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From AI pilots to production: Why 2026 will be the year APAC organizations go all-in on real-time

After years of experimentation, most APAC organizations know the ingredients for scale: dependable streaming foundations, disciplined governance, and integrated platforms. The groundwork is in place. What changes next is how these systems think and act together. In 2026, those that fundamentally re-think their data strategy as strategic engines of…

Singapore breaks new ground with institutional-grade crypto perpetual futures

SGX Derivatives is rewriting the rules of institutional crypto trading with the launch of Bitcoin and Ethereum perpetual futures.

Salesforce expands into the Philippines to boost AI ecosystem

Salesforce, the global artificial intelligence (AI) customer relationship management (CRM), announced Tuesday the company's expansion into the Philippines, establishing an office in Manila, and growing the country’s AI ecosystem by investing in skills development for the local workforce.

Airbus launches tech hub in South Korea

Global aircrafts manufacturer Airbus has announced the establishment of an Airbus Tech Hub in South Korea.

J&C Pacific partners with YTL AI Labs to power GiftsMartTM with Malaysia’s homegrown AI

J&C Pacific Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian artificial intelligence (AI)-driven retail marketing and digital redemption platform, announced Monday a strategic collaboration with YTL AI Labs Sdn Bhd, the developer of ILMU, Malaysia’s first multimodal sovereign AI model, to power GiftsMartTM with the country's homegrown AI.

ENGIE and Sunway Property expand Sunway Square District cooling partnership to advance Malaysia’s low-carbon future

ENGIE, a France-based low-carbon energy and services, and Sunway Property, the property arm of Malaysia-based Sunway Group, announced Tuesday the expansion of the Sunway Square district cooling system partnership through their joint venture, ENGIE-Sunway DCS Sdn Bhd, to serve Sunway Education’s facilities, including Sunway University and Sunway College…

Bain & Company launches AI innovation hub in Singapore

Building on its commitment to advancing artificial intelligence (AI) in Southeast Asia, Bain & Company will launch a new AI Innovation Hub in Singapore.

US’s Worca launches human intelligence data center in the Philippines

Worca, a Los Angeles-based artificial intelligence (AI) talent company, announced Monday the launch of its human intelligence data center in the Philippines.

XTransfer partners SCB to boost cross-border payments

XTransfer, the China-based business to business (B2B) cross-border trade payment platform and Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), Thailand's first indigenous bank, announced Monday the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to improve cross-border payments.

Grab and StraitsX sign MOU to explore development of Web3 wallets and stablecoin-based settlement layer across Asia

Singapore-based superapp Grab and digital assets firm StraitsX announced Tuesday a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore the development of a Web3-enabled payments infrastructure across Asia.