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DoubleVerify appoints Jason Pee as Malaysia director

Local brands will get more support as the ad verification firm deepens its Malaysia push amid rising concern over AI-generated content quality.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Global Stories

APAC stories

Fintech

Visa finds Asia Pacific digital remittances rise unevenly

Uneven uptake leaves Japan lagging, as fraud fears and AI scam worries reshape how families send and receive money across Asia Pacific.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Dayforce named leader in Gartner workforce management

The recognition could boost Dayforce's appeal as employers seek software to control labour costs, staffing and compliance across dispersed workforces.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

HCLTech launches Pulse for mid-market AI transformation

It targets companies that have outgrown pilots, offering one accountable partner to scale AI safely across operations and modernise systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Why trusted 'Customer Context' is critical in the agentic AI era

Without trusted customer data, autonomous agents can misfire at machine speed, putting consent, offers and records at risk across Asia Pacific.

By Belinda Lloyd • 5 min read • Last week

Data Analytics

Octave names S-OIL & Coupang as APAC award winners

The awards spotlight software use that is helping operators cut downtime and improve engineering data reliability across Asia-Pacific industries.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week

Hybrid Cloud

Exclusive: ABBYY says AI build costs will drive buying

Enterprises could cut AI spend by up to 80% by shifting document workflows away from custom builds and into standard platforms.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

New Zealand digital government score rises as AI test looms

AI search could expose weaknesses in New Zealand public services, even as the country's digital government score climbed to 68.8.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Fintech

Sokin expands Australian team with two senior hires

Australian businesses trading across Asia Pacific may gain faster, clearer cross-border payments as Sokin builds a local leadership team.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Flam raises USD $40 million in QED-led funding round

The cash will fund research, product expansion and overseas sales as the San Francisco-based company grows beyond 100 enterprise customers.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Zendesk names David Hall-Johnston APAC technology chief

The appointment strengthens Zendesk's push into enterprise AI as bookings more than doubled and regional customers seek help scaling secure deployments.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Data Protection

Only 2% trust AI-ready cyber recovery, survey finds

Australian firms face rising cyber risk, with 80% hit in the past year and only 2% confident their recovery plans can withstand frontier AI threats.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Data Analytics

Alteryx adds governed AI tools to analytics platform

The update aims to cut AI costs and governance risks by reusing approved workflows and data inside tools such as ChatGPT and Copilot.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Hybrid Cloud

Containment 'Essential' for cyber resilience in the model driven era

Australian firms could face faster breaches as model-driven attackers shrink exploit times to hours, making containment and zero trust vital.

By Shane Hill • 6 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

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.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last week

Software-as-a-Service

Diligent adds agentic AI tools to risk & audit platform

Boards will get faster visibility into shifting risks as Diligent's new AI agents automate audit and governance tasks across its platform.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Okta expands identity governance & access security

Security teams face tighter control over cloud and AI access as Okta adds automation to cut manual reviews and curb credential abuse.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Malware

Infoblox warns of scam gambling risks in ANZ traffic

Security teams in Australia and New Zealand face hidden fraud and malware risks from gambling sites that can mask illegal deposits and scam withdrawals.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week