Exclusive: ABBYY says AI build costs will drive buying
about 6 hours agoEnterprises could cut AI spend by up to 80% by shifting document workflows away from custom builds and into standard platforms.
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Adyen wins SNKRDUNK payments deal for SODA expansion
Fraud checks and smoother checkout are set to support SODA's international push as it taps Adyen across SNKRDUNK's online and store payments.
TP opens Johor Bahru operations centre for Singapore
Singapore-based clients gain a nearby multilingual support base as TP expands Malaysian operations with a Johor Bahru centre near the border.
Google Cloud opens Singapore engineering centre for AI
The site will link AI research with product development, as Google Cloud uses Singapore to build tools for global customers and regional deployment.
TrueMoney partners Fireblocks on embedded THBT wallet
The enlarged pilot lets up to 20,000 users spend and swap THBT inside TrueMoney, testing blockchain payments for everyday use.
DBS, OCBC & UOB trial tokenised SGD payments on Swift
Live tokenised Singapore dollar transfers could let corporate payments run round the clock, as the banks test faster settlement outside normal hours.
Visa, Mastercard & Ant International back AI agent trust
A shared trust framework could cut repeated checks for AI agents making purchases and ease adoption across card and wallet networks.
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Exclusive: ABBYY brings zero-shot document AI to Vantage
Enterprises can now extract data from unseen document types without templates, as ABBYY rolls out zero-shot capabilities in Vantage.
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Exclusive: ABBYY launches hybrid AI document models
Enterprises under pressure to curb AI risk and cost are being given a hybrid option that blends generative models with OCR and rules-based extraction.
Yesterday
Exclusive: ABBYY flags data readiness as AI barrier
Unready data, model limits and governance hurdles are slowing enterprise AI rollouts, ABBYY said at its Singapore event.
Yesterday
Interview: Cloudera bets on hybrid AI growth in JAPAC
Banks and large enterprises in Asia-Pacific are rethinking cloud-first AI plans as costs, sovereignty and regulation favour hybrid deployments.
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Nearly half of security leaders now rank AI agents above external hackers and malicious insiders, according to Exabeam's survey.
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Businesses can now confirm account ownership before sending payments, with Shufti's tool covering more than 70 countries and easing fraud checks.
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Avalara named Leader in IDC MarketScape e-invoicing
Businesses facing fast-changing e-invoicing rules may gain a simpler route to compliance as Avalara's single API lets them activate mandates by configuration.
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Oceania lags global AI trust benchmarks, SAS finds
Despite faster AI adoption, firms in Oceania are still missing out on bigger returns because trust, governance and skills are lagging.
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Ripple Treasury expands GSmart AI for finance teams
Governance concerns are slowing corporate AI adoption, as the updated platform puts humans in control of treasury decisions and keeps actions auditable.
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KAST launches Business stablecoin account for firms
Businesses trading internationally can now settle payments and payroll around the clock in stablecoins, as KAST targets 5,000 users by end-2026.
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