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Authsignal launches number verify with Aduna & Telstra

Businesses can now verify mobile numbers without SMS codes, reducing friction and exposure as regulators tighten rules on text-based authentication.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • This month

Customer Relationship Management

Asia Pacific leads the world in wealth AI adoption

Firms in the region are moving beyond pilots, with 84% expecting AI to redefine roles and operations across their businesses.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

V2 AI wins AWS agentic AI competency in Asia Pacific

The accreditation could help regulated firms in Asia Pacific choose a partner for deploying agentic AI on AWS with stronger governance and security.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month

Data Protection

SEB Baltic taps Entersekt for payment authentication

The deal gives the Baltic bank a risk-based way to cut card fraud while reducing friction for online shoppers across the region.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month

Software-as-a-Service

Teciem names new chief technology & customer officers

Banks seeking faster system upgrades may benefit as Teciem adds two senior executives to steer technology and customer delivery.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month

Software-as-a-Service

Stripe agrees to buy Parafin in embedded credit push

The acquisition broadens Stripe's financial services offering as demand for platform-based lending grows and small firms struggle to secure bank credit.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

Three technology myths CIOs should stop believing

Many firms are wasting AI spend by tackling the technology before defining the business problem, leaving CIOs to rethink old assumptions.

By Tal Nathan • 4 min read • This month

Data Protection

A10 launches AI Gateway to control model use & cost

Organisations using several AI models will get spending, access and policy controls in one place, as use of generative tools spreads across departments.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • This month

Fintech

SEON expands fraud signals to spot synthetic identities

Fraud teams may be better able to link fake accounts as SEON adds more than 1,100 data points across identity, device and session checks.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • This month

Data Protection

Interview: Cloudera says AI agents reshape zero trust

Enterprises must update identity controls as software agents generate more requests and need tightly time-limited access to sensitive systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Last month

Data centers

A1 Technologies lands three-year hummgroup Microsoft deal

The consolidation should simplify cloud spending and accountability across hummgroup, after A1 Technologies cut Azure costs by 10% in earlier work.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Customer Relationship Management

Mastercard launches SME report as firms prioritise stability

New research shows 68% of SMEs now value stability over rapid expansion, prompting Mastercard to add business tools and cyber support.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Marketing Technologies

Bazaarvoice & Bluefish team up on AI recommendations

Brands risk losing sales when AI shopping tools cite the wrong details, as the new tie-up flags errors and boosts review visibility.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Financial Services stories

Fintech

Webull Australia boosts Qantas Points for new traders

Lower entry thresholds mean first-time international traders can now earn 2,500 Qantas Points with just an AUD $200 buy order.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • This month

Hybrid Cloud

Entrust adds CBOM tools to Cryptographic Security Platform

The update gives security teams a clearer way to map keys, certificates and secrets as regulators push harder on software component visibility.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • This month

Cloud Security

Intezer triples revenue as enterprises adopt AI security

Large enterprises are moving AI security operations into production, helping the New York-based cyber security company post a tripling of first-half revenue.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month