Asia
Reap, Visa expand stablecoin-linked card programs to more than 100 markets
Reap and Visa are expanding stablecoin-linked credit card programs to more than 100 markets, covering funding, repayment, settlement, and cross-border business payments.
Nutanix acquires Ryax to add AI compute orchestration and GPU scheduling
Nutanix has acquired France-based Ryax Technologies and plans to integrate its GPU utilization and smart-scheduling technology into Nutanix Kubernetes Platform and Enterprise AI.
Al-Futtaim taps Juspay to unify payments across 50 brands and 12 markets
Al-Futtaim has selected India-headquartered payments technology company Juspay to deploy a common orchestration layer across 50 brands and 12 markets, with the rollout beginning in September 2026.
Taiwan export orders top $100B for first time as AI demand surges
Taiwan's export orders reached a record $102.96 billion in August, up 71.4 percent from a year earlier, as demand for AI servers, chips and other computing products accelerated.
Equativ becomes ChatGPT Ads technology partner, including Japan rollout
Adtech company Equativ has become a technology partner for ChatGPT Ads, offering campaign activation in current markets including Japan as OpenAI expands ways for advertisers to buy ads.
59 percent of APAC enterprises plan AI spending hikes above 25 percent in 2026, Digital Realty survey finds
Nearly six in ten Asia Pacific respondents expect their organizations to increase AI investment by more than 25 percent in 2026, while infrastructure readiness and integration remain uneven across markets, according to Digital Realty's survey.
Kakao Pay, Kakao Bank and Fireblocks to explore digital asset infrastructure in Korea
Kakao Pay and Kakao Bank have signed an MoU with Fireblocks to explore digital asset infrastructure in South Korea, including stablecoin distribution frameworks and proof-of-concept tests.
Aolani and NVIDIA plan 22,000-GPU AI infrastructure expansion in Southeast Asia
Aolani is working with NVIDIA to deploy 22,000 Blackwell Ultra GPUs in Malaysia and the Philippines, taking its regional capacity above 48,000 GPUs.
SoftBank launches $11B bond sale to fund OpenAI investment
SoftBank has launched an $11 billion-equivalent bond sale to finance its next $10 billion OpenAI investment tranche and refinance bridge borrowing.
China’s CXMT eyes NAND flash expansion as AI drives memory shortage
China’s CXMT is preparing an R&D production line for NAND flash memory, broadening beyond DRAM as AI infrastructure contributes to a global memory shortage.
