OpenAI has tapped the former president of Amazon Web Services’ Japan operations to lead its push into that country. Tadao Nagasaki’s appointment, announced Monday (April 15), comes as the artificial intelligence...
The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region contributed roughly two-thirds of global growth last year. PYMNTS Intelligence recently studied Growth Corporates, or mid-market firms, in the APAC region...
Tencent has made it easier for visitors to mainland China to register for a WeChat account and to link international cards to Weixin Pay. In addition, Weixin...
Microsoft will invest $2.9 billion for artificial intelligence projects in Japan. The investment will go toward expanding Microsoft’s cloud and AI infrastructure in the country,...
Money transfer firm TerraPay received a major payment institution license in Singapore. The approval by the Monetary Authority of Singapore means that TerraPay is either licensed or approved in...
India-based “hyperlocal marketing-to-commerce” firm SingleInterface raised $40 million in new funding. The funding round was led by Asia Partners, with participation by PayPal Ventures, according to a Thursday (April 4) press...
Accessing working capital enables companies to avoid operational disturbances in the short term and power growth for the long term. In the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region,...
A now-abandoned deal between two food delivery giants got the attention of Singapore’s competition watchdog. The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) said Monday (April 1)...
Visa said its token service has been a boon for the Asia-Pacific region’s digital economy. The region saw an “uplift” of more than $2 billion last...