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Visa Targets Risky Transfers With Enhanced A2A Protect
Banks can now use Visa’s enhanced A2A Protect service to identify risky transfers before funds leave customer accounts. The update introduces a unified fraud score and marks Visa’s first in-market integration of Featurespace technology since acquiring the company.

Singapore Gets an AI Sommelier in a Wine Chiller — the Vivant Venus G2
Taiwanese company Vivant has launched the Venus G2 wine chiller in Singapore, a portable device that keeps wine at the perfect temperature and pairs it with an AI-powered sommelier chatbot for food pairing suggestions.

Financial Firms Told to Brace for Bigger AI Cyber Threats
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has identified cyber risk as the most immediate financial stability concern arising from frontier AI. In a letter to G20 finance ministers and central bank governors, Chair Andrew Bailey warned that increasingly capable models could change the speed, scale and.

AI Set to Contribute up to US$130B to the Vietnamese Economy by 2040
The artificial intelligence (AI) economy in Vietnam is projected to reach between US$120 billion and 130 billion by 2040. This remarkable growth attributed to a significant boost in productivity and a surge in consumption-driven revenue, according a new report by the Vietnam National Innovation.

Huawei Cloud Launches Coding Platform with 16 AI Agents in Singapore
Huawei Cloud has launched CodeArts Agent commercially in Singapore to automate engineering tasks through 16 specialised AI agents. Built for complex, large-scale projects, the tool supports code generation, technical queries and automated unit testing.

Singapore launches world’s first tropical data centre liquid cooling standard
Singapore has launched the world’s first liquid cooling standard to enable energy-efficient cooling for AI data centres in tropical climates. The launch arrives as Singapore-based enterprises accelerate their AI adoption, with the market projected to expand significantly over the next three years.

AWS to Deploy 2 Million More NVIDIA GPUs by 2028
AWS will deploy 2 million more NVIDIA GPUs across its global infrastructure in 2027 and 2028. The expansion follows its earlier plan to add more than 1 million NVIDIA GPUs starting in 2026. The launch arrives as Singapore-based enterprises accelerate their AI adoption, with the market projected to.

AI Emerges as ASEAN Fintech’s Most Scarce Skill
Across the fintech landscape in ASEAN, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled services are recognized as a critical future skill domain. However, according to a new report by the Asian Development Bank, this skill set remains underdeveloped across the region, especially in Indonesia and Vietnam.

DBS and Stripe Join Forces on Global Payments, Agentic AI in Asia
DBS and Stripe are teaming up to help Asian businesses accept payments and manage funds across international markets. The partnership combines DBS’ pan-Asian banking network with Stripe’s global financial infrastructure.

Google Cloud Rolls Out Its First Finance-Specific Gemini Platform
Google Cloud is taking Gemini deeper into banking with AI agents built for financial workflows. Gemini Enterprise for Financial Services is available in preview for capital markets and corporate banking.

Revolut Steps Up AI Push With Dedicated Research Arm
Revolut has launched a research division to develop AI for fraud detection, credit risk and product recommendations. Revolut Research sits within the company’s AI department and will oversee work on machine learning models for financial services.

DBS Takes Its AI Training Playbook to Singapore’s Finance Sector in Industry...
DBS will draw on its experience providing AI training to 40,000 employees to help build AI skills across Singapore’s financial sector. The bank has signed a MoU with the Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore (IBF) covering workforce development, job redesign and young talent development.