Market · Malaysia

Malaysia Payment Gateway — five programs on the rails Malaysians actually use.

FPX, QR code, E-Wallet direct, iBanking and an offline channel. Collection from 1.20%, payouts from 0.80%, T+0 or T+1 settlement in USDT and MYR. One partner, first-hand channels, no reseller stack.

Rate card

The five Malaysia programs, priced.

Five programs run side by side. Pick the one that matches your ticket size, your settlement preference, and how much manual handling you are willing to absorb.

ProgramMethodCollectionPayoutLimitsCurrencySettlement
Native 1 FPX 1.50% 1.00% RM50 – RM30,000 MYR T+1
Native 1 E-Wallet Direct 2.10% 1.00% RM10 – RM30,000 MYR T+1
Native 1 QR Code 1.70% 1.00% RM10 – RM30,000 MYR T+1
Native 2 FPX 1.60% 1.20% RM2 – RM10,000 MYR T+1 USDT / MYR
Native 2 QR Code 1.60% 1.20% RM2 – RM10,000 MYR T+1 USDT / MYR
Native 2 E-Wallet Direct 1.90% 1.20% RM2 – RM10,000 MYR T+1 USDT / MYR
Online 1 iBanking 1.50% 0.80% Collection RM1 – RM49,999 · Payout RM30 – RM49,999 MYR T+0
Online 1 QR Code 1.90% 0.80% Collection RM1 – RM49,999 · Payout RM30 – RM49,999 MYR T+0
Online 2 iBanking 1.20% 0.80% Collection RM20 – RM10,000 · Payout RM50 – RM5,000 MYR T+0
Online 2 QR Code 1.20% 0.80% Collection RM20 – RM10,000 · Payout RM50 – RM5,000 MYR T+0
Offline iBanking 1.70% 1.10% Deposit RM50 – RM50,000 · Withdrawal RM100 – RM100,000 MYR Telegram group confirmation · 1–3 min
Rates and limits shown are indicative and vary with volume and risk profile. Ask on Telegram for the current rate card and which channels are live for Malaysia. Rate card current as of 31 August 2026. See every market's rates →
The market

Malaysia never became a card market. It became a bank-transfer market.

If you are pricing a Malaysian cashier around card acceptance, you have already lost most of the funnel.

Why Malaysians pay by bank transfer, not by card

Malaysians pay online through their bank. FPX, the national online banking payment rail that connects the major Malaysian banks to merchant sites, operated by PayNet, is the default for anything larger than pocket money. DuitNow, the national instant transfer and QR standard, has pushed the same habit onto a phone screen.

Between them, a deposit is a login to Maybank2u or CIMB Clicks, a confirmation, and a return redirect. Cards exist, but debit dominates credit, and the card that does exist is issued by a bank whose acquirer will not knowingly touch gaming, brokerage, or funded-trader merchant category codes.

Where e-wallets fit, and why they cost more

E-wallets are the second layer. Touch 'n Go eWallet, GrabPay, Boost and ShopeePay carry enormous everyday volume, and DuitNow QR made them interoperable at the point of sale.

For an operator, that matters in two ways: wallet top-up balances are smaller than bank balances, so wallet deposits skew to low tickets, and wallet direct connections cost more than FPX because the wallet operator prices its own risk. That is exactly the shape of the rate card above: E-Wallet direct sits at 1.90% to 2.10% while FPX and QR sit between 1.20% and 1.70%.

Global PSPs serve high-risk Malaysian traffic badly

The reason mainstream international PSPs serve this market badly for high-risk verticals is structural, not technical. Stripe, Adyen and PayPal all have Malaysian coverage, and all three publish prohibited-business lists that exclude online gambling, most CFD and forex flows, and prop-firm challenge fees.

International card acquirers take the same position, because Bank Negara Malaysia regulates payment instruments tightly and the domestic banks behind FPX have no appetite for regulatory argument. The result is that the entire high-risk segment runs on domestically sourced channels rather than on a global gateway. The useful question is never "who has an API" but "whose bank accounts are actually open this week."

Settling out of ringgit within a day

Currency. The ringgit is the other constraint. MYR is not freely traded offshore; Bank Negara has long restricted offshore ringgit trading, which means an operator holding a large MYR balance cannot simply wire it out or hedge it on an offshore desk.

