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03 Sep 2026, 4:51 PM	SoyaCincau	5.5	TNG eWallet records over RM1 billion inbound tourist spend during Visit Malaysia 2026 TNG Digital reported over RM1 billion in inbound tourist spend via TNG eWallet during the first six months of Visit Malaysia 2026, bringing total foreign visitor spending to RM2.58 billion since overseas registration launched in April 2025. Retail (43%) and F&B (40%) dominate transaction value, with 76% occurring at physical merchants. Foreign users register with overseas phone numbers and pay via DuitNow QR, bypassing card terminal infrastructure and opening micro-merchants and street stalls to tourist payment flows. Why: If you build fintech, tourism, or merchant-facing SaaS in Malaysia, DuitNow QR interoperability via TNG eWallet is now a proven channel for capturing foreign tourist spend at micro-merchant segments that traditional card POS cannot reach. The RM1 billion figure and the retail/FNB split (83% combined) signal where to focus integrations and merchant onboarding for the remainder of Visit Malaysia 2026. payments duitnow-qr malaysia-fintech tourism merchant-services

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03 Sep 2026, 4:51 PM

SoyaCincau

5.5

TNG eWallet records over RM1 billion inbound tourist spend during Visit Malaysia 2026

TNG Digital reported over RM1 billion in inbound tourist spend via TNG eWallet during the first six months of Visit Malaysia 2026, bringing total foreign visitor spending to RM2.58 billion since overseas registration launched in April 2025. Retail (43%) and F&B (40%) dominate transaction value, with 76% occurring at physical merchants. Foreign users register with overseas phone numbers and pay via DuitNow QR, bypassing card terminal infrastructure and opening micro-merchants and street stalls to tourist payment flows.

Why: If you build fintech, tourism, or merchant-facing SaaS in Malaysia, DuitNow QR interoperability via TNG eWallet is now a proven channel for capturing foreign tourist spend at micro-merchant segments that traditional card POS cannot reach. The RM1 billion figure and the retail/FNB split (83% combined) signal where to focus integrations and merchant onboarding for the remainder of Visit Malaysia 2026.