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Malaysia launches Digital Asset Innovation Hub to speed up growth of fintech and blockchain

The hub will provide a regulatory sandbox for local and international fintech and digital-asset firms to test their products and services

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Tan Ai Leng

Tan Ai Leng

Published Tue, Jun 17, 2025 · 05:34 PM
    • From left: Bank Negara Malaysia deputy governors Adnan Zaylani Mohamad Zahid and Marzunisham Omar, Malaysia's chief secretary to the government Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Bank Negara governor Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour and Bank Negara deputy governor Aznan Abdul Aziz at the Sasana Symposium 2025.
    • From left: Bank Negara Malaysia deputy governors Adnan Zaylani Mohamad Zahid and Marzunisham Omar, Malaysia's chief secretary to the government Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Bank Negara governor Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour and Bank Negara deputy governor Aznan Abdul Aziz at the Sasana Symposium 2025. PHOTO: BANK NEGARA MALAYSIA

    [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia unveiled its Digital Asset Innovation Hub on Tuesday (Jun 17), with an eye on accelerating growth in the digital economy, particularly in the digital finance sector.

    Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, in his speech at the event, described it as the beginning of a new chapter, “one that calls for deeper collaboration between regulators and industry players”.

    The innovation hub, unveiled at the Sasana Symposium 2025, aims to provide a controlled environment – a regulatory sandbox – for local and international fintech and digital-asset firms to test their products and services.

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