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Continuing the Group’s long-term collaboration with United Voice in empowering differently-abled communities (L-R) Serene Gay, Group Country Manager, Visa Asia Pacific, Alan Ni, Chief Executive Officer of TNG Digital Sdn Bhd, and Tan Mei Yee, a committee member of United Voice at the launch of the Touch ‘n Go Visa Card.   Touch ‘n Go Group, via the Touch ‘n Go eWallet, has formed a strategic partnership with Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, to launch the first corporate social responsibility (CSR)-linked Visa prepaid card in Malaysia. The design of the new Visa card incorporates the artwork by Damien Wong, a talented artist from United Voice who was diagnosed with autism at a young age. The painting, consisting mainly of splashes of colours in blue, green, and yellow, depicts Damien’s view of the world – “In my eyes, this is how the world looks like to me, a splash of colours”. The proceeds from the Group’s purchase of this painting go directly to Damien. De...

Encouraging Malaysians to donate and grow a virtual tree through the eWallet app to support actual tree-planting and reduce carbon emission (From L-R) Encik Amin Abdullah, Chief Executive Officer of Yayasan Hijau Malaysia, Dato’ Indera Mohd Ridza Bin Awang, Director General, Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia and Mr. Alan Ni, Chief Executive Officer of TNG Digital Sdn Bhd at the launch of Mission GreenPossible: 100 Million Trees by 2025 campaign. Touch ‘n Go Group via Touch ‘n Go eWallet, together with Yayasan Hijau Malaysia, an agency under the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, today launched the Mission GreenPossible: 100 Million Trees by 2025 campaign which was held in Glasshouse at Seputeh, Kuala Lumpur. The launch was officiated by Dato’ Indera Mohd Ridza Bin Awang, Director General, Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia, Mr Alan Ni, Chief Executive Officer of TNG Digital Sdn Bhd and Encik Amin Abdullah, Chief Executive Officer of Yayasan Hijau Malaysia. Miss...

A total of 16 lucky winners were selected to enjoy a year of free toll Prabakaran Sangarajoo, Deputy CEO, Business & Growth, Touch ‘n Go Sdn Bhd (centre) with some of the Cycle 1 winners of the Touch ‘n Go RFID Free Toll Contest, (from left) Kyle Nicholas Hon, Loh Kean Huat, Yasir bin Che Abdullah and Lee Yi Hao at Touch ‘n Go’s head office in Bangsar South, Kuala Lumpur. In the Free Toll Contest happening from now till 18 November 2022, Touch ‘n Go RFID users stand a chance to win a year of free toll by purchasing and using their Touch ‘n Go RFID for toll payments a minimum of five times during the contest period. Touch ‘n Go Group has announced the cycle 1 and 2 winners of its Touch ‘n Go RFID Free Toll Contest where 16 lucky RFID users were selected to win a year of free toll. The Touch ‘n Go RFID Free Toll Contest, running now till 18 November 2022, is open to all Malaysians above the age of 18 who use Class 1 private-owned vehicles. The mechanics of the contest is eas...

Just buy and use Touch ‘n Go RFID for toll payments to be in the running to win a year of free toll Touch ‘n Go Group has launched its Free Toll Contest where Touch ‘n Go RFID users stand a chance to win a year of free toll. The contest will run from 10 September till 18 November 2022 and is open to all Malaysians above the age of 18 who use Class 1 private-owned vehicles. Users will need to purchase and activate their Touch ‘n Go RFID and use it at least 5 times for toll payments during the contest period to be in the running to win a year of free toll. 8 winners will be selected every 2 weeks. In total, there will be 40 winners of the Free Toll Contest. The implementation of Touch ‘n Go RFID is in support of the Malaysian Intelligent Transport System (ITS) Blueprint which involves the application of smart technologies and systems in traffic and mobility management for a more efficient and sustainable transport system. The adoption of RFID is the first milestone in the journey toward...

GOinvest is positioned as a one-stop investment platform, aimed at promoting choice and financial inclusion to make investment solutions available to all Malaysians Alan Ni, CEO of TNG Digital Sdn Bhd (left) and Munirah Khairuddin, Chief Executive Officer and Country Head of Principal Malaysia Touch ‘n Go Group has launched GOinvest, its proprietary digital investment platform, accessed through Touch ‘n Go eWallet. GOinvest promotes choice and financial inclusion on a secure platform open to all Touch ‘n GO eWallet users. Eventually GOinvest will enable all Touch ‘n Go eWallet users to access and choose from a range of thoroughly curated investment products, earning returns and accumulating savings in the process. “GOinvest is set to disrupt the investment landscape where conventional investment products are intended only for those who can afford larger investment sums. GOinvest caters to the affordability of everyday Malaysians, offering investment products which are low-ticket and...

