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Asian Stories

APAC stories

UOB & AWS plan hybrid cloud push for ASEAN banking

The pact could help UOB keep customer data within a Singapore cloud environment while meeting tighter banking rules across five ASEAN markets.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Blockchain

Vault Summit in Singapore spotlights onchain finance

Institutions are testing vaults to cut back-office costs and enforce risk rules in onchain lending as tokenised finance matures.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 6 min read • Last week

Payment Technologies

APAC's stablecoin future won't be defined by a single token

Asia-Pacific businesses are likely to use several stablecoins in one payment flow, as cross-border transactions still face slow settlement and fragmentation.

By Vincent Chok • 4 min read • Last week

Fintech

Paymentology eyes Thailand's next digital payments phase

Thailand's mature digital payments market is pushing providers to focus on usability and local fit, as PromptPay handles 2.53 billion transactions a month.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month

Partner Programmes

Signify & Bose Professional team up on SEA projects

The tie-up could simplify venue design across Southeast Asia by pairing lighting and audio, with pilot projects due in its first 180 days.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • This month

Global Stories

APAC stories

Fintech

Webexpenses merges with Zudello to widen finance tools

Customers will keep existing brands and contracts as the merged group adds broader automation across finance teams in the UK, APAC and North America.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Surveillance

Drone Forge to distribute Parallel Flight's Firefly in APAC

The partnership gives Australian operators local access to a hybrid heavy-lift drone suited to mining, maritime and bushfire work across the region.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Customer Experience

netnumber & Kudosity strike APAC messaging partnership

The deal should help enterprise customers improve message delivery and cut fraud risk as the pair expand across APAC markets.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Glean names Francesca Moore as ANZ sales vice president

The appointment signals Glean's push to turn rising enterprise AI interest in Australia and New Zealand into bigger contracts and local growth.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Fintech

Juspay revenue rises 30% to USD $75 million in FY26

Core India operations stayed profitable as the payments firm expanded overseas and pushed into AI, even after a USD $10 million net loss.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Australian executives & workers split on AI progress

The 17-point divide suggests many firms may be overestimating AI gains, especially in larger organisations where workers see weaker execution.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Ransomware

Most EMEA & Asia Pacific firms lack mature security ops

Nearly two-thirds of organisations are still exposed to fast-moving cyber attacks because they lack round-the-clock security operations and automation.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Customer Experience

Zoom appoints Andrew Hindmarch to APAC channel role

The hire aims to deepen partner ties as Zoom pushes more AI-powered workplace and customer experience tools across Asia Pacific.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last week

Fleet Management

WEX & Mastercard launch APAC fleet payments network

Fleet operators across Asia Pacific could cut reconciliation work as a new network unifies fuel, toll and parking payments for one account.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Unified Communications

FedEx study sees Asia Pacific semiconductor expansion

Geopolitical risks are prompting chipmakers to spread production across Asia Pacific, with 35% planning expansion into new regional markets.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • This month

Personalisation

Agoda promotes Kris Suebjaklap to Senior Vice President and Global Marketing Chief

The promotion hands a decade-long Agoda veteran control of brand and performance marketing as the travel platform leans further into AI and local campaigns.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • This month