UiTM, APU are cashless kings

GOING cashless has increasingly become the preferred mode of payment among Malaysians.

The trend is gaining traction among students in higher education institutions (HEIs) too.

Recently, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Terengganu Branch and Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU) were named champions for recording the highest cashless transactions per capita in 2023 in the public HEI and private HEI categories, respectively.

The student bodies of both universities were also announced as winners of the “Best Pitch” for their respective categories in the Digital Campus 2.0 campaign.

Organised by Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet), the campaign, held from January to December last year, involved the participation of 28 public and private HEIs.

It tasked the student body of each institution with presenting a campaign proposal to PayNet on how to cultivate the adoption of digital payments within their campus ecosystems.

The challenge culminated in the final pitch presentations by student bodies representing eight universities from around the nation in Putrajaya on Jan 18.