Treasury. Anyone planning a serious Malaysian book should plan the exit path before the entry path, which in practice means settling out of MYR quickly. Operators running iGaming payment channels across Southeast Asia usually treat Malaysia as a market you collect in and settle out of within a day or two, not a market you bank in.

Seasonality. Expect, finally, a market with real seasonality and real churn. Bank-level risk teams rotate collection accounts, holiday periods compress banking hours, and low-ticket wallet traffic behaves nothing like the RM5,000 deposits a broker sees. Build the cashier so it can fail over between FPX, QR and wallet.

Mechanics

How the Malaysia programs actually run.

Everything below comes from the current Malaysia rate card — no rounding, no averaging.

Deposits

Credited in 1–3 minutes

On the Native 1 program, normal orders credit in 1 to 3 minutes and abnormal orders are handled manually, with a backend reconciliation system provided. The Native 2 program runs at a 99% success rate across FPX, QR and E-Wallet direct. Online 1 additionally supports TELCO and TNG PIN.

Payouts

0.80% to 1.20%, by program

Payouts cost 0.80% on Online 1 and Online 2, 1.00% on Native 1, 1.10% on the offline channel, and 1.20% on Native 2, where a fee of RM10 per transaction also applies. Native 2 payouts run RM100 – RM50,000; Online 1 pays RM30 – RM49,999 and Online 2 RM50 – RM5,000.

Settlement

T+0 or T+1, USDT or MYR

Online 1 and Online 2 settle T+0 — the same day you process. Native 1 and Native 2 settle T+1. Settlement currencies are USDT and MYR, so you can take the ringgit out of the equation on the day it is collected.

Fit check

What makes payments work in Malaysia.

FAQ

Malaysia payments, asked straight.

What are ZenexPay's Malaysia payment gateway rates?
ZenexPay's Malaysia collection runs from 1.20% on the Online 2 program (iBanking and QR code), 1.50% for FPX on Native 1, 1.60% for FPX and QR on Native 2, 1.70% for QR on Native 1, 1.90% for E-Wallet direct on Native 2, 2.10% for E-Wallet direct on Native 1, and 1.70% on the offline program. ZenexPay payouts run 0.80% on Online 1 and Online 2, 1.00% on Native 1, 1.10% offline, and 1.20% on Native 2.
Which payment methods does the Malaysia channel support?
ZenexPay's Malaysia channel supports FPX, QR code, E-Wallet direct, iBanking, and an offline channel, with the Online 1 program also supporting TELCO and TNG PIN. ZenexPay prices Malaysian collection from 1.20% and payouts from 0.80%, settling T+0 on the Online programs and T+1 on the Native programs in USDT or MYR.
What are the per-transaction limits in Malaysia?
On ZenexPay's Malaysia programs, Native 1 collects RM50 – RM30,000 on FPX and RM10 – RM30,000 on E-Wallet direct and QR. Native 2 collects RM2 – RM10,000 with payouts of RM100 – RM50,000. Online 1 collects RM1 – RM49,999 and pays out RM30 – RM49,999. Online 2 collects RM20 – RM10,000 and pays out RM50 – RM5,000. ZenexPay's offline channel takes deposits of RM50 – RM50,000 and withdrawals of RM100 – RM100,000.
How fast does Malaysia settle, and in which currency?
ZenexPay settles Malaysia volume on two cycles: Native 1 and Native 2 settle T+1, while Online 1 and Online 2 settle T+0 same-day. Settlement currencies are USDT and MYR, so ringgit need not sit on your balance sheet. A payout fee of RM10 per transaction applies on ZenexPay's Native 2 program.
How reliable is the Malaysia channel?
ZenexPay's Malaysia Native 2 program runs at a 99% success rate across FPX, QR, and E-Wallet direct. On Native 1, normal orders credit in 1 to 3 minutes, abnormal orders are handled manually, and a backend reconciliation system is provided. ZenexPay's offline Malaysia channel confirms through a Telegram group and processes in 1 to 3 minutes.
How long does it take to go live in Malaysia?
ZenexPay's Malaysia programs typically go live in 3 to 5 business days per channel. ZenexPay is one partner across every market we cover, so the Malaysia programs onboard through the same team and the same settlement relationship as the rest of your channels, settling T+0 or T+1 in USDT or MYR. Onboarding starts on Telegram.
Nearby markets

Other channels in Southeast Asia

Operators expanding across the region usually add these next. Each page carries its own published rate card.

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