GXBank Commits RM1.5 Bil To Develop Skilled Digital Finance Talent

In an event launched by the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today, GXBank announced that they are committing RM1.5 billion in developing talent in the digital finance industry, as part of an ongoing effort to support Malaysia’s nation-building.

Present at the event were Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, YB Senator Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry of Malaysia and YB Tuan Gobind Singh Deo, Minister of Digital.

GX Untuk Semua

At the event, GXBank launched their newest initiative, GX Untuk Semua. This initiative is designed to focus on nurturing local tech talent, which is in line with the government’s KL20 aspirations, which includes nurturing and producing local talents to help the government with the nation-building efforts.

Additionally, GX Untuk Semua will also encourage tech entrepreneurship and provide opportunities for tech-based solutions to be explored for tomorrow’s digital finance needs.

Datuk Zaiton Binti Mohd Hassan, Chairperson of GXBank said, ”While we are excited to introduce GX Untuk Semua, it is more than a national aspiration or a tech hub to us. It also symbolises the many big and small financial dreams of every Malaysian we hope to help fulfil. Backed by a talented workforce of more than 95% Malaysians, we are at the forefront of addressing real financial needs of every Malaysian.

Impian Gigih Biasiswa

Meanwhile, in his speech, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim praised GXBank for their speed of growth, saying that the pace of growth exhibited by GXBank is exactly what Malaysia needs to emulate.

He stated that while it’s true that ‘a journey of a thousand miles started with a single step’, we needed to move at a fast pace in order to not be left behind by others.

In their press release, GXBank also stated that according to the Gartner survey of IT executives in 2021, the ongoing tech talent shortage is the most significant barrier to the adoption of emerging technologies.

Which is why GXBank is hoping to help build the pipeline by by cultivating that future potential through new early-career programs. Datuk Zaiton stated that in line with this, GXBank’s designed its Impian Gigih Biasiswa to nurture local talents and work with local universities.

“We look forward to sharing more about the concerted efforts under each hub in the coming months,” she further added.