Kuala Lampur, Nov. 11 -- CIMB Group Holdings Berhad and PLUS Malaysia Berhad are collaborating to bring toll users a new payment system for toll services by linking their bank accounts to the Touch N Go (TNG) RFID Tag.

The system, to be rolled out beginning 1 Jan 2020 for open-toll highways, will allow highway customers to link their bank accounts, credit cards, debit cards or TNG e-wallet to their TNG RFID Tags, and by mid-2020 will include closed toll payments.

CIMB and TNG are to roll-out this Open Payments facility to all toll highway concessionaires across Malaysia and eventually this payment method will replace the TNG card usage.

"We're extremely pleased to have been able to work with PLUS to lead this landmark initiative. The d...