{"id":4582,"date":"2026-06-09T08:37:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T08:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrnetone.com\/2026-non-banking-financial-industry-nbfi-market-insight-salary-guide-hrnetone-malaysia\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T08:37:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T08:37:52","slug":"2026-non-banking-financial-industry-nbfi-market-insight-salary-guide-hrnetone-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hrnetone.com\/zh-hans\/blog\/2026-non-banking-financial-industry-nbfi-market-insight-salary-guide-hrnetone-malaysia\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Non-Banking Financial Industry (NBFI) Market Insight & Salary Guide | HRnetOne Malaysia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Malaysia’s non-bank financial sector is expanding at a pace that its talent pool is struggling to match. With fintech investment accelerating, digital banks now live, and a wave of regulatory mandates reshaping how institutions operate,\u00a0the competition for the right people has never been more intense,<\/strong>\u00a0or more consequential for companies that move too slowly.<\/p>\n

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The headline numbers tell a familiar story with a new urgency.<\/strong> Hiring turned positive across BFSI in March 2026 (+3%), but that recovery is narrow – concentrated in compliance, RegTech, and fintech product roles. Broad-based IT hiring has contracted. Employers who benchmark salaries annually are already behind.<\/p>\n

4 things to know going into H2 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. Compliance and risk are the floor, not the ceiling.<\/strong>\u00a0AML\/CFT, RegTech, and BNM RMiT obligations are sustaining demand even as overall IT headcount contracts. These roles are the most resilient hiring function across NBFI in 2026.<\/li>\n
  2. Two catalysts will open fresh pipelines in Q3.<\/strong>\u00a0DITO operators going live and BNM’s Open Finance pilot via PayNet are expected to drive targeted hiring in actuarial tech, API engineering, and digital product roles through to year-end.<\/li>\n
  3. The job-mover premium is real – and large.<\/strong>\u00a0Candidates switching employers are commanding a 25\u201340% uplift on their current package. Retention strategies built on annual increment cycles alone are insufficient in this market.<\/li>\n
  4. Speed is the hiring differentiator.<\/strong>\u00a0With counter-offers frequent and the candidate pool thin, NBFI firms that take longer than 2\u20133 weeks to close are consistently losing preferred candidates to faster-moving competitors.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    To discuss how HRnetOne Malaysia can support your workforce agenda in the NBFI sector, reach out to our team directly.<\/em><\/p>\n

    Nigel Thong<\/strong> | Business Leader | nigel.thong@hrnetone.com<\/a><\/p>\n

    Carmen Cha<\/strong> | Senior Consultant | carmen.cha@hrnetone.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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