Asia stories
The US cloud group is deepening its Asia push, with the Navi Mumbai site set to become a major base for AI workloads from mid-2028.
Businesses in India can now standardise hybrid meeting rooms with Crestron's new Collab Compute platform, built for Teams and Zoom deployments.
Partners will gain a separate route to sell and support desktop virtualisation as Parallels shifts further towards recurring service revenue.
Travellers can often save money by choosing flexible lounge access only when needed, rather than paying annual fees for a seldom-used membership.
The deal strengthens Renault's software-led van push and could lower cockpit complexity for fleet operators as SDV adoption spreads.
Retailers could keep shoppers engaged between purchases as the tie-up links games to loyalty rewards and first-party data collection.
As data centre and infrastructure investment surges across Asia, TBH is bolstering its advisory team to help clients assess project risk and readiness.
The relocation gives Kazakhstan a higher-profile platform to court investment and shape regional debate on connectivity, AI and telecoms policy.
Payment firms are finding that card programmes take far more operational work to scale than to launch, with extra providers adding integration risk.
Supply disruptions have knocked about 6 million tonnes off South Asian LNG demand in 2026, exposing the region's reliance on Gulf cargoes.
The hire comes as the firm pursues work across an AMEA rail pipeline worth more than USD $3.9 trillion, amid heavy public investment.
The tie-up aims to speed real-world blockchain deployment among Korean banks and other institutions as tokenised assets gain momentum in Asia.
Canadian small firms should get faster, cheaper overseas payouts as the partnership opens access to digital wallets in 156 countries.
Datacom's Australian expansion gets a boost as experienced sales executive Kelly Johnson takes over customer and partner relationships nationwide.
The new post is meant to unify Smarsh's sales and customer teams as the software group pushes further into regulated markets overseas.
Eligible firms will be able to link stablecoin balances to Visa cards in over 100 markets as StraitsX expands beyond Asia.
The shift towards agentic commerce could force merchants and payment providers to prove AI tools stayed within customers' agreed limits.
UK firms on iBanFirst's platform still made 70% of international payments in dollars in early 2026, exposing them to exchange-rate swings.
Travellers can now pre-book cheaper overseas data as the operator rolls out refreshed roaming passes from RM10 across up to 95 destinations.
The city-state's dominance deepened as Southeast Asian startup funding tripled to USD $10.7 billion, according to Founders Forum Group and Dealroom.