Asia Pacific stories
As cyber spend soars past USD $100 billion, rising breaches show Australian firms need clear security frameworks more than extra tools.
Juspay raises USD $50m in follow-on funding led by WestBridge Capital, lifting the payments firm to a USD $1.2bn valuation.
Agentic AI is set to flood infrastructure with billions of virtual users, forcing nations like Australia to rethink open, heterogeneous compute.
India and Canada have deepened AI collaboration in Toronto, mapping joint work on responsible tech ahead of the India AI Impact Summit 2026.
GenAI, risk worries and values-driven younger buyers are rapidly reshaping complex B2B purchasing across Asia Pacific, Forrester finds.
Most APAC banks are failing to meet customers' financial wellness needs, an Adobe index finds, leaving a trust gap ripe for fintechs.
Kearney refreshes Asia Pacific leadership in ANZ, Japan, Malaysia and CMT as it prepares to enter its centenary year in 2026.
Arete and SentinelOne unveil an APAC on-prem security model for regulated sectors, keeping sensitive threat data sovereign and off the cloud.
Airwallex acquires Korean fintech Paynuri, securing local payment and FX licences as it accelerates its expansion across Asia-Pacific hubs.
Banks face outages costing USD $1.8 million an hour as New Relic says AI-driven observability becomes vital for risk, CX and resilience.
Four in five Australian organisations say they struggle to prove AI delivers business value, blaming poor data access and weak integration.
India's booming SMBs face rising cyber threats, driving rapid adoption of managed IT and security services to safeguard growth.
Pax8 taps former Microsoft Asia channel leader Sarah Bowden to spearhead APAC sales, marketing and partner growth from 2026.
German sustainability software firm osapiens raises USD $100m Series C led by Decarbonization Partners, propelling it to unicorn status.
SEON posts over 80% ARR growth, boosts API usage 250% and secures USD $80 million Series C to scale AI-powered fraud and AML platform.
OpenSys unveils Horizon cash recycling platform assembled in Malaysia, aiming to cut branch costs and modernise self-service banking.
Nokia and Constl will build a DWDM optical network across India, starting in Mumbai, to boost data-centre and cloud connectivity.
Asian investors poured USD $28.2 billion into bond funds in 2025, making fixed income the region's anchor allocation amid volatility.
CyberCX will stay on as the Australian Open's cyber security partner through 2026, as tennis ramps up defences against digital threats.
Data breaches at Victorian schools and Sydney University expose deep cyber flaws, leaving Australian students vulnerable to long-term threats.
