NexG Berhad

NexG Berhad is a Malaysian technology company that was formerly listed on Bursa Malaysia under the name Datasonic Group Berhad before adopting the NexG identity. The group is best known for secure identity and digital government technology: it supplies smart cards, secure documents, personalisation systems and identity-verification solutions used in national identity, passport, driving-licence and border-control contexts, and it has expanded into digital identity, cybersecurity and systems-integration services for government and enterprise clients. Its customer base is dominated by Malaysian public-sector agencies and security-sensitive institutions, which gives the business a project-driven, contract-based revenue profile. Alongside secure document and card personalisation, NexG's offering set spans hardware such as card printers and readers, software platforms for identity management and authentication, and maintenance and managed services around those systems. The rebrand from Datasonic to NexG was intended to reposition the group around digital identity and next-generation technology rather than only physical secure documents. The company positions itself as a local champion of trusted identity and secure digital infrastructure in Malaysia. Note: the supplied evidence snippets do not discuss NexG; they cover unrelated topics (China healthcare policy, Unitree, Samsung, Trump Mobile). This dossier therefore relies on well-established public facts about the company and should be verified against primary sources before publication.

NexG Berhad traces its corporate roots to Datasonic Group Berhad, a Malaysian secure-identity and smart-card technology group listed on Bursa Malaysia. Datasonic built its business on supplying secure documents and personalisation systems to Malaysian government agencies, notably in national registration, immigration and law-enforcement applications, and it grew into one of the country's better-known home-grown technology contractors in the security-document niche. The group later undertook a corporate rebrand, adopting the NexG name to signal a shift beyond physical cards and documents toward digital identity, cybersecurity and broader digital-government technology. The rebrand reframed the company's story around trusted digital infrastructure rather than manufacturing of secure physical media. Because the supplied evidence does not cover NexG, specific dates for the founding, listing, rebrand and subsequent corporate actions are not reproduced here; they should be confirmed from the company's own announcements and exchange filings.

• Datasonic Group Berhad operates as a listed Malaysian secure-identity and smart-card technology group

• Corporate rebrand to NexG Berhad, repositioning around digital identity and digital government technology

Malaysian trusted-identity and secure digital government technology provider

• Secure identity cards and documents

• Card personalisation and issuance systems

• Identity verification and authentication software

• Systems integration and managed services

• 2026-08-20

  Malaysian government explores RM7.5b acquisition of Datasonic Technologies from NexG[2]马来西亚政府探讨以75亿令吉收购NexG旗下Datasonic Technologiesorientaldaily.com.my

  Reported: 2026-08-20

  The Malaysian government is exploring a possible RM7.5 billion acquisition of Datasonic Technologies Sdn Bhd, the country's sole supplier of international passports and MyKad, from its wholly owned parent NexG Bhd. NexG said the government requested an indicative price, that no decision or agreement has been reached, and that the valuation is an internal preliminary sum-of-the-parts figure, not an independent valuation or agreed offer.

1. 1NexG Berhad (formerly Datasonic Group Berhad) — Bursa Malaysia company profilebursamalaysia.com
2. 2马来西亚政府探讨以75亿令吉收购NexG旗下Datasonic Technologiesorientaldaily.com.my