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Cardtrend takes homegrown IP to the world

KUALA LUMPUR: At the PIKOM Digital Excellence Awards 2026 (PDEA 2026), Cardtrend Systems Sdn Bhd secured a landmark double victory, taking home the Global Champion (Transaction Platform) award alongside the Tech Entrepreneur category for its chief executive Derek Mok.

Cardtrend takes homegrown IP to the world

Cardtrend Systems Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian technology company, has been recognized at the PIKOM Digital Excellence Awards 2026 with two prestigious awards: Global Champion (Transaction Platform) and Tech Entrepreneur. This double victory highlights the company's commitment to technical excellence and its role in building infrastructure for complex business-to-business (B2B) transactions.

Cardtrend's focus on creating highly auditable data by capturing identities, product entitlements, limits, and settlement relationships sets it apart in the fintech landscape, providing enterprise clients with automated workflows and strategic analytics. The awards not only validate Cardtrend's decades-long commitment to excellence but also demonstrate Malaysia's technology ecosystem's potential to develop world-class intellectual property and compete on the global stage.

Derek Mok, Cardtrend's CEO, emphasized that international expansion was always a baseline ambition, marking a significant evolution in Malaysia's tech landscape.

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