Malaysia Stories

Asian Stories

Malaysia stories

UOB & FPT sign AI banking partnership for Asia-Pacific

The tie-up could speed digital banking upgrades and AI adoption across UOB's Asian markets, with pilots likely in Vietnam and beyond.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • 4 days ago

Digital Transformation

Singapore CEOs see geopolitical risk as top concern

Singapore boardrooms are shifting towards disciplined growth, as 71% of CEOs rank geopolitical uncertainty above all other business risks.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 6 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Beyond air: Rethinking data center cooling for the AI era

AI data centres in the tropics are hitting an air-cooling ceiling, forcing operators to adopt integrated liquid systems to curb costs and delays.

By Vector Zhou • 4 min read • Last month

Hybrid Cloud

Westcon-Comstor expands APAC support with DSE scheme

The move gives APAC customers a named engineer and faster post-sales help as support demand rises across multi-vendor cloud and security setups.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

Robotics

Singapore Space Lab launched to boost commercial sector

The facility aims to turn satellite and geospatial tools into commercial gains for Southeast Asian industries as space activity expands.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

AI reshapes Singapore tech hiring as pay stays high

Automation is changing Singapore's tech jobs market, but salaries remain elevated as firms seek scarce AI, data and cyber skills.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Malaysia stories

Data Protection

TrustPaisa shifts to AI-driven loan approvals in India

Borrowers in India can now get instant loan decisions around the clock, as manual checks have been removed from TrustPaisa's approval process.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday

Customer Experience

Cover Genius & Traveloka launch travel cover in Australia

Australian Traveloka customers can now add cancellation protection at checkout, as the platform broadens its partnership with Cover Genius across markets.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • 2 days ago

Malware

Global Signal Exchange unveils upgraded fraud platform

Oxford Information Labs says cross-border scam probes could improve as the upgraded platform draws on about 28 million signals across ASEAN.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Digital Transformation

Vietnam Airlines adds local payments across Asia Pacific

Travellers will gain local bank transfers and wallets in eight Asia Pacific markets from 2026 as airlines chase faster-growing digital payments.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 5 days ago

Streaming

Nexxen launches Smart TV home screen ads in Asia-Pacific

Advertisers can now buy prominent TV home screen slots programmatically in four Asia-Pacific markets as streaming shifts viewing habits and ad budgets.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Data Analytics

TP expands AI data services across Asia-Pacific markets

Rising demand for local-language training and data controls is prompting businesses to seek AI partners that can handle governance across Asia-Pacific.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week