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Backers including SC Ventures and Sony Innovation Fund are betting USD $40 million will help widen access to dollar-based payments in emerging markets.
The move frees budget for AI and eCommerce projects, while preserving more than 700 SAP customisations and avoiding a costly S/4HANA migration.
Enterprises can now tap Tencent's open-source Hy3 model through global cloud and app channels as the company pushes AI beyond pilots.
Early-stage M&A activity is building, with Datasite's platform showing a 31% rise in global deal kickoffs and a 45% completion rate.
The platform targets banks juggling separate systems across APAC, where technology spending is rising as lenders race to simplify business services.
Demand for data centre and critical infrastructure work is driving the consultancy's early-career workforce to 17.3% of staff.
Its software has cut building approval times by up to 70% as authorities seek faster, more transparent planning processes.
The new route should trim transit times by up to a day for some Asian shipments and give Australian importers more freight capacity.
The chip maker is keeping continuity across a key growth region as Wassim Chourbaji takes charge, with Enrico Salvatori staying on for automotive until 2027.
Older on-site systems are being phased out as the Bangkok hotel group unifies reservations, data and guest services across 106 properties.
Usage on OwlPay Harbor accelerated in July, with cross-border payment volume topping 107.6% monthly growth as more enterprise clients joined.
Security and resilience are driving more enterprises to route sensitive cloud traffic over private links as cyber risks and DDoS attacks rise.
Financial services firms risk stalled AI roll-outs and weaker supply chains unless governance and digital skills improve, experts warned.
The new capital will fund Endra's push into AI software for building engineers as labour shortages and tight deadlines strain projects.
The deal gives EMEA partners a simpler way to buy identity security software through AWS Marketplace as cloud procurement grows faster.
The wealth manager will use the funds to build AI tools for advisers and client service, as firms race to lift productivity and engagement.
Operators will get one platform for fuel theft, shop crime and police reports as unpaid fuel incidents and staff abuse keep rising.
The deal gives financial firms more deployment options as demand grows for AI-led reconciliation without sacrificing auditability or regulatory control.
Rising regulatory pressure could force banks, merchants and payment firms to tighten controls on AI and card costs as Australia reforms payments.
Growth in India and the Gulf is exposing weak customer data, with inaccurate records slowing onboarding, payments and fraud checks.
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