Asia Pacific stories - Page 13

Jason Disborough will become Chief Commercial Officer for Aon Pacific in 2026, leading commercial strategy and client engagement across Australia and New Zealand.

The global data centre power market is set to reach USD $50.51bn by 2030, driven by AI, telecoms growth, and strong sustainability goals worldwide.

Fraud risks rise as firms overlook obsolete tech; underinvestment in end-of-life IT assets could cost USD $27.1m per breach, warns Iron Mountain's Asia Pacific GM.

Visa has expanded its Intelligent Commerce framework in Asia Pacific, introducing new AI-driven payment security protocols for agentic commerce starting early 2026.

Visa partners with Nium to pilot stablecoin settlement, enabling near-real-time cross-border payments and reducing traditional delays and costs.

HitPay and Yuno partner to simplify payments, enabling merchants to use a single API for local e-wallets and schemes across Asia Pacific markets.

Boomi honoured four APAC organisations for digital innovation, spotlighting advances in integration, payments, pet data, and banking automation in 2025.

Mizuho Bank has launched a Boomi-based platform to streamline payments and ensure ISO 20022 compliance across Asia Pacific, cutting onboarding to weeks.

Iman Ghodosi has been appointed General Manager of Prometheus Group Asia Pacific to drive growth in mining, utilities, manufacturing and infrastructure sectors.

Visa has launched its Scan to Pay QR service across Asia Pacific, enabling millions of merchants to accept Visa payments via popular digital wallets and apps.

Asia Pacific firms are leading global AI investment and CEO-led strategies, outspending North America and Europe and driving rapid AI adoption across industries.

By 2026, AI agents will streamline one-third of B2B payments, while stablecoins and biometrics reshape global payment security and standards.

Australian startup Heatseeker won top prize in L'Oréal's Big Bang Beauty Tech competition, advancing AI beauty tech across the South Asia Pacific region.

Despite over USD $40 billion spent on enterprise AI this year, 95% of organisations struggle to justify ROI due to data challenges, says Informatica's Krish.

As Asia Pacific factories adopt AI and IoT, cybersecurity becomes crucial amid rising ransomware, with 21% of global attacks targeting manufacturing.

Telecom Fiji has launched a new fibre network from Savusavu to Labasa, providing faster, more reliable internet to northern communities and boosting digital access.

As Asia Pacific's energy sector digitises, guaranteed packet-level visibility must underpin operational resilience to secure critical utility networks from rising cyber threats.

The Access Group enhances SaaS resilience and global data management by adopting Pure Storage, securing services for 160,000 organisations worldwide.

Over 90% of Asia Pacific firms will prioritise quantum security by 2026, driven by rising cyber threats and government-backed initiatives, says Forrester.

Loyalty experts in APAC predict 2026 will see AI-driven hyperpersonalisation, real-time offers, gamification, and seamless omnichannel experiences revolutionising customer loyalty.