Features
Keeper Security’s Takanori Nishiyama on governing AI agents as privileged identities [Q&A]
Keeper Security’s Takanori Nishiyama discusses privileged identity controls for AI agents, including JIT access, secrets management, human approval and auditability.
[Central Asia Rising] Beyond oil & gas: how Kazakhstan wants to become a gateway for Chinese capital & technology
For many Chinese investors, Kazakhstan and Central Asia have long been associated with natural resources—oil, gas, mining and commodities. Zhanbolat Kakishev, Chief Product Officer of the Astana International Financial Center (AIFC), believes that perception is beginning to change. “Traditionally, China always looked into the advanced economies—Europe,…
Proofpoint’s Sumit Dhawan on AI security, data sovereignty and agentic risk [Q&A]
Proofpoint Global CEO Sumit Dhawan discusses AI security, data sovereignty, agent permissions, insider risk and data protection across APAC.
David Kim on why better startup pitches can still fail investors [Q&A]
David Kim discusses investor signals, fundraising narratives, international pitch localization and the limits of AI-generated investor materials.
TDCX’s Michael Cowell on what makes customer experience genuinely AI-native [Q&A]
TDCX Hong Kong Managing Director Michael Cowell discusses AI-assisted CX, changing frontline roles, better metrics, data residency and what makes an operation genuinely AI-native.
Global Payments’ Konrad Chan on what merchants need as payments become invisible [Q&A]
Global Payments’ Konrad Chan discusses digital wallets, cross-border payment rails, agentic commerce and the trust questions that grow as payments fade into the background.
Mario Ferro on how GFE’s Pay It Forward model could scale education funding across ASEAN [Q&A]
GFE Founder Mario Ferro explains how the Pay It Forward education-funding model assesses students, sets income-linked contributions and plans to scale across ASEAN.
[Central Asia Rising] From Astana to Hong Kong: new capital routes for Central Asia
At an SCMP Live panel in Astana, representatives of AIX, HKEX, Alem Capital Management and Gobi Partners discussed how Central Asian companies could connect with international capital, and what a more diversified route beyond traditional resource and trade links might require.
Grafilab bets on sovereign AI to take Malaysia’s Neo Cloud ambitions beyond its borders [interview]
Malaysia’s first local Neo Cloud startup Grafilab sees data sovereignty, affordable AI compute and close ties to the developer community as potential advantages in a market dominated by heavily funded global players.
Singapore’s Laters.com bets on payment flexibility to reshape online travel booking [interview]
Laters.com announced a $1.5 million seed round led by XBO Ventures, the investment arm of XBO.com, the global digital-asset platform, and the completion of its rebrand.
