Interoperability stories
Seventeen banks will test whether tokenised deposits can speed cross-border payments and extend settlement beyond normal market hours.
Backed by Google and WHO, the new foundation will give low-income countries and health developers a neutral home for interoperable digital care tools.
Encrypted data could be exposed years before practical quantum computers arrive, putting identity, telecoms and payments under pressure.
Manual dose entry has been cut at three Melbourne hospitals, which are the first Oracle Health client in JAPAC to fully deploy a FHIR app.
Developers could cut robot training and data-collection costs as the pair link models, teleoperation and shared workflows in one open-source library.
Microsoft customers can now buy a Teams-based contact centre and reception tool through its marketplace, simplifying procurement and deployment.
Enterprises can now buy and register third-party AI agents through Google Cloud Marketplace for use inside Gemini Enterprise.
Venture firms could cut screening and diligence time as SVV's open-source system spreads its internal AI workflows across the industry.
The scheme gives governments and wallet providers an independent way to prove mobile driving licence systems meet global standards before rollout.
Rising AI demand is forcing Asia-Pacific telecoms to upgrade networks for lower latency, higher bandwidth and tighter cross-border coordination.
Enterprises are increasingly judging CX vendors on AI governance, cloud infrastructure and pricing transparency rather than contact centre features alone.
Enterprises may gain safer, more portable AI deployments as Google Cloud adds an open knowledge standard, Apple privacy work and Claude availability.
External coding tools can now reach Google Cloud models and notebooks via an open protocol, while IAM Deny policies keep access tightly governed.
More than 45,000 first responders will gain roaming onto mobile networks as the nation's emergency radio system is kept running through 2034.
Thai corporates can now move US dollars round the clock after The Siam Commercial Bank became Citi's first client for a combined tokenised clearing service.
Standards-based lighting controls should be easier to specify in mixed-vendor projects after the company secured DALI-2 approval for six LED drivers.
It aims to curb fragmentation as businesses test autonomous AI agents that need to verify identity, access data and prove compliance.
Financial institutions across Asia Pacific are being shown how AI agents, digital identity and tokenisation could reshape secure payments in coming years.
The move comes as New Zealand's emergency services network enters a crucial delivery phase ahead of rollout across 2026 and 2027.
Success could ease lock-in fears for satellite operators as the firms test whether separate laser systems can connect across orbit and ground networks.