Malaysia’s Cybercrime Bill 2026 Adds Offences Tied to National Digital Identity
Malaysia has tabled the Cybercrime Bill 2026, which creates new offences relating to identity theft and the country’s National Digital Identity service as part…
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Malaysia Adds Facial Biometric Verification to MyDigital ID Kiosks
Malaysia’s National Security Council (NSC) has announced that MyDigital ID registration kiosks will be upgraded with real-time facial biometric verification,…
Malaysia Enforces Social Media Age Checks and Advertiser Verification as New MyKad Rolls Out
Malaysia has begun enforcing identity-linked online safety rules as the country also starts a phased national identity card redesign, putting identity…
Malaysia Mandates MyDigital ID Login for Transport Services App MyJPJ
Malaysia will require users of the MyJPJ transport services app to log in through MyDigital ID starting May 1, expanding the role of the national digital…
NEXT Biometrics Reports Higher Margins, Lower Revenue in Q4 as It Seeks Fresh Capital
NEXT Biometrics reported lower Q4 revenue but higher margins, new design wins and fresh capital plans across Malaysia and new smartphone sensor programs.
NEXT Biometrics Wins First Oyster III Government Order in Malaysia
NEXT Biometrics has secured its first order for the Oyster III biometric fingerprint reader in Malaysia, with the devices destined for use in Malaysian…
CIMB Adds Biometric Authentication to SecureTAC Approvals in OCTO App
CIMB, one of Southeast Asia’s largest banking groups, has added biometric authentication to transaction approvals in its CIMB OCTO App, requiring customers to…
Malaysia Endorses Zetrix Proof-of-Age Model Tied to National Digital ID Verification
Malaysia’s My Blockchain Infrastructure has endorsed a privacy-preserving age verification approach built on the Zetrix platform, positioning it as a mechanism…
Malaysia Moves to “Sign In with MyDigital ID” Across All Telco Apps
Malaysia is turning its national digital identity scheme, MyDigital ID, into a default login layer for the mobile ecosystem, with regulators now requiring…
Malaysia Pushes MyDigital ID via Telco Integration to Combat Scam Calls
Malaysia’s government is moving to tie its MyDigital ID platform more closely to mobile networks, aiming to use the national digital identity system as a tool…