Malaysia • Mar 30, 2026

SC Malaysia's March 2026 ICM revision opens a clearer DAX route for Shariah digital currencies--without yet creating a full tokenised ICM code

The clearest digital-Islamic amendment is new paragraph 38.07: a DAX operator that intends to offer a Shariah-compliant digital currency must obtain SAC endorsement before offering it.

Malaysia • Mar 30, 2026

Maybank's first on-chain MYR-SGD payment gives Malaysia its clearest tokenised-deposit operating proof yet

Maybank has moved from announcing a ringgit tokenised-deposit pilot to executing a first MYR-SGD transaction with Yinson on 25 March 2026, tying an on-chain FX leg to a near-real-time Malaysia-Singapore payment.

Malaysia • Feb 27, 2026

CIMB moves tokenised funding into forward financing plans in Malaysia

By 27 February 2026, CIMB had moved beyond generic tokenisation rhetoric: it had tied part of future funding requirements to tokenised bond and sukuk formats, linked tokenised deposits to settlement for tokenised securities, and entered BNM's supervised Digital Asset Innovation Hub to test regulated payment and settlement use cases.

Malaysia • Feb 11, 2026

Bank Negara Malaysia puts an end-2026 policy clock on ringgit stablecoins and tokenised deposits

Bank Negara Malaysia’s 11 February 2026 DAIH statement converts broad experimentation into a dated central-bank signal.

Malaysia • Feb 11, 2026

Maybank's ringgit tokenised-deposit pilot turns Malaysia's digital-money debate into a named wholesale test

Maybank's February 11 announcement moves Malaysia's tokenised-deposit discussion from policy exploration into a named bank pilot with a stated payments use case.

Malaysia • Jan 30, 2026

Securities Commission Malaysia makes digital-asset broking an explicit licensed lane

Malaysia’s 30 January 2026 practice note is the clearest official statement yet that certain CMSL holders may broker digital assets.