88 Shell stations nationwide have been RFID enabled, with 200 expected by December 2022 (L-R) Effendy Shahul Hamid, Group Chief Executive Officer of Touch ‘n Go Group, and Seow Lee Ming, General Manager of Shell Mobility, Malaysia and Singapore at the launch of Touch ‘n Go RFID at Shell event. Touch ‘n Go Group and Shell Malaysia officially launched a new cashless experience that enables customers to pay for fuels using Touch ‘n Go RFID at 88 Shell stations nationwide. The number of Shell stations enabled with this new cashless fuelling experience is expected to increase twofold by the end of the year. “We’re extremely pleased to have so quickly been able to expand the RFID use case beyond road tolling. Customers can now make payments at Shell stations without requiring any interaction with an app on their mobile phones or engaging with a point-of-sale system as payment is made via Touch ‘n Go eWallet linked to the users’ Touch ‘n Go RFID. “We are fortunate to have found a like-min...

Encouraging a cashless lifestyle for the rural community within the Changlun, Kedah area (L-R) Danny Chua, Chief Commercial Officer of Touch ‘n Go eWallet; Heliziana Madzin, Head of Ecosystem Development of PayNet and Mohd Khairul Nizam Bin Abd Latif, Chief Assistant District Officer of Kubang Pasu District Office, Kedah at the launch of ‘Mai Kita Cashless’ campaign at Pasar Tani Kekal in Changlun, Kedah which will enable merchants and consumers within the vicinity to enter the digital age with the use of cashless payment. Touch ‘n Go (“TNG”) Group via Touch ‘n Go eWallet, together with Payment Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (“PayNet”) today launched the ‘Mai Kita Cashless’ campaign at Pasar Tani Kekal in Changlun, Kedah which will enable merchants and consumers within the vicinity to enter the digital age with the use of cashless payment. The launch was officiated by Mohd Khairul Nizam Bin Abd Latif, Chief Assistant District Officer of Kubang Pasu District Office, Kedah; Danny Chua, Chie...

Offering full-time students an opportunity to work with Malaysia’s No.1 eWallet company and a chance to win RM10,000 eWallet credit Touch ‘n Go eWallet is seeking young fresh minds in Malaysia to provide their most innovative ideas in the Touch ‘n Go eWallet Young Entrepreneurship Challenge 2022. The Young Entrepreneurship Challenge 2022 provides students with a platform to experience, innovate and foster their entrepreneurial skills within the eWallet industry. Running until 23 July 2022, full-time students aged 25 years old and below are encouraged to participate. The challenge is to submit a pitch deck on their most innovative ideas on how Touch ‘n Go eWallet can continue to increase enjoyment while encouraging continuous usage of the eWallet among Malaysians. “Sometimes, great and innovative ideas come from outside. We believe there are many young fresh minds in Malaysia who have great innovative ideas that the eWallet can leverage on. The Young Entrepreneurship Challenge 2022 aims...

Offering users, a protection solution through the eWallet app Touch ‘n Go eWallet is offering its growing 16 million users a protection solution by offering the Perlindungan Tenang Voucher Programme. The programme is an initiative by the Malaysian Government to extend social protection to the B40 group. Through the Perlindungan Tenang Voucher Programme, RM75 vouchers are given to eligible Bantuan Keluarga Malaysia (BKM) recipients effective January 2022 to help them purchase Perlindungan Tenang products that cover death, property damage, accidents and others from licensed insurance companies and takaful operators. “Approximately 270,000 Malaysian citizens from the B40 group have received the benefits of Perlindungan Tenang in January 2022 and 70% of them have claimed it through Touch ‘n Go eWallet. We encourage all Malaysians from the B40 group to take this opportunity to claim the Perlindungan Tenang voucher to protect them and their loved ones. By using technology and innovation effe...

