Maybank Kim Eng To Launch Trading Capabilities for Southeast Asia

Maybank Kim Eng, Maybank’s investment banking arm, announces its selection of Australian-headquartered fintech firm, Iress, as the software provider for online trading and market data.

Iress’ ViewPoint will be rolled out progressively to Maybank Kim Eng’s clients in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. The expanded agreement with Iress will enable Maybank Kim Eng clients to research and trade on the multi-asset, multi-currency online interface.

After the successful implementation of Iress’ Pro and market data software, we’re pleased to now be offering ViewPoint to our growing customer base to share the benefits of their state-of-the-art tools and capabilities,» said Jeffrey Goh, managing director, and regional head of brokerage, Maybank Kim Eng.

ASX-listed Iress has been providing financial software to clients in Asia since 2010 and to Maybank Kim Eng since 2015.

Prior to ViewPoint, Maybank Kim Eng had already implemented Iress’ aforementioned  «Pro» which provides real-time market data and in-depth analysis across 200 global markets from which trade orders can be made directly to the «Iress Order System».