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Enterprises across the Asia-Pacific region are rapidly increasing investments in agentic AI, with 42 percent of organizations planning to allocate at least $1 million to AI agents over the next 12 months, according to a new report released by Informa and technology research firm Omdia.

The award recognises the joint achievement of both organisations in deploying enterprise-grade AI technology to deliver personalised, scalable financial services and bring best-in-class customer experiences in Malaysia, according to a statement.

Financial institutions across Asia-Pacific are moving aggressively to build digital asset infrastructure, with custody and tokenized securities emerging as key priorities, according to 2026 survey report “The Financial Grid” conducted by digital asset infrastructure company Fireblocks.

Asia Pacific (APAC) data center growth will remain strong through 2028, but future capacity expansion is expected to become increasingly concentrated in markets and operators capable of supporting artificial intelligence (AI)-grade workloads, large-scale financing and execution discipline, BMI Country Risk and Industry Research said Monday.

Bridge Data Centers (BDC), a Singapore- headquartered hyperscale data center provider, and EcoCeres, a China-based innovation and commercialization of renewable fuels and green molecules firm, have successfully completed their inaugural Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO)-powered backup fuel pilot in Asia Pacific at BDC's data center campuses.

With the inclusion principle integrated into main innovation projects, Ant International now links 2 billion user accounts with 150 million merchants through multi-layered partnerships, provides global account services to 1.6 million SMEs, and helps over 30 million underserved businesses and individuals access quality credit.

Global investment firms Brookfield and GIC have on last Friday announced the financial close of their acquisition of National Storage REIT (NSR), Australia and New Zealand’s largest owner and operator of self-storage facilities.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is mobilizing $50 billion by 2035 through new financing tools, policy support, and partnerships to help countries build cross-border power grids across some of the world’s most complex regions, aiming to lower energy costs, strengthen reliability, and expand clean energy trade, ADB President Masato Kanda said on Tuesday.

Hong Kong-based Animoca Brands will invest up to $10 million in selected early-stage projects building on its AI agent platform, known as “Minds.”

Global spending on digital identity verification will increase by 55 percent between 2026 and 2030, rising from just under $19 billion in 2026, according to a new study by the United Kingdom-based Juniper Research.