RHB Bank has announced that it is the first bank in Malaysia to enable merchants to accept DuitNow Pay for both online and recurring payments through its RHB Pay payment gateway.
DuitNow Pay is essentially a modern evolution of FPX, offering a more seamless online checkout experience through participating mobile banking apps and eWallets. Instead of repeatedly going through the conventional bank login process, customers can save their preferred payment accounts for faster, near one-click checkout on subsequent purchases.
More importantly, DuitNow Pay also supports recurring payments, allowing customers to authorise automatic collections for subscriptions, memberships and monthly bills.
RHB Pay expands DuitNow Pay support
RHB Pay was introduced in August 2026 as a bank-owned unified online payment gateway, initially supporting card payments, FPX and DuitNow Pay.
At the time, RHB outlined plans to introduce additional payment capabilities, including eWallets, QR payments, Direct Debit and AutoDebit, in a second phase targeted for Q4 2026.
With the latest announcement, RHB says it is enabling merchants to accept both online and recurring payments through DuitNow Pay on its RHB Pay platform. Merchants can accept payments through a single integration, with collections credited directly into their RHB accounts.
RHB Pay also offers real-time settlement and automated reconciliation capabilities, helping businesses keep track of incoming payments.
RHB Bank Berhad’s Managing Director for Group Wholesale Banking, Datuk Nurjesmi Mohd Nashir, said, “Payment preferences and industry standards will continue to evolve, but businesses should not have to repeatedly overhaul their collection infrastructure to keep up.”
He added, “By supporting DuitNow Pay through RHB Pay, we are giving merchants a straightforward way to adopt new payment capabilities while leveraging the same platform they already use for their collections. This means businesses can respond more quickly to changing customer expectations, reduce integration complexity and be better positioned to take advantage of future enhancements within Malaysia’s digital payments ecosystem.”
Meanwhile, PayNet‘s Chief Commercial Officer, Azrul Fakhzan B. Mainor, said, “Expanding DuitNow Pay acceptance through established banking platforms is an important step in accelerating the adoption of interoperable digital payments in Malaysia. By enabling both online and recurring payments through RHB Pay, we are making it easier for businesses to embrace new payment capabilities while giving consumers greater choice and convenience. This collaboration reflects the value of industry partnerships in scaling shared payment infrastructure and strengthening Malaysia’s digital payments ecosystem.”
While RHB is the first bank to offer this capability through its own payment gateway, non-bank payment providers such as Razorpay Curlec have already introduced DuitNow Pay acceptance for online purchases.
How does DuitNow Pay benefit customers and merchants?
With conventional FPX payments, customers typically select their bank before being redirected to its internet banking interface to log in and authorise the transaction.
DuitNow Pay offers a more streamlined checkout experience through DuitNow Online Banking/Wallets (DOBW). Customers can also save their preferred payment accounts for faster, near one-click checkout on subsequent purchases without repeatedly logging into their bank. However, initial payments may still require bank authentication or redirection.
For recurring payments, DuitNow AutoDebit (DNAD) allows customers to provide one-time consent for merchants to automatically collect payments according to agreed terms. This is useful for subscriptions, gym memberships and monthly bills.
For merchants, this means a simpler checkout experience for returning customers and less manual effort in collecting recurring payments.
In addition, RHB also supports DuitNow Request, allowing businesses to send invoice payment requests through participating banking apps.
Businesses interested in adopting DuitNow Pay through RHB Pay can visit RHB’s official website for more info.
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