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Fiuu warns AI shopping raises payment permission questions

The shift towards agentic commerce could force merchants and payment providers to prove AI tools stayed within customers' agreed limits.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Yesterday

Payment Technologies

APAC's stablecoin future won't be defined by a single token

Asia-Pacific businesses are likely to use several stablecoins in one payment flow, as cross-border transactions still face slow settlement and fragmentation.

By Vincent Chok • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Fintech

BDO Unibank upgrades payments platform with Finastra

The upgrade should help BDO handle rising payment volumes and prepare for ISO 20022 as it consolidates Swift and PESONet processing.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Nemetschek deepens Southeast Asia push with 10 partnerships

The partnerships are meant to tackle fragmented project data and help architects, engineers and students build digital skills across the region.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • This month

Global Stories

Interoperability stories

Robotics

FACE Consortium opens membership to NATO allies & Japan

The rule change widens access to airborne software standards as defence and aerospace groups seek better interoperability across allied markets.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today

Multi-factor authentication

HID joins FIDO Alliance board as passkey use grows

As organisations roll out passkeys beyond pilots, the alliance gains enterprise input on interoperability, recovery and lifecycle management.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday

Data centers

Linux Foundation launches OpenGrid for power grid planning

More than 2,500 gigawatts of projects are stuck in connection queues as the open source hub aims to cut grid planning costs and delays.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Data sovereignty

Julia to open Paris forum on fragmented AI in travel

Travel leaders in Paris will test whether AI tools can work across rival regional systems as Europe's adoption gap widens.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Generative AI

Adobe adds Claude Motion hand-off to Firefly Video Editor

The new hand-off lets animators move short Claude Motion clips into Adobe's editor for timing, audio and colour tweaks, plus extra footage.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Data Analytics

From Clean to Trusted: Rethinking Healthcare Data Quality

Poor-quality records can still undermine patient matching, interoperability and AI workflows, even as healthcare data volumes keep rising.

By Edmund Ng • 6 min read • Last week

Fintech

APAC institutions eye mainstream digital asset use

APAC institutions are ahead of global peers in preparing for tokenised assets, with many expecting mainstream adoption within five years.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Data governance

Aiven launches Runtime & DataHub for production AI

The services aim to help firms run AI agents on live company data without moving it outside customer environments, as production use becomes a priority.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Fintech

ANZ pilots live tokenised deposit payment with Swift

The live test could help multinationals move dollar liquidity between banks more quickly, while keeping existing treasury processes unchanged.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last week

Fintech

Citi launches instant cross-border payments on Swift

The service gives banks single-account access to instant cross-border transfers in four currencies, reducing the need for local banking ties and infrastructure.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • This month

Edge Computing

Arteris launches FlexGen Multi-Die for AI chiplets

AI chipmakers can cut die-to-die link area, power and I/O by up to 50% as multi-die designs become harder to scale.

By Mara Sugue • 5 min read • This month

Data Protection

Cybersecurity gap widens in access control controllers

More organisations are treating access control controllers as strategic infrastructure, even as missing cybersecurity features rise to 32% of systems.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • This month

Hybrid Cloud

Cloudflare launches Basin for serverless analytics

The new service could cut analytics costs for firms hit by egress fees and the need to run separate storage and query systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month

Stories from Other Regions

Interoperability stories

Encryption

NAB rolls out encrypted mobile ID checks in Queensland

Selected Queensland customers can now verify their identity at NAB branches by sharing a mobile driver licence, cutting manual checks and document handling.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • 3 days ago