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NCHING OF COMMUNITY CREDIT At the same time, i-KrediKom’s mobile application was also unveiled. The
application makes licensed “Kredit Komuniti’s” Companies in Peninsular
YB Puan Hajah Zuraida binti Kamaruddin, has launched Community Malaysia more accessible to the public. In addition, it makes it easy for people
Credit at KPKT on 5 April 2019. The Minister herself coinage the new title, to complaint and review. The application also provides information on the
Community Credit from the term moneylenders. The rebranding involved rights of the borrower and the types of offenses under the Lenders Act 1951.
change of image, service ethics and licensing process as a moneylenders.
In a separate event on 19 June 2019, mobile application i-Gadaian was
The initiative is hoped to create positive perspective to the publics as they launched to help the public assess and file complaint towards pawning
PPW are always associated with negative connotation towards their companies registered under KPKT.
bussiness. The use of this new signage will be implemented in stages. The
use of the ‘Kredit Komuniti” that has replaced to “Pemberi Pinjam Wang
Berlesen” are compulsory for all PPW companies registered under the
KPKT.

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