing the
As new tools and technologies are business for the financial institution, a financing they need to survive and
developed, and old business models savings which can be passed on to the prosper. FinTech can offer solutions
are challenged, financial services consumer. Availability of affordable that are efficient and effective at
can be provided with greater speed, mobile phones and cellular networks, lower scale which will benefit small
accountability, and efficiency. and a world where no one is excluded businesses and provide them with
from the financial system may not be increased access to more diverse
Access to financial products and that far out of reach. funding options. Innovative FinTech
services is becoming more attainable products can be better tailored to
than ever, especially for consumers FinTech solutions hold enormous the needs of small businesses. These
that live in rural locations or regions potential benefits to all business, include marketplace (peertopeer)
without the structures of a modern especially new and existing small lending, merchant and ecommerce
economy. Not only can FinTech make businesses. Small and medium sized finance, invoice finance, online supply
these products and services more enterprises (SMEs) are crucial for chain finance and online trade finance.
Source:
EY Fintech Adoption Index, 2016
PWC: Global Fintech Report: How Fintech is shaping Financial Services
CEDAR
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Piala Datuk
Radzif 2017
W
arga SME Bank Audit, Divisyen Pengurusan Risiko
telah berkampung dan Pematuhan, serta Divisyen
di Sentosa Sports Pengurusan dan Pembangunan
Centre pada 25 Februari Syariah. Mereka telah membawa
2017 bagi menjayakan Hari pulang hadiah wang tunai bernilai
Sukan SME Bank Piala Datuk RM1,000.00 serta piala pusingan.
Radzif. Bertemakan High Naib juara dimengangi oleh Kontingen
Performance Through Tareq Ibn Ziyad yang dianggotai
Sports; seramai 600 oleh Kumpulan B Divisyen Enterpris
peserta yang mewakili dan Pembangunan Perbankan dan
10 kontingen bertanding membawa pulang pingat serta wang
dalam 5 acara iaitu tunai bernilai RM700.00. Manakala
futsal (Lelaki & Wanita), tempat ketiga dirangkul oleh
badminton (Lelaki & Kontingen The Force yang dianggotai
Wanita), pingpong oleh Pejabat Ketua Pegawai Operasi
(Lelaki & Wanita), dart Perbankan, SMEB Asset Management
(Lelaki & Wanita) dan
Sdn. Bhd. dan Divisyen Pengurusan
bola jaring.
Kredit yang membawa pulang pingat
serta wang tunai RM500.00.
Juara keseluruhan
dimenangi Kontingen
Acara sukan ini dimeriahkan lagi
Green Hornet yang
dengan kehadiran maskot-maskot
diwakili oleh Pejabat
yang menarik serta sorakan yang
Pengerusi SME
bersemangat dari setiap kontingen.
Bank, Divisyen
Tiga hadiah khas bernilai RM500
setiap satu telah diberikan sebagai
tanda penghargaan kepada kumpulan
yang telah memberikan sokongan dan
menunjukkan semangat kesukanan
terbaik. Kontingen Murasakino
Dragon yang diwakili oleh Pejabat
Ketua Pegawai Operasi & Pengurusan
Korporat Kumpulan dan Divisyen
Pengurusan Kewangan Kumpulan
dengan maskot naganya telah
mendapat hadiah Maskot Terbaik
manakala Kontingen The Force dengan
kostum Stormtroopers
telah mendapat hadiah
Kostum Kontingen
Terbaik. Juara Keseluruhan,
Kontingen Green Hornet
juga telah membawa
pulang hadiah Penyokong
Terbaik.
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CABARAN
KERAPU HARIMAU
D
Lake Recreation and Fishing
Park, Klang menjadi gelanggang
pertarungan bagi kaki-kaki
pancing sejak jam 9.00 pagi bagi
mendapatkan ikan Kerapu Harimau
terbesar. Acara yang dianjurkan oleh
Kelab Sukan dan Rekreasi SME Bank
pada 11 Mac 2017 yang lalu telah
berjaya menarik minat seramai 69
orang kaki pancing dari kalangan staf
SME Bank termasuk dari cawangan
Kajang dan Pusat Wilayah Selangor.