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Asia Pacific stories

Mastercard unveils Singapore payments innovation circuit

Financial institutions across Asia Pacific are being shown how AI agents, digital identity and tokenisation could reshape secure payments in coming years.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 4 days ago

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BlackRock

Standard Chartered launches APAC fund with BlackRock

Investors in seven markets will gain access to a diversified Asia Pacific strategy as the bank expands its wealth platform with BlackRock.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • 2 days ago

Partner Programmes

Powertec wins Nextivity APAC award for fourth year

Demand for indoor mobile coverage is rising across Asia-Pacific as organisations seek more reliable communications inside large facilities.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 2 days ago

DevOps

Buying more tools won't scale your security ambitions, operational maturity will

Without stronger operational foundations, Asia Pacific firms risk turning new security tools into costly bottlenecks instead of productivity gains.

By Craig Nielsen • 5 min read • 2 days ago

Robotics

NCS expands Sunshine.AI with sector deals & hiring

Clients across Asia Pacific will get new AI agents, tools and sector partnerships as NCS doubles down on sovereign deployments and hiring.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Digital Transformation

V2 AI opens Singapore hub to expand across Asia-Pacific

The expansion positions the consultancy to tap rising demand from banks, utilities and government buyers seeking governed AI deployments across APAC.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 4 days ago

Manufacturing

FPT study finds firms struggle to scale AI beyond pilots

Only 26% of organisations call their AI operations advanced, as integration headaches and data silos keep many projects stuck in pilots.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Data Analytics

AS Watson appoints 31 tech partners for AI retail push

Its 17,000-store group is broadening AI use from customer service to operations and analytics as it deepens ties with suppliers.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • 4 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

Gyre Energy wins funding for larger cold chain rollout

Funding will help Gyre Energy prove its cooling software can cut costs at a 140,000 sq ft cold chain site run by a global operator.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Marketing Technologies

AppsFlyer flags fraud shift to organic traffic in Asia

Organic installs are now the biggest fraud channel globally, with Asia showing shifts that may mask deeper exposure rather than real improvement.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Hybrid & Remote Work

RemoFirst tops Employ Borderless's inaugural EOR awards

The new rankings may sway firms weighing cross-border hires, with RemoFirst named Employ Borderless's top employer of record provider.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 5 days ago

Unified Communications

Cisco & McLaren extend partnership across racing & AI

The renewed deal will keep Cisco's networking and security tools embedded in McLaren's race operations as the teams push into AI.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • 5 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

Workday appoints John Lombard as Asia Pacific president

Asia-Pacific customers may see sharper sales focus as Workday steps up regional growth efforts under a new president with deep local experience.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • 5 days ago

Multi-factor authentication

Yubico launches Android passkey enabler for YubiKeys

Android users and IT teams can now deploy YubiKeys as hardware-backed passkeys, following Google Play Services support for NFC security keys.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • 5 days ago

Digital Transformation

Radisson launches AI price-matching tool for direct bookings

Guests can now get lower rates instantly on Radisson's own site, as an AI tool matches third-party prices without manual claims.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 6 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

Compumedics posts record FY26 revenue as director quits

A delayed US product launch and helium supply snags trimmed sales, even as the medical tech group still delivered record FY26 revenue of AUD $60.3 million.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 6 days ago