Over RM5.2 billion was lost to scams within the last two years as scammers took advantage of the public’s heightened sense of vulnerability and uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Royal Malaysian Police’s (PDRM) Commercial Crimes Investigation Department (CCID) reports that job scams were the most common ruse reported between …
Are you sure you’re not being scammed? Part 1
Why is cybersecurity important to me? You might ask. Well, nowadays, there are many incidents of scams around us, whether we are existing customers of financial services organizations or not. According to Royal Malaysia Police’s (PDRM), a total of 71,833 scams, amounting to more than RM5.2 billion losses, were reported …
THE FUTURE IS WOMEN: It is the time to accelerate women’s participation in business, everywhere.
Funding Societies | Modalku group is proud to show our commitments towards accelerating women empowerment by making a pledge to support the One Global Women Empowerment (OGWE) platform. Our pledge reads as follows: “Funding Societies | Modalku Group is committed to taking an active role in the One Global Women …
#MakingHERStory with Ella Lantang
We are back, with another issue of #MakingHERStory, an initiative to empower women leaders with life stories and testimonies. In this issue, we chose to have a chat with Ella Lantang, a Senior Legal Manager from our team in Jakarta. Learn more about how we can be our full authentic …
Don’t underestimate the impact of a simple idea
Well it started when we saw the call to participate in Funding Societies | Modalku’s (FSMK) virtual Hackathon. After years of joining FSMK, I think it’s time for me to participate. I was also keen to learn from other participants as cross-functional knowledge is beneficial to my role as Credit …
#MakingHERStory with Sri Ayu Puspasari
In this issue of #MakingHERStory, we sat down with our Senior Manager for Micro Finance, Sri Ayu Puspasari. Demure and soft-spoken in appearance, Ayu has taken FS by storm in her command of the Micro Finance team. Let’s hear what it takes to become a high-confidence leader! Influence and inspiration …
#MakingHERStory with Taryn Theu
Gender equality in the workplace is important, but here at Funding Societies we also have a focus on gender equality in Leadership. In this issue of our #MakingHERStory series, we reached out to our Finance Director, Taryn Sock Fung Theu to learn how she takes on the role of being …
How Can the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the UN Save the Rainforests?
When you read a company’s sustainability strategy or report, you would notice that it refers to at least one of the 17 United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The UN developed this as a universal call to action for countries to work in global partnership with each other to …
#MakingHERStory with Jodie Yong
In this round of #MakingHERStory series, we bring you the Associate Director of Business Development, Pui San Yong, better known as Jodie to share us her story in exploring women’s empowerment and role at Funding Societies | Modalku (FSMK). Influence and inspiration Tell us about a leadership lesson that you’ve …
#MakingHERStory with Shakthi Priya Kathirvelu
We are back with another round of the #MakingHERStory series. In this piece, we speak to Shakthi Priya Kathirvelu, our Head of Information Security Engineering to find out her thoughts on transformational leadership and women empowerment at Funding Societies. Influence and inspiration Tell us about a leadership lesson that you’ve …