About the Organisation
How Mintfield Came to Be
Mintfield began in Putrajaya in 2019, formed by a small group of finance and accounting professionals who kept having the same conversation with friends and family: people were making significant financial decisions — buying insurance policies, opening investment accounts, taking out loans — without any real grounding in what they were signing up for.
The financial services industry in Malaysia does a good job of distributing products. What it struggles to do, structurally, is educate people without also trying to sell to them. That tension was the gap Mintfield was built to fill.
Since those early sessions held in a rented room in Presint 10, we've refined the curriculum considerably. What hasn't changed is the principle: every session is purely educational. We don't sell policies, we don't manage money, and we don't take referral fees. The only measure of whether a session worked is whether participants leave understanding something they didn't before.
Our programmes cover the three financial areas where Malaysians most often feel underinformed — insurance coverage, savings discipline, and investment thinking. We work in small groups, use real Malaysian product examples, and adapt content to where participants actually are in their financial lives.
Our Mission
To make financial knowledge genuinely accessible to Malaysians — presented without sales motives, without jargon, and with enough depth to actually be useful in real decisions.
Our Vision
A Malaysia where individuals make financial decisions from a place of understanding — not confusion, social pressure, or incomplete information from product-driven sources.
Our Values
- Honesty above all — including about the limits of what we know
- Respect for participants' time and intelligence
- Practical relevance over academic completeness
- Independence from financial product providers
The People Behind Mintfield
Our Facilitating Team
Each facilitator brings professional experience in their field — not polished sales training, but genuine subject knowledge built over years of working in finance.
Ahmad Rizal bin Hassan
Lead Financial Educator
Former financial planner with 14 years in personal finance advisory. Specialises in translating complex financial structures into clear, everyday language — particularly for insurance and protection planning.
Priya Nair
Investment Education Specialist
Background in asset management and fund analysis with over a decade evaluating Malaysian and regional markets. Leads the Advanced Portfolio Strategy programme and develops the curriculum for investment-related content.
Lim Siew Yong
Insurance & Savings Educator
Holds a background in accounting and has worked extensively with individuals navigating savings goals and insurance decisions. Brings a patient, practical approach to financial concepts that may feel overwhelming at first.
Standards We Hold Ourselves To
How We Approach Quality
Our standards aren't a marketing checklist — they're the practical disciplines that shape how every session is designed and delivered.
Curriculum Review Process
Every programme is reviewed annually and updated to reflect changes in Malaysian financial regulations, product structures, and market conditions. Outdated content doesn't serve participants.
Group Size Limits
Sessions are capped to maintain a genuine small-group environment. When enquiries exceed capacity, we schedule additional sessions rather than accommodate larger groups at the expense of quality.
Conflicts of Interest Policy
Mintfield does not accept financial arrangements with product providers, agents, or brokers. Facilitators are not permitted to recommend specific products or companies within sessions.
Participant Privacy
Personal financial details shared in sessions remain strictly within that group. Participant data is handled in accordance with Malaysia's Personal Data Protection Act 2010 and is never shared with third parties.
Post-Session Feedback
All participants are invited to complete a structured feedback form after each session. Responses are reviewed by the lead educator and used to improve content and delivery for subsequent runs.
Clear Programme Descriptions
We describe each programme fully — including what it covers, what it doesn't, and who it suits — so participants can make an informed decision before registering. No ambiguous upselling, no hidden prerequisites.
Financial Education for Malaysian Adults
The financial services landscape in Malaysia has grown considerably over the past decade — unit trusts, takaful, medical insurance, EPF voluntary contributions, ASB financing, private retirement schemes. Each of these carries real implications for how a household builds and protects its assets. Yet for most Malaysians, access to clear, unbiased information about these products remains limited.
Mintfield operates from the conviction that financial understanding is a skill, not a privilege. Through structured programmes covering insurance literacy, personal savings, and investment portfolio management, we work to give working Malaysians the foundational knowledge to navigate these decisions with their eyes open.
Our work is grounded in the Malaysian regulatory environment — governed by Bank Negara Malaysia and the Securities Commission — and references real products available in the local market, from term and whole life policies to unit trust funds and fixed deposits. Participants learn to evaluate these instruments critically rather than relying solely on the guidance of agents whose income depends on sales.
Based in Presint 10, Putrajaya, Mintfield serves participants from across the Klang Valley, including Kuala Lumpur, Shah Alam, Cyberjaya, Sepang, and surrounding areas.
Interested in Learning More?
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