Asia

WhatsApp says more than one billion people use passkeys as it adds multiple-passkey support, stronger two-step verification and caller context.

A Ciena survey of 1,200 service-provider professionals across 12 markets found 90 percent expect high-capacity AI network services to contribute to revenue growth over the next three to five years.

Nexxen has introduced a common specification for native Smart TV home screen ads, aiming to simplify programmatic buying across multiple TV manufacturers.

SOOHO.IO and Partior have signed an MOU to connect the Korean firm’s Ezys platform with Partior’s live multi-currency settlement network.

Fujitsu, Tokyu Construction and Kitano Construction are testing AI that flags missing tasks and schedule risks one to two months ahead.

Okta has launched Agent SSO to register AI agents as managed identities and govern their access with short-lived tokens and central policies.

HashKey Exchange has added Franklin Templeton's grBENJI tokenized money market fund to its Earn channel for eligible professional investors in Asia.

Artificial intelligence (AI) boom helps Asia-Pacific dodge a sharper slowdown, Moody's Analytics said on Tuesday.

Blackbird, among the largest venture capital firms in Australia, has raised A$1.05 billion ($680 million) for its sixth fund, the largest venture capital fund-raising recorded in Australia and New Zealand.

Consumers have spent more than $10.9 billion using payment cards linked to stablecoins, Hong Kong-based card company RedotPay quoted data from Paymentscan as saying.