Southeast Asia stories
Indosat partners with Nokia and Nvidia to make Southeast Asia's first AI-powered 5G call, linking Barcelona and Jakarta in real time.
Dyna.Ai secures an eight-figure USD Series A to scale agentic AI from pilots to production in complex, regulated financial enterprises.
Indonesia has launched SHECURE Digital, a national programme to shield women and girls from online abuse, extortion and data exploitation.
Thai edtech startup RevisionSuccess enters Singapore's SMU BIG incubator, using AI-native tools to scale its learning platform across Southeast Asia.
AI-first firms in Southeast Asia suffer longer, costlier cyber incidents as rising AI use widens attack surfaces and fuels scraping costs.
Agora and FPT join forces to deliver AI-powered voice, video and messaging for Southeast Asia's banks amid stricter digital regulations.
Indonesia rolls out Sahabat-AI app, giving users nationwide access to a home-grown, culturally tuned large language model on mobile.
Tanium appoints Satyen Desai as ASEAN regional vice president to spearhead endpoint security growth amid rising hybrid work threats.
Generative AI is reshaping how Southeast Asian consumers discover, trust and buy, pushing brands to fight for visibility on the AI shelf.
Yubico has chosen Singapore for a new global HQ, bolstering Asia Pacific operations as demand for phishing-resistant authentication grows.
Banks and smart cities across MENA and Asia are racing to adapt face recognition so half-niqab wearers can be identified accurately and fairly.
TerraPay links its global payments network to Raenest to speed local-currency payouts to freelancers in India and the Philippines.
AI early adopters gain strategic advantage as global survey finds widening readiness gap and sharper focus on fast-evolving AI risks.
On-demand laundry platform Laundryheap has expanded into Colombia, Mexico, Malaysia and Scotland, as it accelerates its global rollout.
Wootzwork secures USD $6.6m Series A to scale its AI-driven manufacturing coordination model across global industrial supply chains.
GSMA launches global Green Transition fund, offering GBP £100,000-£200,000 grants for mobile-led clean energy and circular device projects.
GSMA launches grants of GBP £100,000 to GBP £200,000 for mobile startups driving clean energy, circular devices and climate action worldwide.
Labour shortages and tighter deadlines are forcing Australian printers to automate and pivot from traditional presses to digital inkjet workflows.
Workday names veteran tech leader Yen Yen Tan to its Asia-Pacific advisory board to sharpen its AI and cloud push in Southeast Asia.
EY urges tech leaders to pursue AI-fuelled deals, agentic systems and sovereignty-by-design as 2026 competition and security pressures grow.
