Southeast Asia stories - Page 4

3DiVi charts a six-stage global face recognition lifecycle to 2026, showing regions split by regulation pace, infrastructure and politics.

TransFi raises USD $19.2m to scale stablecoin-powered cross-border payments across emerging markets, led by Turing Financial Group.

Samsung keeps Southeast Asia lead as Apple jumps to third, but rising memory costs and a shift to pricier phones lift revenue above shipments.

Workiva names Kristen “KP” Pimpini to spearhead APJ sales and operations, backing its AI-powered reporting push across key regional markets.

QBE Re appoints Soichiro Tanaka as its first Head of Southeast Asia, strengthening regional underwriting leadership from its Singapore hub.

Indosat and Safaricom have struck an AI and fintech alliance to boost smarter networks, fraud controls and mobile money in emerging markets.

AirTrunk opens new Singapore HQ to anchor Asia AI and cloud growth, expanding staff and green data centre investment across the region.

Malaysia pitches itself as a regional AI hub, but new research shows workplace adoption lags far behind the technology's potential.

Legal AI specialist Harvey will open a Singapore office in June, deepening its APAC footprint and support for regional law firms and corporates.

LINE Plus launches ActEngine AI, an agent platform automating merchant support and sales, after big gains at Thailand's LINE MAN Wongnai.

Two creators set an 11-hour Eid TikTok livestream record on a Jakarta-Yogyakarta journey, stress-testing Indosat's mobile network in real time.

Vietnam-based fake account farms are fuelling a growing global cybercrime market, flogging cheap logins, bot tools and disposable email tricks.

Ransomware attacks in Asia-Pacific surged 59% in 2025 as rapid digitalisation and AI adoption fuel faster, more targeted cyber extortion.

Indosat's SheHacks brings Indonesian women-led AI startups to Vietnam, forging cross-border ties with investors and innovation agencies.

Cambodia steps up its AI push under a draft strategy to drive growth and narrow regional digital gaps by 2030.

Women in fintech say inclusion tech is advancing faster than culture, warning against hollow celebration while pushing for real structural change.

Radian Arc, VNPT, COMIT and Blacknut launch 5G cloud gaming in Vietnam, pairing edge GPUs for streaming now with in-country AI later.

Amid Asia's crowded tech fairs, companies win by weaving events into long-term storytelling, not relying on flashy booths alone.

Open Campus to test blockchain-backed verifiable education credentials in Vietnam recruitment with Le & Associates and SKALE.

APJ enterprises race to adopt AI but outdated infrastructure, data rules and edge demands threaten to stall ambitions at scale.