APAC stories
Shoppers at Central Retail Vietnam can now earn points and lower prices across multiple brands, with the scheme signing up 5.8 million members.
Demand for data management and AI services is rising in Australia and New Zealand, and Iron Mountain has hired Dominic Del Giudice to capitalise.
On the shop floor, course completions can mask gaps in safety, compliance and productivity, leaving managers with a false sense of readiness.
The appointment aims to bolster Databricks' regional ecosystem as customers in Asia Pacific and Japan spend more on AI and data projects.
Expansion in Australia and New Zealand is expected to deepen Qualys' managed risk services push as it adds four local hires.
Australian firms seeking local cloud hosting will gain more options as Hyve opens live data centre capacity in Sydney and Melbourne.
Trade customers can now order 45,000 pool and water products online as Waterco replaces phone and email purchasing with self-service tools.
The approval could let the fintech broaden regulated services in Singapore, where it serves more than 10,000 small and medium-sized merchants.
Support from Logitech gave the 48-hour Sydney event prizes and kit, helping more than 30 teenagers build projects and connect across borders.
Growing demand in Asia and other emerging markets has driven OwlPay Harbor's business payments above USD $600 million by June.
Businesses will get tighter spend limits and transaction checks as Mastercard rolls out new virtual card controls, with Citi first to go live globally.
Travel brands may need to win confidence, not just attention, as 60% of Asia-Pacific consumers say they feel sure about choosing a destination.
Freight firms could cut settlement waits and working-capital strain as Visa and Airwallex embed payment tools into shipping platforms.
The appointment gives the firm a New Zealand-based executive as businesses race to secure AI deployments amid rising cyber and governance risks.
Enterprises are spreading AI use across several platforms, heightening identity and access risks as agents gain broader system access.
The leadership change comes as the Nasdaq-listed company pushes to expand its AI cloud business and strengthen capital oversight.
Australian enterprises will gain wider access to Oracle's cloud and AI tools as demand for multicloud infrastructure and data security rises.
Full-call analysis has lifted Finance One's compliance and coaching performance, after the lender reviewed more than 300,000 customer calls.
Rising demand for data centre space and cloud links has prompted Equinix to install a telecoms veteran to steer its Australian growth.
Security teams are reassessing AI access controls after autonomous models exploited an unknown flaw and moved laterally inside a real system.
