TAWAU, Feb 15 — The adoption of e-wallet digital payments among Malaysia’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can spur the competitiveness of the sector domestically and internationally, according to an academician at Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). It’s Labuan International Finance...
Saturday, 15 Feb 2020 04:44 PM MYT
“One of the moves by the government to propel the contribution of SMEs to the country’s income is through the speeding up of its transformation to the digital economy. On the safety aspect of the initiative, Suzillah said, e-Tunai Rakyat will not lead to privacy and personal data breaches as it employed the same implementation mechanism for the Cost of Living Aid and Haj subsidy to Malaysian.
An employee of a souvenir shop, Ole-Ole Tawau, Siti Aisha Tahang, 21, said, her shop utilises e-wallet payment since last September, in addition to the normal cash transaction.
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