Indonesia stories
New research shows 68% of SMEs now value stability over rapid expansion, prompting Mastercard to add business tools and cyber support.
Engineering teams in ASEAN are losing 47% of their capacity to disruptions as AI observability adoption outpaces global peers.
Cross-border payment competition is intensifying as SMEs prioritise faster, more reliable transfers, with 91% planning to switch provider within two years.
Merchants across 12 Asian markets can now use a single interface to cut checkout friction and fraud exposure on card payments.
AI is fuelling dealmaking across Australia and Southeast Asia, with buyers chasing proprietary tech, scalable models and data centre capacity.
The cash will fund research, product expansion and overseas sales as the San Francisco-based company grows beyond 100 enterprise customers.
Nearly seven in 10 Australians walk away from AI service chats when bots fail to recall earlier exchanges, a Twilio survey finds.
Businesses can now confirm account ownership before sending payments, with Shufti's tool covering more than 70 countries and easing fraud checks.
Surveillance partners could win a Spain and Italy trip under a new annual scheme as the company steps up rewards to retain its reseller network.
The move signals inDrive's push into groceries, ads and courier services to deepen user engagement and diversify revenue across 48 countries.
Teams are increasingly keeping briefs, data and presentations in one place as Canva targets office software rivals with a broader productivity suite.
Leadership continuity is aimed at steadying bolttech's expansion across 39 markets as Emma Butler and Philip Weiner take over key regions.
Rising data centre demand is pushing Legrand to expand in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam as Singapore shifts towards retrofits.
Traffic can be funnelled to illegal gambling sites through hacked college pages, undermining ad checks that stop at the first click.
Backing for Indonesia's digital payments push gives 01F Group a foothold in a market that could reach USD $1 trillion by 2030.
Manual, disconnected systems are slowing enrolment, reporting and student support as universities across the region chase faster growth.
Consumer lending across Southeast Asia will expand for Grab, which is funding a controlling stake in Atome Financial entirely from existing cash.
Background AI tasks could drive a new wave of mobile traffic, with Ericsson saying two-thirds of users may tap AI daily by 2030.
The enlarged pilot lets up to 20,000 users spend and swap THBT inside TrueMoney, testing blockchain payments for everyday use.
Unresolved fraud is eroding confidence in Southeast Asia's digital economy, with scam victims often switching providers after losses.
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