This month we lead on Japan’ s Mizuho Bank and its deployment of the Boomi Enterprise Platform to accelerate ISO 20022 compliance and streamline payments infrastructure across Asia Pacific.

On p35, we profile Nicola Gerber, Vice President for Asia Pacific and Japan, Fastly, as she shares insights on leadership, Digital Transformation and how trust and customer focus drive her approach to growth.

As AI governance gaps widen, APAC boards are prioritising innovation for 2026.

The project enables seamless customer onboarding, simplified payment instruction and future-ready scalability, all while shielding clients from the complexity of regulatory change.

On p30, we present findings from the APAC Governance Outlook 2026 report that bear this out in capturing the top priorities shaping the region’ s boardrooms in the year ahead.

As the financial services industry transitions from legacy SWIFT MT messaging to ISO 20022, the bank recognised an opportunity to go beyond compliance and use the change as a springboard to enrich client outcomes.

On p14, Andy Nam, Regional CIO, Mizuho Bank, says how project allowed clients to continue using their familiar file formats while the bank handled the conversion invisibly in the background.

The survey shows rather than letting uncertainty hold them back, APAC boards are betting on innovation as their path forward.

That’ s just a sample of what’ s inside – enjoy the read.

Have an innovative month.

Make stuff happen.

Our Q & A with Jasie Fon, Regional Vice President( RVP) of Asia, Ping Identity, on p24 outlines how AI-driven identity and access management( IAM) is reshaping cybersecurity and compliance across Southeast Asia’ s interconnected supply chains.

Ping Identity recently launched its services on AWS Singapore – marking a major milestone for its operations in Southeast Asia.

Bill Tanner Editor

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