At the launch were (from left) Yee, Subramaniam, Tan, Thor and Liau.

KUALA LUMPUR: Recognising growing concerns over the practice of artificially inflating property prices, the Association of Valuers, Property Managers, Estate Agents and Property Consultants in the Private Sector (PEPS) has officially launched ValuationXchange through its wholly owned subsidiary, PEPS Ventures Bhd.

The digital platform is designed to restore trust, strengthen compliance and drive the digital transformation of property valuation and financing in the country by complementing the role of professional valuers by embedding compliance, auditability and collaboration into every stage of the property valuation and financing journey.

Fully aligned with the Malaysian Valuation Standards (MVS) and Bank Negara Malaysia’s Risk Management in Technology (RMiT) framework, ValuationXchange connects valuers, bankers and real estate professionals into a secure, tamper-resistant ecosystem designed to reduce risk, streamline approvals and protect the integrity of property data.

PEPS president Subramaniam Arumugam said: “ValuationXchange protects the integrity of the profession as a whole and ensures valuers remain central to Malaysia’s property ecosystem. It empowers valuers with a system that upholds standards, strengthens compliance, and reinforces their role in responsible lending decisions.”

Hosted at Tropicana Golf & Country Resort, the event was attended by leaders from valuation firms, financial institutions, real estate agencies and technology providers — all aligned around a shared mission: To elevate standards and transparency in property lending. Also present was Infomina Geolytik executive director Gideon Liau.

ValuationXchange is Malaysia’s first industry-endorsed digital valuation platform, developed by Infomina Geolytik and endorsed by PEPS Ventures as a pioneer in rallying the industry around the #TransformationTribe movement, initiated by ValuationXchange.

Infomina managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) Yee Chee Meng said: “Today’s financial institutions need valuation flows that are secure, auditable, and scalable. ValuationXchange was built with that expectation in mind – combining Infomina’s bank-grade infrastructure with a deep understanding of banking compliance requirements.”

A key milestone of the launch was the announcement of a strategic alliance with ESP Global, one of Malaysia’s leading real estate agency networks. With over 5,400 agents transacting more than 1,500 sub-sale properties monthly across Malaysia, ESP Global becomes the first real estate agency group to integrate with ValuationXchange.

Through this alliance, agents are now empowered to pre-validate buyer credentials before valuation and loan submission — reducing rejection rates, shortening processing timelines, and giving homebuyers a more seamless, transparent financing experience.

ESP Global CEO Aldrin Tan, CEO of ESP Global, shared: “This alliance gives our agents a bigger role in the financing journey. By helping pre-qualify buyers and submitting more complete applications, we’re enabling a faster, more transparent loan process and delivering better experiences to our clients.”

“This is just the first step in our mission to elevate trust for a sustainable property market. By giving agents greater visibility, they can serve customers with more certainty and that certainty builds trust. We’re proud to have ESP Global as the pioneer in the real estate agency segment, and we look forward to onboarding more agencies across Malaysia to extend these capabilities to agents nationwide,” added Infomina Geolytik executive director Joe Thor,  who is also the advisor to PEPS Ventures.

A panel discussion titled Elevating Trust for a Sustainable Property Market featured Khong & Jaafar Group Of Companies managing director Elvin Fernandez, Thor, Yee and Tan, who discussed the role of digital infrastructure, regulatory alignment, and industry unity in strengthening market confidence. The session concluded with a hands-on platform showcase, media interviews, and networking among leaders from across Malaysia’s property, tech, and banking sectors.

Key features of ValuationXchange include:

• Fully digitised valuation workflows

• Malaysian Valuation Standards compliant

• Risk Management in Technology compliant

• Real-time collaboration between valuers and banks with verifiable audit trails

• Backed by Infomina’s secure, banking-grade infrastructure

Thor said: “ValuationXchange is not a tool. It’s an ecosystem. It complements the work of valuers, agents, and banks by creating a shared space for transparent, traceable, and compliant property valuation. The platform is designed to support collaboration, not replacement.”

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