Digital Economy stories - Page 1

dLocal and Juspay partner to simplify cross-border payments, offering access to 900+ local methods across Africa, Asia and Latin America with one integration.

NEXTDC will invest AUD $2 billion in the M4 AI campus at Melbourne's Fishermans Bend, creating a hub for sovereign AI, defence, and advanced technology workloads.

Kaine Mathrick Tech has won the 2025 Pax8 Beyond Partner Award for MVP Security APAC, acknowledging its leadership in cloud security across Asia-Pacific.

Ecommpay has launched a guide offering merchants practical strategies to navigate global e-commerce growth and tackle challenges in international payments.

Businesses must balance ethics and efficiency as AI transforms industries, with a growing push for transparent, secure, and inclusive AI tools.

Yondr Group has completed the first 25MW phase of its Johor AI data centre six months early, advancing Malaysia’s role in Southeast Asia’s digital economy.

Orchestrating Identity secured dual Kantara certification in the UK, becoming one of six firms certified for both identity and orchestration services under the new trust framework.

GoTo Financial has completed migrating its infrastructure to Alibaba Cloud's Jakarta data centres, boosting data sovereignty and service efficiency for over 20 million users.

YouTube reaches 290 million in Southeast Asia, driving trust in creators and quadrupling video commerce’s share of regional e-commerce GMV to 20%.

Exclusive Networks has appointed Burachai Phaiboonnukulkij as Country Manager for Thailand to lead cybersecurity growth amid rising AI-driven cyber threats.

Southern Cross, Alcatel Submarine Networks and OMS Group will build the SX Tasman Express, adding 400Tbps capacity between Sydney and Auckland by 2028.

Indosat and GoTo have launched Sahabat-AI, a 70-billion parameter large language model supporting five Indonesian languages to boost digital sovereignty.

Google Canada has launched a CAD $13 million AI Opportunity Fund to train over two million Canadians in AI skills, boosting workforce readiness nationwide.

Commonwealth Bank has completed one of the Southern Hemisphere's largest AWS data migrations, boosting its AI capabilities with 2,000 models and 157bn data points.

Tata Communications integrates the TGN-IA2 submarine cable, boosting high-capacity, low-latency data links across Asia for enterprises and hyperscalers.

New Zealand's cloud spending is set to reach NZD $9.6 billion by 2028, but only a third of businesses are ready to exploit its full potential.

BW Digital has set a new data record, transmitting 1.2 Tb/s per wavelength over 4,300km of the Hawaiki Transpacific Cable using Ciena's WaveLogic 6 Extreme.

CyberNorth and Sage have partnered to boost the North East's cyber security sector, aiming to establish the region as a global innovation hub.

Equinix acquires three Manila data centres to bolster digital infrastructure amid the Philippines' USD $45bn digital economy surge in 2024.

Indosat and GoTo launched Sahabat-AI, a 70-billion parameter large language model supporting five Indonesian languages to boost local AI and digital sovereignty.