From
left:
Ranjit
Singh
Gill,
Director,
Head
of
Product
&
Market
Development,
Kenanga
Investors
Berhad
(“Kenanga
Investors”);
Datuk
Wira
Ismitz
Matthew
De
Alwis,
Executive
Director
&
Chief
Executive
Officer,
Kenanga
Investors;
Datuk
Chay
Wai
Leong,
Group
Managing
Director,
Kenanga
Investment
Bank
Berhad;
Qin
En
Looi,
Partner,
Saison
Capital
Pte
Ltd;
Teong
Hng,
Co-Founder
&
CEO,
Satori
Research
Ltd;
and
Jitendra
Singh
Jaitawat,
Co-Founder
&
CEO,
Helicap
Labs
Pte
Ltd.
Project
Juara
aligns
with
national
interest,
particularly
in
light
of
the
Malaysian
Prime
Minister,
Datuk
Seri
Anwar
Ibrahim’s
remarks
in
April
2025
that
“with
the
right
steps,
Malaysia
can
position
itself
at
the
forefront
of
this
transformation”,
after
discussions
on
the
nation’s
potential
as
a
major
hub
for
digital
assets
and
the
blockchain
industry.
Against this backdrop, Project Juara charts a way towards building a robust digital asset ecosystem using a call to action and whole-of-nation approach. Traditional financial institutions can act as early adopters and counterparties to asset owners, who in turn create credible investment-worthy products. Equally important are infrastructure providers, government agencies and community leaders whose collective efforts can help shape the future of Malaysia’s digital economy to make investing inclusive, equitable and empowering for every Malaysian. The report encourages all parties to recognise that each has a distinct yet interdependent role in creating a progressive capital market landscape.
This report highlights the scale of what is possible if we take the right steps today. While digitalisation has enhanced customer interfaces and experience, tokenisation offers a deeper structural reform by reshaping how financial assets are issued, traded and governed. As such, Project Juara dives deep into examining the institutional, regulatory and technological conditions needed to unlock that potential by drawing on lessons from other markets and models across Southeast Asia. It aims to provide a roadmap that sparks dialogue and guides real action.
Kenanga Group has significantly expanded its digital footprint in recent years, not only by launching cutting-edge platforms such as Kenanga Digital Investing (KDI) and the Rakuten Trade online stockbroking platform, but also through a series of strategic investments and partnerships. This includes a stake in Kinetic DAX Sdn Bhd (KDX), one of the country’s first licensed digital asset exchanges, reinforcing its commitment to digital assets and the broader crypto ecosystem. In addition, Kenanga has invested in pioneering fintech and digital finance companies including Helicap Pte Ltd (Helicap) (data-driven private credit), Bay Group Holdings Sdn Bhd (CapBay) (supply chain financing), Merchantrade Asia Sdn Bhd (e-money and remittance services), and entered partnerships with leading technology and payment firms such as Ant Group Co, Ltd. These initiatives demonstrate Kenanga’s proactive approach to shaping Malaysia’s financial future through innovation, collaboration, and a robust presence in digital and digital asset markets.
Saison Capital Pte Ltd is the venture capital arm of Credit Saison; it invests in early stage companies across all verticals, with a focus on fintech, e-commerce and Web 3.0.
HELIX is a blockchain-based tokenisation startup founded by Helicap. HELIX enables the issuance of tokenised private credit and alternative assets.
Satori Research Ltd is a leading liquidity provider, market maker and algorithmic trader for digital assets.
For more information about Kenanga Group, please visit https://www.kenanga.com.my/.
https://www.kenanga.com.my/
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