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Southeast Asia stories
Fintech must match tech progress with true inclusion
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digital transformation
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crypto
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fintech
Women in fintech say inclusion tech is advancing faster than culture, warning against hollow celebration while pushing for real structural change.
APJ enterprises face infrastructure gap for AI adoption
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storage
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virtualisation
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semiconductors
APJ enterprises race to adopt AI but outdated infrastructure, data rules and edge demands threaten to stall ambitions at scale.
Closing the gender digital divide: Why women's voices must shape connectivity policy
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uc
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5g & beyond
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digital literacy
As Asia Pacific races ahead on 5G, experts warn women risk being left offline unless their voices shape digital policy from the start.
Getting comfortable with discomfort: Advancing female leadership in technology
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fleet management
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telematics
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iwd
Female leaders say embracing discomfort and broadening ideas of who belongs in tech is vital to unlock innovation and gender-balanced leadership.
Bitget pushes Web3 gender inclusion with Blockchain4Her
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
Bitget launches a global Blockchain4Her drive for International Women's Day, pushing gender inclusion and women's leadership in Web3.
Building payments that work for everyone: Why diverse teams are the key to secure innovation
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biometrics
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crypto
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fintech
Diverse, psychologically safe teams are proving crucial to designing secure, seamless payment innovations that reflect real customers' lives.
Yubico picks Singapore for new Asia Pacific HQ push
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data protection
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manufacturing
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digital transformation
Yubico has chosen Singapore for a new global HQ, bolstering Asia Pacific operations as demand for phishing-resistant authentication grows.
AI early adopters gain edge as readiness gap widens
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
AI early adopters gain strategic advantage as global survey finds widening readiness gap and sharper focus on fast-evolving AI risks.
Wootzwork raises USD $6.6m to scale global manufacturing
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devops
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hyperscale
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dc
Wootzwork secures USD $6.6m Series A to scale its AI-driven manufacturing coordination model across global industrial supply chains.
GSMA unveils global fund for green mobile innovation
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digital transformation
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iot
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supply chain
GSMA launches global Green Transition fund, offering GBP £100,000-£200,000 grants for mobile-led clean energy and circular device projects.
Labour squeeze drives print shift to digital inkjet
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digital transformation
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rpa
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supply chain
Labour shortages and tighter deadlines are forcing Australian printers to automate and pivot from traditional presses to digital inkjet workflows.
Workday appoints Yen Yen Tan to steer Southeast Asia AI
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saas
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datacentre infrastructure
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digital transformation
Workday names veteran tech leader Yen Yen Tan to its Asia-Pacific advisory board to sharpen its AI and cloud push in Southeast Asia.
EY maps hyper-velocity AI priorities for tech during 2026
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devops
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digital transformation
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phishing
EY urges tech leaders to pursue AI-fuelled deals, agentic systems and sovereignty-by-design as 2026 competition and security pressures grow.
Aspire & Antler join forces to target global startups
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fintech
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ai
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payment technologies
Aspire partners with early-stage investor Antler to capture global founders at inception, targeting a 2.3x jump in startup customers by 2026.
Nium adds three C suite leaders to drive global growth
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
Nium strengthens global payments push with new chiefs for risk, technology and marketing as AI, stablecoins and regulation reshape the sector.
Five key trends reshaping Australia's packaging sector
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supply chain
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clean technologies
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sustainability
Regulation, soft plastics revival and cost-conscious shoppers are driving five packaging shifts set to reshape Australia by 2026.
AI supercharges industrial-scale online romance scams
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fintech
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physical security
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open source
AI-powered fraud rings industrialise online romance scams, fuelling USD $5.7 billion in losses and ushering in a 'dark age' for victims.
Tesa marks 45 years in Singapore with new lab push
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cartech
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clean technologies
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sustainability
Tesa marks 45 years in Singapore with a new A*STAR lab, boosting Asia-Pacific innovation and sustainable adhesive manufacturing.
UKG names Paul Broughton Asia Pacific managing director
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digital transformation
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hcm
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erp
UKG appoints veteran HR tech executive Paul Broughton as Asia Pacific managing director to spearhead regional growth and customer expansion.
Rockwell opens Singapore SOC to secure Asia Pacific OT
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firewalls
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ransomware
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digital transformation
Rockwell opens a 24/7 Singapore security operations centre to monitor and defend industrial OT networks across the Asia Pacific region.