Newsroom 2019

​​​January
AmBank Debit Card Customers win return flight tickets to ​Bangkok​	3 January 2019​
AmBank paves way for DuitNow for seamless transactions	9 January 2019​
AmBank and CGC form strategic collaboration with Proton in providing financing access via Portfolio Guarantee	18 January 2019​
AmMetLife Takaful signs Memorandum of Understanding with Tabung Waqaf Rakyat Johor	23 January 2019​

​​​February
AmBank Group Wins Award for Best SME Bank	11 February 2019​
AmBank Group nine-month net profit grew 19% to RM1.05 billion	21 February 2019​
Kelab AmBank Group Blood Donation Drive 2019 in Johor	27 February 2019​

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​​​March
AmBank Wins National Occupational Safety and Health Excellence Award	5 March 2019​
Kurnia Insurans launches CSR Programme ‘Adiwira Topi Keledar’ in 30 primary schools	11 March 2019​
AmInvestment Bank Continues to win Regional Awards and Recognition	13 March 2019​
Malaysia’s First Bond and Equity ETFs Declare Income Distribution	22 March 2019​
TwoAmInvestFundsWinLipperAwardsforPerformance	27 March 2019​
AmBankcollaborateswithWeChatPayMY	29 March 2019​

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​​​April
AmBank to Disburse RM20 Billion in SME Financing By 2021	8 April 2019​
AmBank Group Partners with Universiti Malaysia Sabah through JomPAY	16 April 2019​
Eight AmBank Customers win all-expenses paid holiday to Singapore with AmBank Mastercard Campaign	17 April 2019​
AmBank partners CGC to provide RM30 million for start-ups	18 April 2019​
Team Gerak Gempur wins Sixth Kelab AmBank Group Carnival Candat Sotong	19 April 2019​
AmInvest awarded the Best Domestic Fixed Income Fund Manager 2018 by EPF	23 April 2019​
Kurnia Insurans rolls out special edition helmets through Program Adiwira Topi Keledar to primary schools	26 April 2019​
Local SMEs Win RM2 Million Worth of Prizes at AmBank BizRACE Season 2	26 April 2019​

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​​​May
AmBank forms Strategic Collaboration with Cameron Highlands District Council to enable JomPAY Payments	2 May 2019​
AmBank Joins Hands With Malaysian SLE Association to enable Online Contributions via JomPAY	13 May 2019​
AmBank Group receives The Asset Triple A Digital Award 2018 for Most Innovative Emerging Digital Technologies Project	16 May 2019​
AmBank Level Up Your Lifestyle Campaign Phase 1 -Lucky AmBank Customer walks away with The All New Mercedes-Benz A-Class	16 May 2019​
AmMetLife Insurance Berhad launches ProtectPlus, an affordable plan that provides essential cover and guaranteed cash payment	23 May 2019​
AmInvest Takes Top Country’s Honours as Malaysia’s Best Pension Fund Manager	27 May 2019​

​​​June
AmBank continues its BizCONFERENCE Beyond Financing Series with discussion on ‘Halal Chapter’	20 June 2019​

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​​​July
AmBank and Maxis collaborate to launch joint financial and digital solutions initiatives for SMEs	9 July 2019​
AmBank Makes Mark as First Local Bank to Launch Credit Card Collaboration with UnionPay	10 July 2019​
AAmInvestment Won Top Honours at The Asset Triple A Islamic Finance Awards 2019	24 July 2019​
AmMetLife Insurance Berhad supports Junior Achievement Malaysia to drive financial literacy among school children	29 July 2019​

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​​​August
AmBank Run 2019	6 August 2019​
Teams from Taylor’s University mentored by AmInvestment Bank Berhad secured Top 2 positions in the Inter-Varsity Stock Challenge 2019	15 August 2019​
AmMetLife Insurance Berhad agent wins the all new Mercedes-Benz A-200	21 August 2019​
AmBank Group kicks off FY20 with 13% increase in net profit	22 August 2019​
AmBank Group wins Outstanding Contribution to JomPAY and MyDebit awards for the third consecutive year	26 August 2019​
50,000 helmets to be distributed to primary schools nationwide through Programme Adiwira Topi Keledar Phase 2	28 August 2019​

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​​​September
AmBank Islamic launches AmJutawan Campaign with Total Prizes of up to RM2.5 Million	23 Sept 2019​
AmBank Group Celebrates its Top JomPAY Billers with Bukit Jalil Golf & Country Resort and MYDIN Mohamed Holding latest to come on board	27 Sept 2019​
AmBank Group Wins Four Awards at the Alpha Southeast Asia Awards 2019	30 Sept 2019​

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​​​October
Twenty IIUM Students receive Azman Hashim – IIUM Ummatic Scholarship	1 Oct 2019​
AmBank Islamic Wins Best Islamic Finance SME Bank Malaysia 2019 Award	8 Oct 2019​
AmBank Group Wins Four Awards for Best SME Bank 2019	11 Oct 2019​
AmInvest Wins Malaysia’s Best Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Provider Award for the Fourth Time	16 Oct 2019​
AmBank Islamic Berhad collaborates with MalaysianGreen Technology Corporation in support of green industry initiatives	16 Oct 2019​
Malaysia’s Malcolm Ting and Philippines’s Eagle Ace Superal capture the overall Boy’s and Girl’s Titles at the 14th AmBank SportExcel International Junior Golf Championship 2019	18 Oct 2019​

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​​​November
The CEO of AmBank Islamic Conferred with the Islamic Banker of the Year 2019 Award	7 Nov 2019​
METLIFE INAUGURATES NEW ASIA CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN KUALA LUMPUR	19 Nov 2019​

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​​​December
Luno has appointed AmBank as primary banker for its exchange in Malaysia	2 Dec 2019​
AmBank wins two awards from Visa	9 Dec 2019​
The CEO of AmBank Islamic Named as The Best Islamic Banking CEO Malaysia 2019	16 Dec 2019​

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