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Asia Pacific

Mobile App Development Company Serving Malaysia

Multilingual iOS, Android and web apps for Malaysian companies — built for the amended PDPA, LHDN e-invoicing and local payments such as FPX, DuitNow and Touch 'n Go eWallet.

Serving:Kuala Lumpur · Penang · Johor Bahru · Cyberjaya · Kota Kinabalu · Kuching

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Overview

Software Development for Malaysian Businesses

Malaysia is one of South-East Asia's most connected markets: customers switch easily between Bahasa Malaysia, English and Chinese, pay with QR codes and e-wallets, and expect apps to work as smoothly as Grab or Shopee. Malaysian companies come to us for a senior team that can deliver that quality within an SME budget.

Two recent changes affect almost every business app. The Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2024 brought in data protection officers, mandatory breach notification and higher penalties in 2025, and LHDN's MyInvois e-invoicing has been rolled out to businesses in phases since August 2024. We plan for both from the first sprint.

Kuala Lumpur is three hours ahead of Islamabad. Our working day starts at noon your time and runs to 9 PM, so your whole afternoon is shared.

Malaysian projects at a glance

Time difference
Kuala Lumpur is 3 hours ahead of Islamabad
Shared hours
Noon – 6 PM Malaysia time, Monday to Friday
Languages
Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese, Tamil
Privacy
PDPA 2010, amended 2024
E-invoicing
LHDN MyInvois API integration
Local Know-How

What We Handle for Malaysian Projects

Much of the work in a market-ready product is local detail. These are the requirements we plan for from the first sprint.

  • PDPA after the 2024 amendments

    A data protection officer for organisations processing data on more than 20,000 people (or sensitive data on more than 10,000), breach notification to the Commissioner within 72 hours and to affected people within seven days where there is significant harm, data portability, biometric data treated as sensitive, and penalties of up to RM1 million. We build consent, breach logging and data-export features to match.

  • Cross-border transfers

    The amended PDPA replaced the old whitelist: personal data can go abroad where the destination has a substantially similar law or adequate protection is ensured. We sign contractual safeguards for our access and keep development on anonymised data.

  • LHDN MyInvois e-invoicing

    We connect your ERP, POS or billing system to the MyInvois API: document submission, validation, QR codes on validated invoices, consolidated B2C invoices and cancellations — or integrate through your chosen Peppol service provider.

  • Local payments

    FPX online banking, DuitNow QR and DuitNow Transfer, Touch 'n Go eWallet, GrabPay, Boost and ShopeePay, plus cards and BNPL through gateways such as iPay88, Fiuu, Billplz or Stripe.

  • Multilingual by default

    Bahasa Malaysia, English and Simplified Chinese (and Tamil where needed) with language switching, local date and currency formats and copy reviewed by native speakers on your side.

  • Hosting in Malaysia

    AWS has run a Malaysia region since 2024 and Microsoft opened Malaysia West in 2025, with Google Cloud's region announced. We deploy in-country for government-linked, financial and healthcare clients, and keep latency low for everyone else.

  • Islamic finance and fintech

    For Shariah-compliant products we build the product logic with your Shariah adviser, and for Bank Negara Malaysia-regulated clients we follow its technology risk requirements and support your outsourcing assessment.

Integrations

Local Services We Integrate

Payment, identity and cloud services commonly used by Malaysian businesses.

  • FPX
  • DuitNow QR
  • DuitNow Transfer
  • Touch 'n Go eWallet
  • GrabPay
  • Boost
  • ShopeePay
  • iPay88
  • Fiuu
  • Billplz
  • Stripe
  • LHDN MyInvois
  • AWS Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
  • Azure Malaysia West
Industries

Industries We Build For

  • Retail & e-commerce
  • F&B & delivery
  • Islamic finance & fintech
  • Education
  • Healthcare
  • Logistics
Services

What We Build for Malaysian Clients

Every service is delivered remotely by the same senior team, with the local requirements above built in.

Building an app for the Malaysian market

Malaysian users are mobile-first and multilingual, Android and iPhone are close to evenly split, and people compare every app with the super-apps they use every day. This is what we plan for with Malaysian clients.

