CIMB Pledges RM200 Mln Under ‘Kita Bagi Jadi Komuniti’ To Boost Financial And Digital Literacy
KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 (Bernama) -- CIMB Group Holdings Bhd today announced a commitment of RM200 million over the next five years (2026 to 2030) under its “Kita Bagi Jadi Komuniti” (KBJK) platform to advance customers and society.
The commitment will focus on three key areas – promoting long-term economic empowerment, enhancing community wellbeing, and improving financial inclusion, including equipping youth, the unbanked, and the underserved communities with essential life skills such as digital and financial literacy.
Chief executive officer Novan Amirudin said countries with high income inequality tend to experience slower and less sustainable growth.
“In contrast, a thriving, inclusive society that leaves no one behind benefits all its members. At CIMB, our purpose to advance customers and society is simple but powerful,” he said at the launch of CIMB Kita Bagi Jadi Komuniti here today.
As part of the KBJK platform, CIMB also introduced several new targeted programmes, including the Women Entrepreneur Empowerment Programme, which offers tailored financing and networking support for women-led businesses. The initiative is expected to benefit 300 women entrepreneurs over three years.
In partnership with the Credit Counselling and Debt Management Agency (AKPK), CIMB will also deliver ‘Jaga Duit’ financial literacy workshops, offering a comprehensive financial inclusion programme to support low-income employees of its corporate and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) clients.
To date, nearly 1,500 employees have benefited from these sessions, the bank noted.
Additionally, it said under the ‘Let’s Duit’ programme by TNG Digital, around 1,000 senior citizens nationwide have been empowered with hands-on digital payment tools and practical learning to help them navigate the digital economy safely and confidently.
Building on its strong foundation, CIMB continues to deliver value to its stakeholders. From 2021 to 2024, CIMB has disbursed more than RM125 million in community investments, putting it on track to meet its RM150 million target by the end of 2025.
Over the same period, CIMB has extended more than RM50 billion in financing to low-income customers and SMEs, underscoring its role as a responsible financial intermediary in promoting economic participation and impact.
Through TNG Digital, the group enabled nearly RM1 billion in salary disbursements to over 40,000 migrant workers while expanding financial access for refugees and gig workers.
-- BERNAMA