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RSA launches Agent ID for regulated AI agent control

Regulated firms can now track shadow AI as RSA says Agent ID will help banks and public bodies assign owners and approvals to agents.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Fintech

Qippay secures NZ$5 million investment from All Roads

The Auckland fintech plans to double staff as the NZ$5 million funding commitment backs expansion in New Zealand's open banking market.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

UST: Businesses must rethink how AI returns are measured

Australian firms risk spending increasing resources on AI pilots that ultimately fail to prove gains in revenue, efficiency or customer service.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • This month

Storage

Data sovereignty is a strategic imperative in the AI era

AI is pushing boards to weigh local control against cloud convenience, with 80% of respondents saying sovereignty matters more in vendor selection.

By Anthony Caruana • 4 min read • This month

Unified Communications

FedEx study sees Asia Pacific semiconductor expansion

Geopolitical risks are prompting chipmakers to spread production across Asia Pacific, with 35% planning expansion into new regional markets.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • This month

Data governance

AI raises cyber risk as firms race to boost resilience

Boards are being pushed to treat recoverability as a frontline cyber issue, as AI lets attackers move faster and widen attacks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • This month

Entrepreneurship

Ireland startups face funding gap as scale-up push grows

Irish founders risk being forced overseas to raise later-stage cash unless the new €1 billion scaling fund eases the gap, speakers warned.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 6 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

Sapiens launches AI foundation for insurance platforms

It is designed to curb hallucinations and model drift by grounding insurer workflows in decades of sector-specific data, code and documentation.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • This month

Crypto

CoinPayments names Aaron Budiman Asia Pacific director

The hire comes as payments firms race to tap Asia Pacific's fast-growing crypto market, where CoinPayments is betting on stablecoin transfers.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month

Fintech

G+D & FraudAverse join forces against payment fraud

Banks in the Americas are set to get faster fraud checks as the tie-up targets instant payment scams and card-not-present losses.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Stories from Other Regions

Regulation stories

Software-as-a-Service

Australia lags on tech modernisation as AI pressure grows

Nearly half of Australian organisations are behind on technology upgrades, with AI adoption exposing ageing systems and increasing security and governance risks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • This month

Fintech

LoanOptions.ai & Unbound add debt analysis to HAILO

Brokers using HAILO can now assess a client's full debt position in one workflow, helping them meet Best Interests Duty obligations more easily.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month

Hybrid Cloud

UOB & AWS plan hybrid cloud push for ASEAN banking

The pact could help UOB keep customer data within a Singapore cloud environment while meeting tighter banking rules across five ASEAN markets.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • This month

Payment Technologies

APAC's stablecoin future won't be defined by a single token

Asia-Pacific businesses are likely to use several stablecoins in one payment flow, as cross-border transactions still face slow settlement and fragmentation.

By Vincent Chok • 4 min read • This month