Enjoy FamiDelivery on-demand delivery service with up to 60% off deal on selected food and free delivery Touch ‘n Go eWallet is collaborating with FamilyMart and offering users a seamless experience by introducing FamiDelivery. With FamiDelivery, users can enjoy FamilyMart favorites on-demand and have them delivered to the doorstep. Users can browse the FamiDelivery catalogue through the Touch ‘n Go eWallet app and purchase meals, hot snacks, quick bites, desserts, café beverages, groceries and personal care products directly. Users can also opt for delivery within 30 minutes or pick up at FamilyMart store of their choice once payment is made. Furthermore, users can enjoy free delivery for orders valued above RM30. In addition to the introduction of FamiDelivery, users can enjoy up to 60% off on Oden Dinner and Snack Bowls, Brown Sugar Bubble Milk and Croissant Sandwiches from 26 January to 22 March 2022. Other snacks and beverages which include onigiri, frappe, milkshake is also avai...

20% off domestic flight tickets offered for purchases made directly through Touch ‘n Go eWallet app. Travellers looking for a change of scenery for the year end, or a getaway over the school holidays would be glad to know that Touch ‘n Go eWallet is partnering with Firefly to provide a convenient and seamless method to purchase their flight tickets. “The travel journey starts from flight booking itself and we want users to have a seamless experience – from deciding on their destinations, right up to their return home. With this partnership, travellers can now browse for destinations and purchase Firefly flight tickets directly through Touch ‘n Go eWallet. As we are moving into the recovery phase and to celebrate this partnership with Firefly, Touch ‘n Go eWallet is offering special discounts where travellers can enjoy 20% off their flight tickets when they book and pay on Touch ‘n Go eWallet app, from 1 December 2021 until 31 January 2022, with the travel period set between 6 December ...

Good news for close to 15,000 University Malaya [UM] undergraduates returning to campus this October - homegrown retailer MR D.I.Y. will be distributing RM300 to each student to help them purchase essential supplies to facilitate their return to campus. Dubbed #DIY4UM, the RM4.5 million cash aid distribution programme is being implemented in partnership with Touch ‘n Go via its eWallet platform. The cash aid will be made to students on their Touch ‘n Go eWallets in three equal payments of RM100 each on 1st and 30th November, and 30th December. Announcing the #DIY4UM aid programme, MR D.I.Y. Chief Executive Officer, Adrian Ong said the programme was aimed at helping students make the back-to-campus transition as smooth and worry-free as possible. “The reopening of campuses is a major milestone for university students. After many months of lockdown, they will finally be able to reconvene on campus to fully benefit from the in-person learning experience and enjoy the academic social inter...

GO+ fund becomes Malaysia’s first shariah-compliant eWallet product Touch ‘n Go Group and Principal Asset Management (“Principal”) today jointly announced that Principal e-Cash Fund, the underlying fund for Touch ‘n Go’s GO+, is now Shariah-compliant. This makes GO+ fund Malaysia’s first shariah- compliant eWallet product. Through this Shariah-compliant fund, Touch ‘n Go eWallet customers will still gain access to low-risk money market investments for as low as RM10 and earn the same potential return on daily basis whilst being able to use the funds for all transaction over its eWallet. “When we first launched GO+, there were calls from our users for the underlying fund to be Shariah-compliant. We listened to them, and immediately went to work. We now have a product that is even more inclusive than it was, and perfectly in-line with our goals of bringing basic financial services to everyone,” said Effendy Shahul Hamid, Group Chief Executive Officer, Touch ‘n Go Group. GO+ was first lau...

Collaboration initiatives to be rolled out in stages, providing greater convenience for customers across Touch ‘n Go and MR DIY on-line and off-line channels Effendy Shahul Hamid, Group Chief Executive Officer, Touch ‘n Go Group (left) is seen here with Adrian Ong, Chief Executive Officer, MR D.I.Y. Group Berhad. Touch ‘n Go Group and MR. D.I.Y. Group (M) Berhad announced that they have entered into several strategic collaboration initiatives to enhance customer experience across multiple on-line and offline channels. Aside from bringing greater benefits and convenience to their sets of customers and users, these initiatives are ultimately aimed at ensuring a more relevant approach to marketing through personalisation of offers on the back of data and analytics capabilities. Today, shoppers can already top up their Touch ‘n Go cards at all MR D.I.Y stores as well as use their Touch ‘n Go eWallet to make payments for purchases at these stores and MR D.I.Y’s e-commerce website www.mr...