APAC stories

Australian tech leaders shift AI from trials to daily operations, but warn a gap in skills and infrastructure risks stalling productivity gains.

FalconX rolls out up to 5x leveraged DeFi prime brokerage on Hyperliquid, unifying margin, risk and custody for institutional crypto traders.

Specialist Risk Group enters Australia with Sydney and Melbourne offices, targeting mid-market clients as it grows its Asia-Pacific platform.

Experian integrates Aperture Data Studio with Snowflake AI Data Cloud to run in-platform data quality, governance and compliance workflows.

SecureW2 launches Nexus Partner Programme, a global channel initiative to drive passwordless, certificate-based network security growth.

Wesco becomes Acre Security’s exclusive US distributor, expanding cloud access control and intrusion offerings nationwide.

Fime opens a Melbourne software security lab to certify rising SoftPOS payments under PCI MPoC, targeting booming NFC mobile acceptance growth.

Submer buys Radian Arc to fuse liquid-cooled AI data centres with telco-embedded GPU edge, targeting sovereign AI at carrier scale.

NetAssist deploys Graylog Security, slashing threat detection from four hours to under 45 minutes while cutting SIEM and infra costs.

Visa survey finds most Asia Pacific shoppers use AI to browse, but many still distrust it with payment details at online checkout.

Teads teams with Samsung Ads to sell homescreen spots on Samsung Smart TVs across seven key Asia-Pacific connected TV markets.

AI agents are rapidly transforming sales teams in Australia and New Zealand, slashing grunt work and reshaping how sellers prospect and close deals.

Singapore and Hong Kong emerge as global front-runners for AI-ready finance, with banks rapidly scaling AI, cloud and security investments.

OVHcloud rolls out Bare Metal 2026 AMD-powered servers in APAC, targeting data-heavy, AI, blockchain and game hosting workloads.

DXC deploys Amazon Quick AI workspace to 115,000 staff in 70 countries and launches a practice to push enterprise AI beyond pilot stage.

LoopMe plugs 23m Australian audience profiles into Evorra’s marketplace, enabling AI-powered segment building and activation across channels.

Deel launches The Pitch, a global contest offering up to USD $15m in SAFE funding to seed start-ups, with APAC entries closing 21 April.

OVHcloud launches Bare Metal 2026 AMD servers for ML, blockchain, gaming and HPC, promising higher performance and energy efficiency.

Global CDN spending is forecast to soar from USD $27.25bn in 2025 to USD $42.89bn by 2030, driven by edge demand and performance pressure.

Google will expand AI R&D, cloud engineering, health projects and skills training in Singapore, deepening a USD $5 billion tech presence.