KUALA LUMPUR – October 23, 2020 – Red Hat, Inc., the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the winners of the Red Hat APAC Innovation Awards 2020 for Malaysia. AmBank (M) Berhad and Social Security Organization were honored at the Red Hat Forum Asia Pacific 2020 today for their exceptional and innovative use of Red Hat solutions.

In response to the recent global events that are causing consumer shifts, many organizations are accelerating their digital transformation efforts to adapt. In a November 2019 study sponsored by Red Hat, 95% of APAC executives surveyed said digital transformation has gained importance^[1] and perceived it as a strategy for both survival and growth in the new normal. This has increased the need to use innovative technologies to create new business models, products or services.

KUALA LUMPUR, 22 October 2020 - Prudential Assurance Malaysia Berhad (Prudential) has launched three, diverse investment-linked funds for its investment-linked protection plans to appeal to both moderate and aggressive investors. An investment-linked plan combines the protection element of insurance with the benefit of investment. It allows policyholders to invest in a wide variety of investment-linked funds based on their risk appetite while insuring their health and/or life.

PRULink Equity Plus Fund is designed for investors with an aggressive risk profile and wish to invest in both local and global equities. Alternatively, they may opt to invest purely in global equities through the PRULink Global Strategic Fund (with Hedging). The hedging strategy is applied to global equity investments to manage the currency risk for these three new funds. PRULink Managed Plus Fund on the other hand, offers a balanced risk profile by investing in high quality Malaysian and Foreign bonds besides local and global equities.

unifi is helping Malaysian Micro SMEs via the launch of cari@unifi and eBiz Pack. This will help micro SMEs (MSMEs) to transit their businesses online and simplify the way they do business. In recent years, the contribution of MSMEs to the economy has increased exponentially, however many of them tend to fall by the wayside as they do not have the right tools and capacity to continue staying afloat and be able to adapt to the new digital landscape. cari@unifi enables MSMEs access to a larger pool of customers by offering FREE online advertising in listing their businesses on cari@unifi’s online directory. Small businesses like home-based bakers and even roadside burger stalls can benefit from this platform by getting their businesses known to the local community.

KUALA LUMPUR, 22 October 2020 – An extensive survey conducted by Deloitte across age groups in eight countries in South and Southeast Asia showed that consumers aged between 21 and 40 years old are the leading force enabling the rapid adoption of a digital life in the region in the post Covid-19 world.

Titled <"The Next Wave" Emerging Digital Life in South and Southeast Asia >, the report is now available in English here, and provides insights into the state of digital life adoption across Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Below are some of the key highlights and takeaways from the Report, pertaining to Malaysia as well as the region.