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Proofpoint finds Southeast Asia firms lag on DMARC

Most of Southeast Asia's biggest firms still leave customers exposed to spoofed emails, with only 17% enforcing the strictest DMARC setting.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Crypto

Singapore dominates Southeast Asia blockchain funding

Singapore captured 82.5% of Southeast Asia's blockchain funding as the sector's annual deal count fell sharply from its 2022 peak.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Unified Communications

Snom signs Malaysia distribution deal with Telediant

Malaysian businesses should get faster access to Snom's IP phones and conferencing gear as Telediant takes on distribution and support.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Manufacturing

GSMA adds speakers for M360 ASEAN 2026 in Kuala Lumpur

Participants will hear fresh evidence on scams and digital trust as Southeast Asia weighs tougher rules for a fast-growing digital economy.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Tech Data expands CloudCasa distribution in Malaysia

Businesses in Singapore and Malaysia will gain access to Kubernetes backup and recovery tools as cloud-native spending lifts demand for resilience.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Higher education

Malaysia emerges as Asia Pacific student housing market

Institutional investors are backing a student accommodation shortage in Malaysia as regional capital shifts away from Australia.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

ShardLab joins StoreHub in payments & rewards push

The tie-up gives both firms access to more than 20,000 merchant sites as they test new payments and rewards products across Asia.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Data Analytics

Singapore leads Southeast Asia shopping app growth

Rising acquisition costs are pushing shopping app marketers to lean more on paid channels as Singapore, Vietnam and Indonesia outpace global growth.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Malaysia stories

Fintech

Adyen partners Limitless Technology on Asia-Pacific payments

Online gifting shoppers across six Asia-Pacific markets should see fewer checkout errors as Limitless Technology shifts to one payment provider.

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

Data centers

DayOne & TNB plan 1.5GW Selangor data centre power

Reliability concerns are driving a planned on-site generation and battery storage setup for a new Selangor data centre, pending approvals.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Storage

Aziro opens San Jose office to boost AI engineering

A new Silicon Valley base should help Aziro win US AI work faster by putting engineers closer to clients, partners and talent.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Yubico expands OpenAI passkey partnership to Australia

Australian users of OpenAI's security programme will now need hardware-backed passkeys, as older sign-in methods are disabled for higher-risk accounts.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

eCommerce

Bud Communications wins Daikin & WEX in APAC growth

The agency's Australian headcount has quadrupled since 2024 as multinational clients seek APAC communications support.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Manufacturing

NEOS joins Infor network in Asia Pacific warehouse deal

Warehouse operators across six Asia Pacific markets will now get local sales, implementation and support for Infor's system through NEOS.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Phishing

Bitdefender warns of school scams across Asia-Pacific

Families across Asia-Pacific are being lured by fake grants, scholarships and delivery alerts as scammers exploit rising education costs and AI tools.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month