Digital Asset in Malaysia – Crypto as an Asset Class
This workshop aims to raise digital asset awareness for financial institutions by exploring the convergence of traditional finance and crypto in Malaysia. Attendees will gain concise regulatory insights and learn practical use cases for digital asset integration, with expert speakers from regulatory bodies, established banks, and fintech innovators driving the discussion.
Tokenisation 101: Redesigning Financial Processes for a Digital Future
In this workshop, you'll learn the fundamentals of tokenisation, engage in hands-on activities to reimagine current workflows using digital tokens and smart contracts, and gain actionable insights from industry experts. Walk away with a clear roadmap for enhancing efficiency, transparency, and security in your organization.
Retirement Starts Now: Reimagining PRS Awareness for the Digital Age
This roundtable explores why PRS remains underutilised despite available incentives, and how stronger, more targeted awareness efforts can drive greater engagement—especially among younger Malaysians. The session will examine what it takes to make retirement planning relevant, relatable, and actionable in today’s digital-first world.
Objectives:
Identify behavioural, structural, and communication barriers contributing to low PRS uptake across different demographic segments.
Explore innovative awareness and outreach strategies—ranging from social media campaigns and influencer engagement to employer-based programmes and community-driven initiatives.
Strengthen alignment across stakeholders in delivering consistent, high-impact messaging on the value of early and sustained PRS participation.
Key Outcomes:
Actionable key messages on PRS and retirement planning for collective dissemination by PPA and Providers.
Practical recommendations to enhance PRS visibility and trust, particularly among youth, women, and gig economy workers.
Stronger collaboration between industry players, finfluencers, and policy advocates to normalise long-term financial planning through PRS.
Maqasid al-Shariah x Islamic Fintech – Linking Purpose with Impact
This workshop session will explore how Islamic fintech solutions align with the higher objectives of Shariah (Maqasid al-Shariah) to create meaningful economic and social impact. Representatives from leading industry players will showcase their solutions, services, and initiatives that contribute to achieving key Maqasid-based outcomes, as outlined in the Securities Commission’s Maqasid Guidance.
Participants will gain insights into how Islamic fintech innovations are driving purpose-driven finance by addressing the following key objectives (aspired by the SC’s Maqasid Guidance):
Principle 13: Broadening the Circulation of Wealth & Participation
Enhancing financial inclusivity through technology-driven solutions.
Expanding market access for underserved communities and SMEs.
Strengthening ethical investment avenues to promote equitable wealth flow.
Principle 14: Maximising Wealth Distribution with a Focus on Social Finance
Leveraging fintech for Zakat, Waqf, and Sadaqah management.
Digital platforms facilitating impact-driven funding models.
Innovative mechanisms for redistributing wealth within Islamic finance.
Principle 15: Nurturing Businesses with a Supportive Ecosystem
Integrating fintech solutions to empower ethical and sustainable businesses.
Strengthening partnerships between financial institutions, startups, and regulators.
Encouraging policies and infrastructures that support Islamic fintech growth.
The Evolving Scam Landscape – Trends & Techniques
Dissect the anatomy of modern scams—AI-powered phishing, deepfakes, vishing and more—through real-world case studies and typologies to surface critical indicators and attack vectors, empowering participants to pinpoint early warning signs and tailor their detection strategies in Sessions 2–4.
Key Takeaways
Overview of Scam Types: From AI-generated phishing and deepfake audio to smishing, vishing, and synthetic-identity fraud
Insight into Sophistication: How machine learning, automation and social-engineering tactics amplify scale and impact
Methods & Playbooks: The step-by-step techniques scammers deploy—from initial outreach to credential harvesting
Common Framework: A shared vocabulary and threat model to guide Sessions 2–4
Immerse participants in the “Scammers On Hold AI” (SOHAI) use case—demonstrating how an AI chatbot can turn scammer engagement into a defensive tool, waste attacker resources, and generate actionable intelligence for your fraud-ops pipeline.
Cross-Agency Enforcement Roundtable – Coordinated Takedown of a Scam Network
Break down a real-world, multi-agency enforcement operation against a complex scam network; pinpoint coordination gaps; and co-design streamlined SOPs, data-sharing agreements and joint-training frameworks for faster, cohesive responses.
Key Takeaways
Case Anatomy: Timeline, tech tools and legal levers behind the takedown
Role Mapping: Clear view of each agency’s and FI’s mandates, data needs and hand-off points
Coordination Hurdles: Real-world challenges—data silos, legal constraints and resource gaps
Policy Solutions: Co-created SOP tweaks, data-sharing protocols and joint exercises
