Hong Kong stories
AI-driven phishing and state-linked espionage are pushing Asia-Pacific incident numbers higher, with data breaches still the biggest threat.
The promotion widens Zoom's regional push as it targets enterprise and AI growth across Australia, India, Korea and Southeast Asia.
His arrival strengthens BRG's Australian cyber offering as demand rises for breach response and cross-border investigations across Asia-Pacific.
The move signals Adyen's push to deepen local ties in Asia-Pacific as payment providers compete for merchants across the region.
Fresh warnings in Asia Pacific point to AI boosting productivity while widening cyber exposure, data risks and workforce disruption.
Advisers in Singapore and Hong Kong will gain portfolio risk and scenario tools as Standard Chartered upgrades myWealth Advisor with BlackRock software.
Businesses may need to rethink bot blocks, as Decodo says automated systems now make up 57.4% of web requests and shape product discovery.
Investors in seven markets will gain access to a diversified Asia Pacific strategy as the bank expands its wealth platform with BlackRock.
Nearly half of Australian compliance teams said fragmented systems were their biggest weakness, hampering efforts to spot sanctions and scam risks.
Its 17,000-store group is broadening AI use from customer service to operations and analytics as it deepens ties with suppliers.
Delivery bottlenecks are hindering Asia-Pacific data centre builds even as projected investment in the region is set to reach AUD $244 billion by 2030.
Multilingual 24/7 support is becoming essential as Asia-Pacific payments firms race to reassure merchants using stablecoin-linked services.
Remote onboarding is leaving Asia-Pacific's most digital markets exposed, with Indonesia seeing the highest identity-fraud signals in Shufti's data.
Asia-Pacific treasurers can now move funds around the clock as J.P. Morgan expands blockchain settlement to eight currencies, including yen and renminbi.
Recovery plans are lagging as Asian companies rush into agentic AI, with average incident downtime stretching to 28 days, a survey found.
The certification comes as New Zealand tech employers battle skills shortages, with staff praising support, inclusion and career development.
Workers in Australia are more worried than global peers about automation, even as 57% use AI tools to hunt for jobs or prepare for interviews.
While discovery is already mainstream, 45% of Hong Kong shoppers still balk at letting AI complete purchases, the survey found.
Users in Hong Kong can now let approved AI agents find Visa card perks and complete purchases at selected merchants under preset spending rules.
Clients can now earn airline rewards for topping up accounts and trading, as Webull Australia links its platform to Qantas Frequent Flyer.
