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EX.IO & Payment Asia explore Hong Kong stablecoins

EX.IO and Payment Asia launch stablecoin push in Hong Kong, targeting merchant payments, custody and trading as the city's regime opens up.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

123RF launches Sphere AI platform for Malaysian marketers

123RF debuts Sphere AI platform to streamline marketing workflows for Malaysian businesses, taking aim at tool overload and fragmented creative processes.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month

Malware

Singapore cyberattacks rise 22% as global attacks fall

Singapore organisations hit by 22% more cyberattacks in March, with consumer-facing and public sectors most exposed amid rising GenAI data-leak risks.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month

DevOps

Leading Agentic AI teams in Singapore: What technology leaders should know

Singapore tech leaders are being urged to tighten decision-making, flatten hierarchies and keep AI talent engaged as rapid innovation raises the stakes.

By Michelle Gill • 5 min read • Last month

Phishing

Check Point & MyRepublic launch SME email security

MyRepublic and Check Point roll out managed email protection for Singapore SMEs as phishing surges and AI-driven scams loom larger.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Standard Chartered opens Global Fusion Centre in Malaysia

Standard Chartered deepens Malaysia tech push with first Global Fusion Centre in Kuala Lumpur, linking staff, AI and cybersecurity.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Fintech

Mastercard launches AI payments pilots in Singapore

Mastercard expands authenticated AI payment pilots in Singapore and Malaysia, while preparing a major regional Centre of Excellence in Singapore.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Generative AI

AI Engineer brings first Asia edition to Singapore

AI Engineer to stage first Asia edition in Singapore, backed by OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Cursor and Vercel as demand tops 2,000 attendees.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Digital Economy stories

Firewalls

Executives warn of rising quantum data security risks

Gigamon and Thales caution that attackers are stockpiling encrypted data now, warning quantum advances could expose it years later.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Last month

Gaming

G2A partners with epay on gaming gift cards marketplace

G2A teams up with epay to broaden its marketplace with hundreds of gaming and entertainment gift cards as demand for prepaid digital spending grows.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Fintech

8B & PayU link UPI to Central Asia travel payments

8B and PayU team up to let Indian travellers use UPI across Central Asia, as rising visitor numbers fuel cross-border payment demand.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Artificial Intelligence

Kyndryl Foundation backs JEDI for cyber skills training

Kyndryl Foundation extends Canadian grant to JEDI, supporting IT and cybersecurity training for Indigenous students amid a growing cyber skills gap.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Storage

Lexar Udaan 2.0 in Thailand to reward India partners

Lexar to reward top Indian partners at Thailand meet as it unveils gaming, AI and creator storage products for a fast-growing market.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Digital Economy stories

EduTech

Adactin launches graduate programme to bridge IT skills gap

Adactin rolls out graduate scheme as tech employers warn only 1% of surveyed employers say new IT graduates are job-ready.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month

Hyperscale

Responsible ESG AI enablement could become Australia's next great export if we start now

Australia urged to back sustainable AI infrastructure, with Logicalis saying renewable power, land and cooling could turn the nation into a global export hub.

By Logicalis Australia • 5 min read • Last month

DataCentre infrastructure

Equinix opens first self-built Mumbai data centre MB3

Equinix has opened its first self-built Mumbai data centre, MB3, adding AI-ready capacity as India's digital economy drives demand for interconnection.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month