APAC stories
Mastercard and Westpac have trialled New Zealand's first fully authenticated AI agent-led payments for cinema tickets and hotel bookings.
Audit firms embed AI in core workflows as new research shows rising adoption is matched by stricter validation, governance and training controls.
monday.com expands its global partner drive with AI incentives, new reseller paths and an upgraded platform to boost channel-led growth.
AI tools and shadow IT push information governance to the endpoint, forcing organisations to align policy with device-level reality.
Asia-Pacific organisations hit steeper technical hurdles than global peers as they try to scale agentic AI from pilot projects to production.
Gallagher Security and M.C. Dean deepen a long-standing global pact to tackle complex, mission-critical security deployments worldwide.
QSIC adopts Datadog to monitor 17,000-store audio network, slashing incident recovery from days to hours and boosting retail media uptime.
Rockwell Automation names Karen Hannify to lead Asia-Pacific EPC alliances as it ramps up engagement on major industrial and infrastructure projects.
V2 AI names new Asia Pacific leaders as it doubles consultants and rides surging enterprise demand for large-scale agentic AI projects.
BeyondTrust has appointed experienced channel executive Frank Cesarini as ANZ partner manager to accelerate its regional identity security growth.
AI is supercharging supply chain cyber attacks across Asia-Pacific, with Group-IB warning single hacks now threaten thousands of victims.
More consumers now treat generative AI as an everyday aide and even a companion, using it for routine decisions despite trust concerns.
Splashtop taps Australian distributor Leader to push secure remote access and autonomous endpoint management for hybrid workforces.
Atturra secures a five-year deal to roll out its Scholarion cloud platform across Haileybury, one of Australia's largest independent schools.
eG Innovations names Jon Hatchuel as its first Australia country manager, targeting growth in digital workspace monitoring and observability.
Australian firms will spend nearly AUD $6.2 billion on cybersecurity in 2025, but partners must tackle shelfware to unlock real value.
Singapore's Budget 2026 fires up a national AI drive, tying innovation to cyber resilience, third‑party risk controls and strict cost discipline.
Intuit launches its AI-native Accountant Suite in Australia, promising to ease capacity strain and turn automation into a growth driver.
Australian midsize law firms double down on client care and incremental growth as AI use goes mainstream amid workload and talent strains.
McAfee warns Australians AI-powered romance scams are surging ahead of Valentine's Day, with one in seven victims losing an average AUD $780.