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Redefining Treasury Malaysia: Voices of Treasury 2026
Treasury’s next leap: AI and Digital Currencies
Across Malaysia & the wider Asia Pacific, treasurers are navigating a brave new world — balancing growth, volatility and innovation. As AI and digital currencies evolve at pace, they offer significant potential—alongside real implementation challenges.
HSBC surveyed 680 treasury and finance practitioners across 11 Asia Pacific markets to understand the benefits, hurdles and risks, and what teams are doing next. This Malaysia edition brings the regional picture together with what it means for treasury and finance leaders.
Download the report to uncover what your peers are prioritising — and what teams are doing next. This Malaysia edition brings the regional picture together with what it means for treasury and finance leaders.
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Key Highlights in Malaysia
76%
Expressed that AI will be very/extremely useful for their treasury in the next 3 years
50%
Said they are likely to use digital currencies in the next 2 years
43%
Using general AI tools in their organization to improve productivity
69%
Stated integration with existing systems as the top barrier to AI adoption in treasury
73%
Cited treasury efficiency as the primary reason to adopt digital currencies
AI in Action
Senior treasury and finance practitioners from Microsoft, PTTEP Treasury Centre, SRF India, Sunway Berhad and Shipper Group, share how they are adopting AI to move from dashboards to decisions.
What we are hearing
In Malaysia, treasurers are telling us, that they are looking to build their operations as a strategic nerve center. The financial brain of the organization, and they are looking to solve three problems today.
One is around visibility, 2nd is around data, and the 3rd, probably most importantly, is around the foundations for what’s coming.|
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