Southeast Asia stories

Women in fintech say inclusion tech is advancing faster than culture, warning against hollow celebration while pushing for real structural change.

As Asia Pacific races ahead on 5G, experts warn women risk being left offline unless their voices shape digital policy from the start.

Bitget launches a global Blockchain4Her drive for International Women's Day, pushing gender inclusion and women's leadership in Web3.

AI and hyperscale build-outs will propel data centre networking spend from USD $55.64 billion in 2025 to USD $139.08 billion by 2031.

AI early adopters gain strategic advantage as global survey finds widening readiness gap and sharper focus on fast-evolving AI risks.

GSMA launches global Green Transition fund, offering GBP £100,000-£200,000 grants for mobile-led clean energy and circular device projects.

EY urges tech leaders to pursue AI-fuelled deals, agentic systems and sovereignty-by-design as 2026 competition and security pressures grow.

Aspire partners with early-stage investor Antler to capture global founders at inception, targeting a 2.3x jump in startup customers by 2026.

Nium strengthens global payments push with new chiefs for risk, technology and marketing as AI, stablecoins and regulation reshape the sector.

AI-powered fraud rings industrialise online romance scams, fuelling USD $5.7 billion in losses and ushering in a 'dark age' for victims.

Teads partners with Google TV to offer HomeScreen ads on over 500 million devices, boosting global connected TV reach and impact.

Banks worldwide pour billions into AI, but Dyna.Ai warns only a small minority are turning pilots into tangible, scalable revenue gains.

Fingular taps Kilde for SGD $10m credit line to fund Southeast Asia expansion, ramping up Malaysia consumer lending under Tambadana.

Kore.ai lands fresh backing led by AllianceBernstein to grow its enterprise agentic AI platform and accelerate global expansion plans.

Forward Edge-AI hires Alan R Seid as vice president of international sales to spearhead global quantum-resilient cybersecurity growth.

DE-CIX data traffic surged 16% to 79 exabytes in 2025, fuelled by AI workloads and record-breaking live sports streaming demand.

Infinix enlists Italian studio Pininfarina to craft its NOTE 60 Ultra, kicking off a new design-led flagship smartphone series.

AI-driven hackers are tipped to ramp up attacks on critical infrastructure and governments by 2026, exploiting ageing industrial systems.

HPE cements supercomputing lead as its exascale systems take the top three TOP500 spots and half of the Green500's 20 most efficient.

AI demand pushed Q3 2025 chip equipment billings to a record USD $33.66 billion, up 11% year on year as investment in advanced nodes surged.