Business
79% of APAC respondents say AI investment focuses too heavily on incremental gains
Avanade's APAC survey finds 79% question incremental AI spending, while 68% lack formal return assessments and only 17% report major operational change.
Business
APAC small businesses report AI productivity gains, but 86% want more guidance
A survey of 3,983 small business owners across nine APAC markets finds 76% report AI productivity gains, while 86% want more guidance on using…
Business
WEX and Mastercard plan unified fleet payments network across Asia-Pacific
WEX and Mastercard plan a unified Asia-Pacific fleet payments network, bringing fuel, maintenance, tolls and parking into one account with spending controls.
Business
OneByZero raises US$20 million Series A to expand enterprise AI across Asia Pacific
OneByZero has raised US$20 million in Series A funding to expand enterprise AI deployments, enter Japan and further develop its NEO platform and AI…
Business
Visa survey finds 46% of Asia Pacific consumers likely to use stablecoins within five years
Visa says 46% of Asia Pacific consumers could use stablecoins within five years, but trust, fraud concerns and limited understanding remain key barriers.
Business
Poor AI context is pushing Asia Pacific consumers to abandon customer service chats
Twilio research reveals Asia Pacific consumers drop brands over forgetful chatbots, urging firms to unify data before expanding automated service by 2027.
Business
Anthropic to open Singapore office in October as Asia-Pacific expansion continues
With high local Claude adoption, the AI firm appoints Dale Finlay to helm ASEAN growth and scale its fifth regional hub for enterprise and…
Business
APAC AI downtime hits OpenAI following multi-vendor disruption
Outages hit OpenAI across the Asia-Pacific region. The trouble followed morning glitches that took down several leading artificial intelligence tools.
Technology
90% of Gen Z respondents in APAC report a cyber incident in past year
A Kaspersky study highlights how a gap in security knowledge leaves Gen Z in APAC vulnerable to online scams and data leaks despite heavy…
