The Asia Tech Alliance (ATA) is a new industry body dedicated to amplifying the voice of Asia-Pacific’s (APAC) technology sector. It will also champion regional innovation, values and transformative potential. Founded with the support of […]
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Vivo tops India’s smartphone market in Q3
India’s smartphone market reached a five-year high in Q3 of 2025, with total shipments growing 4.3 percent year-over-year to 48 million units, according to IDC. The quarter was marked by robust performances from both Vivo […]
Alipay+ to enable cross-border payments in Saudi Arabia
Alipay+ is set to launch in Saudi Arabia, following an agreement between the Saudi Central Bank (Sama) and Ant International, the Singapore-headquartered digital payments and fintech giant behind the platform. Expected to roll out in […]
Apollo Go expands HK trials
Apollo Go has ramped up its international expansion efforts following a series of regulatory and commercial breakthroughs, including a new licence to extend trials in Hong Kong’s Southern District. Hong Kong has emerged as a […]
Osome and Aspire partner to help SMEs slash admin time
Osome and Aspire have teamed up to help entrepreneurs and SMEs in Singapore and Hong Kong save time spent on manual finance admin. The integration of Aspire’s banking features within Osome’s AI-driven platform automates traditionally […]
APAC mobile sector to hit US$1.4t in 2030
Asia Pacific’s mobile economy contributed US$950 billion to the region’s GDP in 2024, according to the newly released Mobile Economy Asia Pacific 2025 report by GSMA. Unveiled at GSMA’s Digital Nation Summit in Singapore, the […]
AI shines as APAC IT and business services slip
The Asia-Pacific IT and business services sector slipped 0.3 percent year-on-year to US$4.7 billion in Q2, according to global AI-centered technology research and advisory firm Information Services Group (ISG). The 12 percent drop from Q1 […]
APAC AI venture funding hits US$15.4b
Artificial intelligence (AI) venture capital investment in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region surged to US$15.4 billion in 2024, according to IDC. The research firm’s study, Powering the AI Wave: Venture Capital Trends and Strategic Vendor […]
Tenable welcomes Chief Product Officer
Tenable has appointed Eric Doerr as Chief Product Officer (CPO) in charge of leading the global product organisation, overseeing strategy, innovation and execution across its growing cybersecurity portfolio. Doerr brings nearly three decades of experience […]
SAP makes leadership appointments
SAP has appointed Liher Urbizu (left) to succeed Verena Siow (right) as President and Managing Director of SAP Southeast Asia (SEA). Siow will take on a new role as Regional Business Suite Leader of SAP […]
NVIDIA to build AI supercomputers in the US
NVIDIA plans to manufacture its AI supercomputers entirely within the United States for the first time, marking a significant shift in the global technology supply chain. In partnership with leading manufacturers such as TSMC, Foxconn, […]
Google Cloud gets new Malaysia Country Manager
Google Cloud has appointed Hana Raja as its new Country Manager for Malaysia. Raja will oversee the local go-to-market strategy and operations for Google Cloud and Google Workspace, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive […]
Ant International gets Chief Innovation Officer
Ant International has appointed Jiang-Ming Yang as Chief Innovation Officer (CIO), who is responsible for driving the synergised development of Ant International’s product and technology teams. He will also lead the CIO Organisation, the team […]
Equinix promotes Adaggra to APAC President
Equinix has promoted Cyrus Adaggra as President of Asia-Pacific (APAC) where he will be responsible for the management, strategy and growth plan in the APAC region. He will continue to execute the regional strategy while […]
Pure Storage to develop hyperscale data storage with Kioxia
Pure Storage and Kioxia have joined forces to develop cutting-edge technology for high-performance, scalable storage infrastructure. Traditional storage solutions, particularly those relying on hard disk drives (HDDs), are struggling to meet the demands of hyperscale […]
Alibaba Cloud shifts to AI-focused partner strategy to acceleration innovations
Alibaba Cloud has unveiled its “Alibaba Cloud Partner Rainforest Plan” aimed at fostering innovation and driving growth in the AI and cloud computing sectors. Unveiled at the Alibaba Cloud Partner Summit 2024, the revamped strategy […]
Equinix and NUS to launch sustainable data centre facility in Singapore
Equinix and the Centre for Energy Research & Technology at the National University of Singapore’s College of Design and Engineering plan to establish a co-innovation facility (CIF) in Singapore. Aimed at accelerating the development of […]
AI infrastructure spending to cross US$100b mark by 2028
Global spending on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure will surpass the US$100 billion mark by 2028, according to IDC. The predicted rapid growth is primarily fueled by the increasing adoption of AI technologies across various sectors. […]
Proofpoint names SEA and Korea VP
Proofpoint has appointed JP Yu as Vice President of Southeast Asia and Korea (SAK) to lead sales organisation in the region, which includes Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and […]
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