Languages and content

A single-language app leaves out a large part of the market. We design for Bahasa Malaysia, English and Chinese from the start, with text that can grow or shrink without breaking layouts, and a CMS so your marketing team can publish promotions in every language. For festive campaigns — Hari Raya, Chinese New Year, Deepavali, Christmas — content can be scheduled in advance.

Payments people actually use

FPX remains the default for online bank payments, while DuitNow QR has made scan-to-pay universal across banks and e-wallets. Touch 'n Go eWallet, GrabPay, Boost and ShopeePay all have loyal users, so most consumer apps offer several. A gateway such as iPay88, Fiuu or Billplz covers them in one integration.

E-invoicing with MyInvois

LHDN introduced e-invoicing in phases by turnover — above RM100 million from August 2024, down to all remaining businesses from January 2026 — while businesses with annual turnover below RM3 million are exempt. If you sell software, POS or ERP to Malaysian businesses, MyInvois support is now a buying requirement. We implement the full flow: submission, validation, QR codes, consolidated invoices for retail sales and handling of rejections and cancellations.

Personal data after the PDPA amendments

Since April and June 2025 the amended PDPA has bound data processors directly to the security principle, required a data protection officer for organisations handling large volumes of data and made breach notification mandatory. The DPO must be based in Malaysia or easily reachable and speak Bahasa Melayu and English, so it is normally someone on your side. In practice your app needs clear consent and notices in the languages your customers read, access controls, logs and a way to export a person's data on request.

Working with us from Malaysia

We share every afternoon with Malaysian teams, from noon to 6 PM, and keep working into your evening. As a rough guide, a focused MVP costs US$5,000–$15,000, a mid-sized app $15,000–$40,000 and complex platforms start from around $40,000.

Ways to work with us

Engagement Models That Fit How You Build

Every engagement starts with a free scoping call. We recommend a model based on how clear your requirements are and how much control you want over the team.

  • Fixed-Price Project

    A defined scope, timeline and price agreed up front, delivered in milestones you sign off. Change requests are estimated before any work starts, so the budget never moves without your approval.

    Best for: MVPs and projects with clear, stable requirements

  • Dedicated Team

    A full-time team — engineers, designer, QA and a project manager — working only on your product, in your tools and rituals. You set priorities each sprint; we handle hiring, retention and delivery quality.

    Best for: Long-term products and growing roadmaps

  • Time & Materials

    Pay for the hours actually worked, billed against a shared backlog and transparent timesheets. Ideal when the product is still being discovered and you want to adapt the plan as you learn.

    Best for: Evolving scope, R&D and post-launch iterations

  • Team Augmentation

    Add one or more vetted developers to your existing team to close a skills gap or hit a deadline. They join your stand-ups and follow your engineering standards from day one.

    Best for: In-house teams that need extra capacity fast

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Malaysian projects.

Can you integrate LHDN MyInvois e-invoicing?

Yes. We connect POS, ERP and billing systems to the MyInvois API for submitting, validating and cancelling e-invoices, adding QR codes and issuing consolidated invoices for B2C sales, or integrate through your chosen Peppol service provider.

Do you support FPX, DuitNow and e-wallets?

Yes. We integrate FPX, DuitNow QR, Touch 'n Go eWallet, GrabPay, Boost, ShopeePay and cards through gateways such as iPay88, Fiuu, Billplz or Stripe. Your company holds the merchant account and we handle the technical integration.

Can you build apps in Bahasa Malaysia and Chinese?

Yes. We build multilingual apps with Bahasa Malaysia, English and Simplified Chinese (and Tamil if needed), language switching and a CMS for content. We recommend translations are written or reviewed by native speakers on your team or a translation partner.

What hours do you share with Malaysia?

Our office hours are 9 AM to 6 PM in Islamabad, which is noon to 9 PM in Kuala Lumpur. That covers your full afternoon for meetings and reviews, Monday to Friday.
Global Delivery

Other Countries We Serve

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