Payments Network Malaysia (PayNet) is expanding its cross-border payment ecosystem by launching outbound DuitNow QR payment connectivity through Ant International’s Alipay+. This means that Malaysians travelling overseas can use their existing mobile banking apps to make QR payments at participating merchants. That is, provided they are in one of the following countries: China, Hong Kong SAR, South Korea, the Philippines, and Laos.
Aside from that, not all Malaysian banks support the service just yet. At the moment, the participating banks are Maybank, CIMB, and Hong Leong Bank. According to the national payment network, Bank Islam will be joining the list soon, but no concrete date has been specified.
