Paytently launches open banking payments with Mastercard | Yogonet International

Paytently launches open banking payments with Mastercard | Yogonet International Summary Payment solutions provider Paytently has launched Paytently Open Banking powered by Mastercard Open Finance, enabling customers to pay directly from their bank accounts at checkout. The solution is designed to boost merchant conversion rates and speed up cash flow by offering secure bank authentication, […]

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‘Lies-in-the-Loop’ Attack Defeats AI Coding Agents

‘Lies-in-the-Loop’ Attack Defeats AI Coding Agents Summary Researchers at Checkmarx Zero demonstrated a new prompt-injection vector called “lies-in-the-loop” (LITL) that tricks AI coding agents — demonstrated against Anthropic’s Claude Code — into executing dangerous commands by lying to the agent and to the human reviewer. The team used seemingly benign commands (for example, launching the […]

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The Shiseido story: Ensuring inclusive leadership development in a regional HQ with 16 nationalities

The Shiseido story: Ensuring inclusive leadership development in a regional HQ with 16 nationalities Summary Shiseido Asia Pacific places a ‘People first’ philosophy at the core of its HR strategy, designing inclusive leadership and career development initiatives for a diverse, multigenerational workforce spanning 16 nationalities. Key programmes include the Asia Learning Centre (since 2019), the […]

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10 recommendations to safeguard platform workers’ livelihoods & wellbeing: Singapore’s Trilateral Group

10 recommendations to safeguard platform workers’ livelihoods & wellbeing: Singapore’s Trilateral Group Summary Singapore’s Platform Workers Trilateral Group — a collaboration between MOM, MOT, NTUC and Grab Singapore — released 10 recommendations on 11 September 2025 to protect platform workers’ livelihoods, safety and wellbeing. The measures target two main problems: illegal activities that undercut local […]

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Malaysia’s tourism industry contributed 15.1% to GDP in 2024, and 21.6% to total employment

Malaysia’s tourism industry contributed 15.1% to GDP in 2024, and 21.6% to total employment Summary Malaysia’s tourism sector strengthened in 2024, contributing 15.1% to national GDP (up from 14.9% in 2023) and growing 7.4% to RM291.9bn, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia’s Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) 2024. The sector supported 3.5 million jobs, equal […]

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