TNGlobal Q&A and Interviews
Vivekanand Patil of Epson Southeast Asia on the next phase of industrial robotics in Singapore [Q&A]
Vivekanand Patil of Epson Southeast Asia discusses how compact, modular robotics and AI-enabled systems can help Singapore manufacturers upgrade legacy lines, address workforce constraints, and support higher-value production.
Manit Parikh of The Binary Holdings on DEFA and ASEAN’s digital economy [Q&A]
Manit Parikh, founder and CEO of The Binary Holdings, discusses how ASEAN’s Digital Economy Framework Agreement could help make telco apps, payments, rewards, and digital services more useful across borders.
Trozo’s Pavan Govindan on why fragmented customer data remains a challenge for omnichannel brands [interview]
Consumer brands are operating across storefronts, social platforms, messaging apps, marketplaces, and physical locations. Trozo founder and CEO Pavan Govindan discusses how AI may help teams manage those connected but often fragmented customer journeys.
API-first architecture can help to banking modernization in Southeast Asia, says Mambu MD [interview]
API-first, SaaS platforms are the right foundation for payments modernization, fraud prevention, and cross-border scaling in Southeast Asia, David Becker, Managing Director for Asia Pacific at Mambu, said to TNGlobal.
PepsiCo’s Ashley Brown on scaling sustainability innovation across APAC [Q&A]
In this TNGlobal Q&A, PepsiCo’s Ashley Brown discusses why sustainability pilots often struggle to become commercial deployments in Asia Pacific. She explains how the APAC Greenhouse Program’s IMPACT Edition is focusing on operational integration, procurement readiness, and ecosystem support to help proven startups scale across markets.
Indonesia’s investment advisory startup Recompound sees opportunities from stock market rout [interview]
Recompound Co-Founder Toby Limanto expects the Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index's (JCI) post-January 2026 slump to increase retail investor demand for the Indonesian investment advisory startup's structured portfolio advisory services.
Payoneer’s SVP of APAC Nagesh Devata on the infrastructure challenge behind Asia-Pacific’s e-commerce growth [Q&A]
As Asia-Pacific’s ecommerce economy becomes more regional and borderless, businesses are facing growing complexity across payments, currencies, settlement, compliance, and reconciliation. In this Q&A, Payoneer’s Nagesh Devata discusses why financial infrastructure is becoming more strategic for SMEs and how AI could reshape cross-border operations.
I.W.G’s Xiaoyan (Fiona) Zhou on how AI can help connect fragmented healthcare systems across Asia [Q&A]
As hospitals, clinics, insurers, and healthcare partners across Asia digitize their operations, the harder challenge is making medical data usable across fragmented systems and borders. In this Q&A, Xiaoyan (Fiona) Zhou of I.W.G shares her perspective on healthcare interoperability, AI-enabled referral coordination, cross-border medical data exchange, and…
Tata Communications’ Vaibhav Dutta on predictive security, OT risks and the human side of cyber resilience [Q&A]
As AI reshapes both cyberattacks and cyber defense, Tata Communications’ Vaibhav Dutta discusses why enterprises need to move from reactive security toward predictive resilience, modernize SOC operations, address OT risks, and strengthen the human and governance layers of cybersecurity.
Mozark CTO Gargi Dasgupta on why AI-era services need real-world digital assurance [Q&A]
As enterprises deploy AI-enabled services faster, Gargi Dasgupta of Mozark says digital assurance must move closer to real user conditions across devices, networks, geographies and regulatory environments.
