Asia Pacific stories
Revenue rose 11.6% as higher transaction processing activity lifted Google Payment New Zealand's 2025 profit to NZD $312,841.
New mandates in Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific are forcing multinationals to juggle varied e-invoicing rules across 150 countries.
Enterprises in India and beyond stand to gain a single vendor for AI infrastructure and software as the firms target GCC demand and global expansion.
Oxford Information Labs says cross-border scam probes could improve as the upgraded platform draws on about 28 million signals across ASEAN.
Customers will get tighter controls and new streaming and interoperability features as Snowflake expands its platform around enterprise data.
The hire comes as Pax8 ramps up its APAC push, with the cloud marketplace seeking closer ties to partners and vendors across the region.
Only 34% of organisations have a current view of their digital certificates, leaving most exposed to outages from expired credentials.
Customers in Asia may see faster deployment of space systems as the Swiss FPGA developer makes Singapore its regional base and plans 100 hires.
Rates are under pressure even as occupancy holds up, with dorm pricing falling 8.2% and OTA bookings dominating globally, Cloudbeds said.
The deal gives Trans Pacific Networks extra operational support for trans-Pacific cables carrying traffic between Asia-Pacific markets and the US.
Rising subscription income lifted annual revenue 17% to AUD $819.8 million, even as the Australia business stayed in the red.
Travellers will gain local bank transfers and wallets in eight Asia Pacific markets from 2026 as airlines chase faster-growing digital payments.
The hire signals a sharper push into partner-led sales across Australia and New Zealand, as Fastly seeks specialised local reach.
Security, privacy and skills shortages are slowing Australian agencies, even as most weigh sovereign AI for defence and public health.
Rising workloads and weak systems are leaving governance teams with more compliance risk and little room to manage AI oversight.
Retail traders in Asia-Pacific could gain direct broker-linked alerts as xBratAI begins talks with partners in Hong Kong and beyond.
Rigid global workflows are leaving Australian marketers with slower publishing, duplicated content and weaker local relevance across markets.
The hire strengthens AMD's push in Asia Pacific and Japan, a key growth market as demand for AI and computing products rises.
Labour shortages, rising costs and tighter regulation are threatening delivery on Australia's construction pipeline despite robust defence-led demand.
The insurer is expanding its regional push into employer risk cover as Tsui takes on underwriting and People Risk roles from 1 June 2026.