ActiveViam partners Databricks on real-time risk analytics
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Emerging markets show strong appetite for stablecoins
Inflation and currency weakness are pushing consumers in five emerging markets towards stablecoins, with 76% likely to use them for daily purchases.
Rippling launches Singapore campaign for cross-border hiring
The campaign underlines rising cross-border hiring among Singapore firms, as 71% of Rippling customers there already employ staff overseas.
Canton Foundation & LG CNS back Korea network push
The tie-up aims to speed real-world blockchain deployment among Korean banks and other institutions as tokenised assets gain momentum in Asia.
Salmon secures USD $140 million to expand in Philippines
The funding will help widen access to banking and credit in the Philippines as Salmon expands its lending business and new products.
Singaporeans overlook interest on spare cash, survey finds
Three in four Singaporeans with spare cash do not think it is earning enough, as most overlook bank interest and track rewards instead.
BRAC Bank goes live with Finastra trade finance software
Corporate clients in Bangladesh should see faster trade transactions after BRAC Bank replaced fragmented processes with a single digital platform.
Editor Interviews
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AI, data analytics driving FPT's strong APAC growth
Enterprises across APAC are moving from AI trials to deployment, boosting demand for FPT's data-led transformation services.
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Enterprises and governments could run AI on sensitive data without exposing it, as the technology targets sovereignty rules across APAC.
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UiPath: AI agents force rethink of junior tech roles
Routine junior tasks could soon be handed to AI agents, forcing firms to redeploy early-career staff towards strategic work, UiPath's CEO says.
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Interview: Cloudera says open-ended AI spending is over
Enterprises are now demanding proof of value and tighter controls as AI budgets face scrutiny over compute costs and deployment choices.
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Exim Bank Uganda launches TerraPay cross-border payments
The service aims to keep more of Uganda's outbound payments inside bank channels as demand rises for trade, education and family transfers abroad.
SEI ties up with ICE ETF Hub on ETP order management
The tie-up should cut manual steps for issuers as exchange-traded product trading volumes rise, while extending ICE ETF Hub's reach across the market.
Delinea launches Fastpath MCP Server for AI audits
It aims to cut manual spreadsheet checks for finance and audit teams by letting AI assistants query live access-risk data across 100 systems.
Forrester warns of shadow AI surge across Asia Pacific
Governance gaps could leave large firms exposed as employee-built AI agents outnumber sanctioned tools in Asia Pacific by 10 to one.
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Analyst Insights
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Broadridge holds third in IDC FinTech Rankings again
Financial institutions' spending on core systems has kept Broadridge in third place in IDC's FinTech rankings for a fourth straight year.
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AI pricing puts software firms under margin pressure
Margins are already being squeezed as 41% of software vendors say AI delivery costs are eroding profits and customers resist unpredictable bills.
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Reco raises USD $55 million as AI agent security grows
Backers are betting that enterprise AI oversight will need sharper tools, as the security software company brings total funding to USD $140 million.
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Oracle launches Fusion Claw for autonomous business tasks
Businesses can now delegate more complex finance, HR and supply chain work to governed AI, as Oracle expands its agentic software suite to 75 applications.
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