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Employment Hero names James Keene APAC managing director

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Employment Hero appoints long-serving executive James Keene as APAC managing director to drive regional growth and AI-led expansion.
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Qualtrics names Act XM top APJ partner in debut awards

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Qualtrics crowns Act XM top Asia Pacific Japan partner as it launches inaugural global Partner of the Year Awards across five categories.
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PayPal expands PYUSD stablecoin to 70 global markets

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PayPal widens access to its PYUSD stablecoin, rolling it out to accounts in 70 markets to speed up and cut the cost of cross-border payments.
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Saviynt names Alex Lei to lead APJ identity security sales

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Saviynt appoints Alex Lei to spearhead Asia Pacific and Japan identity security sales as cloud, AI and access governance demand surges.
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NCS links agentic AI to NVIDIA stack for sovereign use

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NCS integrates its agentic AI platforms with NVIDIA AI Enterprise to deliver sovereign, production-grade AI for regulated sectors across Asia.
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Okta unveils security blueprint for enterprise AI agents

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Okta launches AI agent security blueprint and upcoming Okta for AI Agents product to govern identity, access and kill-switch controls.
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AI pressure rises as Australian startups face cash crunch

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Australian startups face cash squeeze as AI hype drives costly pivots, shorter runway and delayed IPO plans, Carta research finds.
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Workiva appoints Kristen Pimpini to lead APJ growth

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Workiva names Kristen “KP” Pimpini to spearhead APJ sales and operations, backing its AI-powered reporting push across key regional markets.
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Datadog names Renee Mitsis to lead ANZ channel push

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Datadog appoints Renee Mitsis to spearhead ANZ channel and alliances, sharpening partner-led growth around security, AI and DevOps.
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AirTrunk opens new Singapore base for Asia AI growth

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AirTrunk opens new Singapore HQ to anchor Asia AI and cloud growth, expanding staff and green data centre investment across the region.
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Payoneer, FundPark launch eCommerce credit for sellers

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Payoneer teams with FundPark to offer Hong Kong eCommerce sellers AI-driven credit lines of up to USD $10 million via integrated accounts.
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Decidr, ICON partner on SAP AI to automate Procure-to-Pay

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Decidr and ICON team up to bring AI-driven Procure-to-Pay automation to SAP users across Asia-Pacific, targeting high-volume finance tasks.
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Constructor posts surge on AI retail search momentum

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Constructor rides AI retail search boom with 82% customer growth, 116% EMEA revenue jump and 322bn annual product discovery interactions.
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Summit targets gender gap in Australia's cyber ranks

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Leaders at Parliament House warn Australia's cyber defences hinge on fixing a stark gender gap, with women just 17% of the workforce.
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Mastercard debuts SME cross-border payments suite in APAC

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Mastercard launches Global Commerce Suite in Hong Kong, targeting SME cross-border payments as Asia Pacific digital trade surges.
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Legal AI firm Harvey to launch new Singapore office

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Legal AI specialist Harvey will open a Singapore office in June, deepening its APAC footprint and support for regional law firms and corporates.
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ControlPlane unveils enterprise support for OpenBao

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ControlPlane launches enterprise support for OpenBao as IBM's USD $6.4 billion HashiCorp deal drives demand for open source Vault alternatives.
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External OEM storage revenue rises 3.9% to USD $33bn

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IDC says the external OEM enterprise storage market returned to growth in 2025 as delayed refresh cycles lifted spending, with all-flash arrays leading gains.
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AI trainer hiring surges as firms tap global talent

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AI trainer jobs jumped 283% in 2025, as Deel says firms increasingly plug skills gaps by hiring technical talent across borders.
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Legora raises USD $550m to fuel US & APAC AI growth

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Legal AI platform Legora raises USD $550m at a USD $5.55bn valuation to speed expansion across the US and wider Asia-Pacific markets.