Ganesh Kumar Bangah Executive Chairman

"Ganesh Kumar Bangah, regarded as ‘the Bill Gates of Malaysia’ by New Straits Times and reinforced by Business FM and various other media outlets, is regarded as a thought leader in technology. As founder and CEO of MOL Global Inc. in his 20s, he was recognised by the Malaysia Book of Records as the youngest CEO of a Malaysian public listed company. Under his leadership, MOL ascended as Southeast Asia’s premier online payment gateway and marked its presence on the global stage by being the first regional company to list on NASDAQ in 2014. His other accolades include the Ernst & Young Technology Entrepreneur of the Year (2012) and other lists like Asia’s most influential people by Society Magazine (2015), Southeast Asia’s Top 30 Tech Founders by Tech In Asia (2016) and described by Top 10 of Malaysia as ‘one of Malaysia’s most inspiring technology entrepreneurs’. In 2023, Ganesh was also recognised with the ‘World Distinguished Digital Entrepreneur Lifetime Achievement Award’, courtesy of the KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific, for his outstanding contributions to the Malaysian Digital Economy and his relentless efforts in driving innovation and technological advancement throughout the region. This achievement followed on the heels of Ganesh having acquired the Xamble Group Limited (formerly ‘Netccentric Limited’) before serving as Executive Chairman. Xamble, which boasts Malaysia’s largest influencer platform (Nuffnang) numbering some 20,000, has become synonymous with being ‘Asia’s Pioneering Digital Growth Ecosystem’. This was complemented by his 2017 venture, the ‘all-in-one’ e-commerce enabler group Commerce.Asia, which boasts a database of 8.4 million SMEs and 28,000 active sellers across seven countries, generating RM7.6 billion sales in 2023 – and that achievement was across the group’s omnichannel, delivery, fulfilment, dropship, merchandising, social commerce and life commerce platforms. Ganesh has also served as the Chairman of the National Tech Association of Malaysia (PIKOM) and is currently its advisor as well as serving as Chairman of its national think-tank, Future Digital. He is also a Board Member of Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PAYNET) the national payments network and shared central infrastructure for Malaysia’s financial markets. Ganesh believes that entrepreneurship can address the world’s most pressing challenges. He envisions a future where entrepreneurs prioritise societal impact over profit, crafting a brighter world for generations to come. "