Regulation stories
Asia's HR teams risk inaccurate or exposed employee data unless AI is built on unified records and tightly governed access.
The three winners cut manual work, sped up deployments and bolstered resilience across transport, defence research and banking in Australia and New Zealand.
Businesses in APJ face tighter local hosting rules as AI adoption drives new data loss and compliance pressures.
Most organisations in Australia and New Zealand still cannot match machine-speed attacks, leaving blind spots and manual defences exposed.
Despite a surge in workplace use, most firms still cannot show whether AI is paying off, with only 8% tracking impact with clear KPIs.
Banks can speed up consumer lending without sacrificing oversight, as the package plugs into existing systems and keeps AI actions auditable.
Fewer than a quarter of Singapore firms can fully map cyber risk, leaving security teams exposed as regulators demand faster testing and reporting.
Borrowers can now pledge digital assets instead of selling them, as the pair widen a home loan offer beyond a limited trial.
Higher renewable energy use and cleaner governance helped Mphasis lift its CRISIL Core ESG Rating to 73 in FY26, from 69 a year earlier.
Rising electrification demand is driving a bigger build-out of New Zealand's grid, with approved projects set to lift capital spending further.
Weak R&D growth has prompted calls for New Zealand to court overseas firms at the product-launch stage and lift investment.
The bigger invite-only gathering signals LoanPro's push to become a key meeting place for lenders as it adds sessions on AI, fraud and regulation.
The deal would broaden MUFG's Australian retirement offering as superannuation funds demand more flexible administration and better data tools.
Households could face higher bills unless new water entities lift delivery from councils' 60 to 80 per cent record and prove their costs.
A new study suggests boards are moving to sovereign AI for risk and data control, even though many executives still cannot define it.
Food and medicine deliveries to remote communities could become cheaper as Ribbit trials autonomous cargo flights from retrofitted aircraft.
Asset managers are turning to bespoke AI as Multiplier says its software can protect proprietary research and speed up workflows.
The industry-owned platform could let smaller lenders offer tokenised deposits and stablecoins without ceding control of payments infrastructure.
The UK launch faces a tough sell, with ZYMIX needing to win over Gen Z users accustomed to separate apps for messaging, payments and discovery.
Greater early engagement could help smaller tech firms win public contracts and turn North East procurement into a driver of local growth.