APAC stories - Page 7
Wise secures full Thai licences for cross-border wallets
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blockchain
Wise wins full Thai licences to launch cross-border wallets and cards, challenging banks in a USD $9.46 billion remittance market.
Arrcus links AINF with NVIDIA stack for AI inference
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firewalls
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encryption
Arrcus plugs its Inference Network Fabric into NVIDIA's AI stack to steer, secure and optimise large-scale, multi-site inference traffic.
Independent Reserve plans APAC crypto push from 2026
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Independent Reserve to launch new regulated crypto services for corporates and institutions across Singapore, Australia and UAE from 2026.
NCS links agentic AI to NVIDIA stack for sovereign use
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smart cities
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digital transformation
NCS integrates its agentic AI platforms with NVIDIA AI Enterprise to deliver sovereign, production-grade AI for regulated sectors across Asia.
Okta unveils security blueprint for enterprise AI agents
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saas
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robots
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digital transformation
Okta launches AI agent security blueprint and upcoming Okta for AI Agents product to govern identity, access and kill-switch controls.
Mastercard & CLIK team up to boost Indonesian credit
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payment technologies
Mastercard partners CLIK Credit Bureau to sharpen Indonesian lenders' credit decisions, balancing digital growth with tighter risk control.
Mastercard, Bank of Shanghai boost China transfers
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crypto
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supply chain
Mastercard Move links with Bank of Shanghai to add bank account rails for two-way cross-border payments between China and global markets.
Biznet Gio scales cloud performance for AI era with AMD
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virtualisation
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Indonesia's top local cloud player Biznet Gio boosts AI-ready performance, efficiency and scale by standardising on AMD EPYC CPUs.
Global CISO Council launched to steer AI governance
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data protection
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advanced persistent threat protection
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risk & compliance
EC-Council launches the Global CISO Council to unify AI governance, tech risk oversight and regulatory response for senior security leaders.
PixVerse hits unicorn status with record AI video round
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digital transformation
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e-learning
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rpa
AI video platform PixVerse becomes a unicorn after a record Asia Series C funding round valuing the company at over USD $1 billion.
Singapore firms boost AI, sovereign cloud as security rises
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network infrastructure
Singapore enterprises ramp up generative and agentic AI while sovereign cloud spend climbs amid digital sovereignty and security fears.
Wonderful raises USD $150m to scale global AI agents
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digital transformation
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erp
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ai
Wonderful secures USD $150m Series B at a USD $2bn valuation to scale its agentic AI platform and triple headcount for global expansion.
Seedtag unveils Liz Agent AI to speed media planning
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Seedtag launches Liz Agent, an AI media planning assistant that turns chat-style briefs into end-to-end contextual campaigns in minutes.
Malaysia chases AI hub status but workplace use lags
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data protection
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semiconductors
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digital transformation
Malaysia pitches itself as a regional AI hub, but new research shows workplace adoption lags far behind the technology's potential.
New Relic to open first Japan data centre in Tokyo
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saas
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
New Relic will open its first Japan data centre in Tokyo in July 2026, targeting local data residency, latency and governance demands.
Mastercard debuts SME cross-border payments suite in APAC
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digital transformation
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martech
Mastercard launches Global Commerce Suite in Hong Kong, targeting SME cross-border payments as Asia Pacific digital trade surges.
Legal AI firm Harvey to launch new Singapore office
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digital transformation
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cx
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martech
Legal AI specialist Harvey will open a Singapore office in June, deepening its APAC footprint and support for regional law firms and corporates.
IDC says global server revenue hits USD $444.1 billion
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network infrastructure
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semiconductors
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hyperscale
IDC says AI demand drives global server revenue to a record USD $444.1 billion, with hyperscalers and GPU-based systems leading the surge.
Asia Pacific faces trust & culture test in AI shift
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digital transformation
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hcm
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risk & compliance
Asia Pacific's rapid AI adoption is running ahead of culture and trust, with leaders warning a “Human Advantage” gap could decide who wins.
ControlPlane unveils enterprise support for OpenBao
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encryption
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pam
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cloud security
ControlPlane launches enterprise support for OpenBao as IBM's USD $6.4 billion HashiCorp deal drives demand for open source Vault alternatives.