APAC stories - Page 3
Mastercard & KTC test Thailand's first AI ride booking
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data protection
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smart cities
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fintech
Mastercard and Krungthai Card complete Thailand’s first live agentic payment as an AI assistant books an Elife ride from airport to city centre.
Firmus wins USD $505 million AI infrastructure boost
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Firmus secures USD $505 million from Coatue and NVIDIA backers to expand energy-efficient AI factories across Australia and Asia-Pacific.
Outsized launches portal to speed consultant hiring
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digital transformation
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hcm
Outsized rolls out enhanced Client Portal to streamline independent consultant hiring and project oversight for financial services and consulting clients.
Westcon Solutions becomes UiPath's distributor in Hong Kong
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
Westcon Solutions wins Hong Kong and Macau distribution deal to back UiPath partners with services, engineering support and AI automation tools.
OneQode, Hitachi Vantara & Cylix launch sovereign AI
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storage
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data protection
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hyperscale
OneQode, Hitachi Vantara and Cylix Applied Intelligence launch a sovereign AI factory push across Australia, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore.
V2 AI wins Databricks Silver Partner status in APAC
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
V2 AI has secured Databricks Silver Partner status, strengthening its credentials as it targets more data and AI work across Asia-Pacific.
Beyond the billion-dollar banking oversight: How process intelligence can surface vital warning signs
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digital transformation
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fintech
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risk & compliance
Australia's Big Four loan scandal highlights how process intelligence can expose ghost paths, bypassed checks and hidden fraud networks.
Rain taps Episode Six for Asia-Pacific card expansion
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fintech
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payment technologies
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visa
Rain turns to Episode Six to power stablecoin card programmes across Asia-Pacific after extending its Visa reach in the region.
Signify unveils 2030 sustainability push & Interact range
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smart cities
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iot
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power / energy
Signify sets 2030 sustainability targets and expands Interact with four connected lighting products for buildings and outdoor networks.
Cloud security experts warn of control plane risks
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firewalls
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data protection
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hybrid cloud
Cloud security specialists say organisations must rethink defences as control plane exposure, swelling telemetry and fragmented tools create fresh risks.
Gigamon leads deep observability market as AI traffic surges
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firewalls
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
Gigamon takes 51% of deep observability market as AI traffic drives 18% growth and pushes the segment towards USD $2.1 billion by 2030.
SoftwareOne unifies APAC direct businesses under one brand
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digital transformation
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cx
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martech
SoftwareOne and Crayon merge APAC direct businesses under one brand as customers see no immediate changes to contracts or account teams.
Agentic AI raises new cybersecurity and privacy risks
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data protection
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digital transformation
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martech
Norton Rose Fulbright warns that AI agents could intensify privacy and security challenges for Asian companies as data moves across systems and borders.
Whatfix study warns AI adoption gap costs mid-sized firms
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saas
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digital transformation
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martech
Whatfix study says firms risk USD $10.9m a year from weak digital adoption as AI investment outpaces staff use of new tools.
Orange Business names Edmond Wong Asia-Pacific President
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
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cybersecurity
Orange Business promotes Edmond Wong to Asia-Pacific president as Nick Lambert retires after nearly seven years, signalling a smooth internal handover.
New Relic appoints Masakiyo Furudate to head Japan
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data protection
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
New Relic names Masakiyo Furudate Group Vice President as it steps up Japan investment, adds a local data centre and expands AI tools.
AI lifts Asia Pacific data centre costs, report says
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hyperscale
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edge computing
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dc
Japan and Singapore drive Asia Pacific data centre build costs higher as AI demand, power constraints and labour shortages widen regional gaps.
Tech Data wins Microsoft Frontier Distributor status
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digital transformation
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socs
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partner programmes
Tech Data gains Microsoft Frontier Distributor status as Asia Pacific partners seek stronger cloud, security and training support.
Vection buys DXLabs to expand Australia automation push
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
Vection strikes AU$ deal for DXLabs, adding automation firepower and local scale as the ASX group targets faster Asia-Pacific growth.
Airwallex wins Malaysia licences for full offering
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fintech
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martech
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commerce systems
Airwallex secures Bank Negara Malaysia approvals to broaden its payments and foreign exchange services for businesses across the country.