If you’re Malaysian, you probably already use the MAE app every day without realising it.
You use MAE to scan and pay for makan, transfer money to friends, split bills, reload whenever you need — and it just works.
So recently I found out that I could travel overseas and STILL pay with MAE exactly like I do in Malaysia, and it honestly felt like unlocking a travel cheat code!
No more queuing at money changers, no more checking rates every day, just pure scan and go freedom. Let’s see what they have here!
Global Access Account-i: Convert & hold different currencies
The Global Access Account-i is what makes the whole experience feel effortlessly international.
Instead of queueing at money changers when the rate is good or stressing about which exchanger to trust, I could open and manage a multi-currency account right inside MAE and convert my money into different currencies.
I was able to hold up to eighteen different currencies, switch between them whenever I needed to and enjoy conversions with ZERO conversion fee.
Now whenever I spot a good exchange rate, I can convert and hold the foreign currency easily. Even better, I can let the app monitor the rates for me.
Future Order: Let MAE do the rate hunting for you!
I am one of those people who checks exchange rates like checking the weather, so this feature saved my sanity.
With Future Order, I could set the exact rate I wanted and leave the rest to MAE. The app automatically converted the currency for me the moment the rate matched my target.
There is something extremely satisfying about waking up, checking your phone and seeing that the conversion happened while you were busy sleeping or scrolling TikTok.
Scan & Pay Cross Border: The best flex while travelling
My favourite new feature is that I could walk up to a stall overseas, find the payment QR code and just scan it with MAE like I always do back home.
No awkward fumbling, no guessing whether my card would work, just a simple scan and it went through instantly.
MAE’s Scan and Pay Cross Border feature works in several countries including Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Cambodia, making overseas payments feel just as natural as paying in Malaysia.
The merchant gets their local currency, I get a clean deduction from my selected foreign currency balance, and the entire process feels effortlessly seamless for travellers.
One app for everything you need on the go
What really sealed the deal for me was how MAE keeps all my travel essentials in one place.
My money, my currencies, my spending, everything sits neatly inside the app so I never have to think twice or juggle between tools.
It removes so much of the usual travel stress that the whole experience just feels lighter and a lot more spontaneous.
Paying overseas becomes as easy and familiar as paying at home, and the best part is knowing the app quietly handles the boring parts while I enjoy the fun ones.
For more information, check out the MAE website here!
