Digital Economy stories - Page 3

Singapore, Germany and Finland are ranked best in the world for youth AI readiness, driven by strong digital networks and STEM education.

Backing high-potential women with mentoring and stretch roles builds stronger leaders, boosts retention and strengthens business outcomes.

Women hold just 28% of tech roles worldwide, a glaring gap experts warn is stifling innovation, ESG progress and global economic growth.

SHAREit shifts from offline file-sharing staple to AI-fuelled ad platform, chasing emerging-market growth with 2.4 billion users.

As India's tech economy surges, women's leadership must shift from presence in teams to real influence over high‑stakes digital decisions.

Avalara snaps up Versori to speed AI-driven connector development and scale real-time tax compliance integrations across thousands of systems.

Yubico has chosen Singapore for a new global HQ, bolstering Asia Pacific operations as demand for phishing-resistant authentication grows.

Women tech leaders are reshaping AI and the workplace, proving diverse leadership is now a core driver of innovation, resilience and growth.

Women are vital to building resilient, innovative digital infrastructure, yet underrepresentation threatens growth and stability worldwide.

TerraPay links its global payments network to Raenest to speed local-currency payouts to freelancers in India and the Philippines.

Poor product data is costing Indian eCommerce about INR ₹5,000 crore a year in lost margins and returns, a new sector-wide study warns.

Five global telecom operators launch London-based Syntelligence AI to build network-level tools tackling spam and scam calls worldwide.

Global mobile app installs jumped 10% in 2025 as sessions rose 7%, fuelled by surging finance and eCommerce usage in APAC and beyond.

As tech titans eye orbital servers, sun-rich Namibia emerges as a cheaper, greener and sovereign hub for Africa's booming data demand.

Adobe will give millions of students across India free access to AI-powered Photoshop, Firefly and Acrobat via 15,000 schools and 500 colleges.

Open-source drives India's AI boom, with 76% of startups using it as the market soars from USD $6 billion to nearly USD $32 billion by 2031.

India's smartphone market grew in value as premium handsets gained ground, with Apple posting record shipments and offline retail regaining momentum.

Banks are shifting from product sellers to trusted digital infrastructure, fusing AI, mobile, embedded finance, identity and digital currencies.

Visa survey finds most Asia Pacific shoppers use AI to browse, but many still distrust it with payment details at online checkout.

Malaysia's PayNet and Singapore's NETS win mandate to build and run the Nexus cross-border instant payments hub, targeting go-live in 2027.