KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's DuitNow and Singapore's PayNow have now been connected with real-time payment systems linkage, owing to the collaborative efforts of Bank Negara and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), as well as the countries' payment system operators and participating institutions.

PromptPay, formerly known as “ANY ID”, which is part of Thailand’s planned e-Payment system, has raised concerns among Thais about security and privacy since it was announced two weeks ago.