Category: Southeast Asia

Philippine phishing shifts from OTP theft to fake reward schemes, report finds
Philippine phishing shifts from OTP theft to fake reward schemes, report finds
Manila, Philippines – Ransomware groups publicly claimed 31 attacks on Philippine organisations between January and August 2026, more than the 26 claims recorded across 2024 and 2025 combined, according to a report from Check Point Software Technologies.  The report analyses cyber activity over...
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AI adoption surges across Asia as data and security risks grow: report
Singapore – AI adoption across organisations in Asia has increased significantly over the past year, while the expansion of AI-enabled applications and agentic workflows is creating new data protection and security challenges, according to a new report from Netskope Threat Labs. The report, covering...
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Singapore's digital economy hits 19.3% of GDP as SME AI adoption climbs to 23
Singapore's digital economy hits 19.3% of GDP as SME AI adoption climbs to 23.4%: report
Singapore – Singapore’s digital economy grew to S$144.1 billion in 2025, accounting for 19.3% of gross domestic product (GDP), up from 18.8% in 2024, according to the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA). The 2024 figure reflects a revision to S$136.5 billion following refinements to national...
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Singlife Philippines names former CFO Allen Reyes as new chief executive
Singlife Philippines names former CFO Allen Reyes as new CEO
Manila, Philippines – Singlife Philippines has appointed Allen Reyes as its new Chief Executive Officer, promoting its Chief Financial Officer to the top role. Reyes succeeds Lester Cruz, who leaves the company after two years. In turn, Singlife Philippines thanked Cruz for his leadership and contributions...
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AI adoption reaches 64% among small financial institutions, study finds
Singapore – Small banks, credit unions and lenders are leading AI adoption among small and midsized businesses (SMBs), but infrastructure, governance and fragmented technology are limiting wider deployment, according to a study by SAS and IDC. The AI for the study surveyed 1,600 SMB leaders across...
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FOMO Pay adds Sumsub verification and monitoring tools to its compliance infrastructure
FOMO Pay adds Sumsub verification and monitoring tools to its compliance infrastructure
Singapore – Singapore-headquartered payment institution FOMO Pay has partnered with Sumsub to add identity verification, business verification and transaction monitoring to its compliance infrastructure. The move comes as the company expands across markets. Sumsub, which describes itself as the first...
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Kaspersky and Best Telecom expand cybersecurity cooperation in Laos
Vientiane, Laos – Kaspersky and Best Telecom have expanded their strategic cooperation in Laos through two agreements covering telecommunications and financial-services digital ecosystems. The agreements, signed during Kaspersky Founder and CEO Eugene Kaspersky‘s visit to Laos, involve Best Telecom...
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Broadcom, TOPPAN venture opens Singapore's first high-end FC-BGA substrate plant
Broadcom, TOPPAN venture opens Singapore's first high-end FC-BGA substrate plant
Singapore – Advanced Substrate Technologies (AST), the joint venture between TOPPAN Holdings Inc. and Broadcom Inc., has opened Singapore’s first facility capable of producing high-end Flip Chip Ball Grid Array (FC-BGA) substrates. The plant targets a persistent bottleneck in AI and networking...
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Keeper Security launches Freshservice Workflow app for vault and privileged access requests
Keeper Security launches Freshservice Workflow app for vault and privileged access requests
Singapore – Keeper Security has launched a Freshservice Workflow integration that lets IT and security agents search the Keeper vault and fulfil privileged access requests directly from a Freshservice ticket, the company announced on 1 October 2026. The app covers Keeper vault access and approval requests,...
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OceanBase, MB Bank sign MOU to modernise Vietnamese lender's database infrastructure
OceanBase, MB Bank sign MOU to modernise Vietnamese lender's database infrastructure
Singapore – OceanBase will supply database technology to MB Bank under a newly signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at modernising the Vietnamese lender’s data infrastructure, the two companies announced on 2 October. According to the companies, the partnership targets stronger system...
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