Thales’ acquisition of Australia’s Tesserent for $119.1M will boost its footprint in Australia and New Zealand. It will also add 500 Tesserent employees with expertise in providing cybersecurity service to enterprise and midsized companies.
CleverTap, the leading global B2B SaaS platform for customer engagement and retention, has made its platform available within the UAE through data centers hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS). It will help CleverTap’s customers in the UAE strengthen compliance in accordance with amendments to the DIFC (Dubai International Financial Centre) Data Protection Law.
Vietnam, which has become known for favorable tech infrastructure and affordable labour costs, has become an attractive location for top Australian financial institutions. ANZ Bank, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, and NAB, have establish digital hubs, and NAB launched the NAB Innovation Centre Vietnam (NICV) in to enhance technology and customer experience.
Preliminary findings by the European Commission state that Apple and Google are in violation of the EU’s Digital Markets Act. Among the findings, Google Search is accused of prioritizing Google’s own products and services in results; Apple is instructed to improve interoperability between iOS and third-party devices. The companies now have an opportunity to respond.