Asia stories
Flooding and higher borrowing costs are sharpening scrutiny of how the IMF and World Bank will back vulnerable economies through debt and climate shocks.
The Gulf carrier led 178 airlines again as Vuelopedia's latest quarterly table rewarded punctuality, product quality and network strength.
The fresh capital will fund licensing, banking ties and hiring as the payments platform expands direct links across Latin America, Africa and Asia.
Corporate treasurers in Asia can now access cash, payments and lending data inside their own workflows as HSBC rolls out HSBCnio across multiple markets.
India's corporate meeting-room upgrades may get simpler as the platform is tailored for Teams Rooms and Zoom Rooms deployments.
Regulated firms could search and export archived messages through AI while keeping existing permissions, audit logs and chain-of-custody controls.
Airports and industrial sites stand to gain from the new brand, which brings autonomous towing and cargo-handling operations under one roof.
Fresh capital will fund Hackuity's push into Europe and Asia as firms struggle to prioritise a swelling backlog of vulnerabilities.
Crowdfunding will open access to a redesigned telepresence robot for schools, hospitals and offices, with donation-backed units for needy recipients.
The tie-up aims to cut fulfilment delays for retailers and logistics firms by linking inventory forecasts with warehouse and transport systems.
The funding will bankroll 50 new roles and support CellPoint's push to lift payment approvals and cut costs for airlines and hotels.
The expansion will see its Singapore headcount rise above 300 as the fintech deepens its Southeast Asia base with a new financial district office.
The promotion underscores Manulife's push to simplify systems and expand AI across Asia as insurers race to modernise ageing technology.
The venture enters a fast-growing market with 7.5 GWh already lined up in Australia as coal closures lift demand for grid-scale storage.
Institutional traders will be able to move US dollar funds instantly at any time, as the tie-up aims to remove banking cut-off delays.
The hardware platform targets hybrid meeting demand as Indian firms look to standardise room technology across offices and keep support manageable.
Asia's growing share of stablecoin payments is pushing banks and regulators to focus on governance, liquidity and cross-border rules.
Banks could cut repeated compliance checks as KYBIX rolls out reusable business identity data backed by Euroclear and Liminal.
More than 600 delegates are expected in Singapore as stablecoin regulation remains unsettled and institutions push deeper into onchain finance.
Manufacturers risk losing sight of product condition after dispatch, as Asia's AI push exposes the gap between factory data and delivery.
