SINGAPORE, Oct. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Sunrate, the global payment and treasury management platform, today announced a strategic partnership with TourMind, an AI-powered global travel transaction infrastructure platform, at ITB Asia 2026. Through the collaboration, the two companies will integrate Sunrate’s payment capabilities into TourMind’s technology ecosystem, helping travel businesses streamline payment operations and support their growth across international markets.

As travel distribution becomes increasingly digital and interconnected, travel businesses face growing demands to manage supplier payments, foreign exchange and financial operations across multiple markets. By combining Sunrate’s global payment infrastructure with TourMind’s travel technology and API connectivity, the partnership aims to address these operational needs and deliver a more integrated experience for travel businesses.

Through the integration, TourMind will incorporate Sunrate’s payment capabilities, such as Sunrate Cards, into its platform, bringing payment services closer to travel businesses’ operational workflows and supporting their evolving needs across international markets. The collaboration reflects both companies’ commitment to improving operational efficiency and strengthening the financial infrastructure underpinning the global travel ecosystem.

“Sunrate has established a strong presence in global travel payments and continues to expand across international markets. As AI reshapes the travel industry, we are advancing our payment capabilities, including our Agentic Card, to enable more intelligent and seamless payment experiences. Our shared vision with TourMind for applying AI to travel makes this a natural partnership, and we look forward to shaping the future of travel payments together,” said Paul Meng, Co-founder and CEO of Sunrate.

“AI is reshaping how travel businesses operate, and at TourMind, we are focused on building intelligent solutions that make every part of the travel experience smarter and more efficient,” said Karma Young, CEO of TourMind. “By integrating Sunrate’s payment capabilities into our AI-powered platform, we are making payments a seamless part of our partners’ workflows, helping them manage transactions across markets with greater ease. We look forward to working with Sunrate to support travel businesses as they grow in an increasingly AI-driven industry.”

The partnership underscores the importance of connecting travel technology with financial infrastructure as the industry continues to evolve. By bringing payment capabilities closer to travel distribution and booking operations, Sunrate and TourMind aim to help travel businesses simplify financial workflows and better support their international operations.

About Sunrate

Sunrate is a leading global payment and treasury management platform for businesses worldwide. Founded in 2016, Sunrate has enabled companies to operate and scale both locally and globally in 190+ countries and regions with its cutting-edge infrastructure, global network, and unified solutions. 

Sunrate operates through offices across key markets, including Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and London. The company partners with the top global financial institutions, such as Citibank, Standard Chartered, and J.P. Morgan. Sunrate is also the principal member of Mastercard and Visa. To learn more about Sunrate, visit https://www.sunrate.com/.

About TourMind

TourMind is an AI-Powered global travel transaction infrastructure platform. The company leverages advanced AI algorithms and machine learning to specialize in intelligent operations for hotels, flights, and comprehensive travel resources. The core capabilities include precision marketing strategy generation, real-time dynamic inventory management, omni-channel automated distribution, demand forecasting with customer behavior analysis, and more. Trusted by 32,000+ enterprise clients worldwide, TourMind operates across 3,000+ destinations with 600+ airlines, 56,000+ direct hotel partnerships and access to over 2.2 million rooms.

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Blackpanda will refer brokers to CyberCube’s Broking Manager and license the platform across its regional network, backed by local incident response support for brokers’ clients.

SINGAPORE, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Blackpanda, Asia’s leading cyber incident response company, today confirmed a collaboration with CyberCube to bring cyber risk analytics to brokers across Asia. The collaboration pairs CyberCube’s Broking Manager platform with Blackpanda’s incident response presence in the region. Brokers gain the analysis to advise clients on cyber cover, and their clients gain a local team to call when a cyber incident happens.

Brokers in Asia can request an introduction to Broking Manager through Blackpanda.

Cyber risk models used across Asia have typically been benchmarked against a single global average. Broking Manager, CyberCube’s cyber risk analytics platform for brokers used across 40 countries, includes an APAC regional view alongside its loss severity, incident frequency, and security posture benchmarks. As a result, peer comparisons reflect the markets that brokers’ clients actually operate in.

The collaboration has four strands:

Refer: Blackpanda will introduce brokers across Asia to Broking Manager.License: Blackpanda will license Broking Manager for use with its own broker relationships.Respond: Blackpanda’s incident response team is available to support brokers’ clients during live cyber incidents.Research: CyberCube has licensed Blackpanda’s aggregated, anonymised incident data for future regional research.

“Clients are asking their brokers harder questions about cyber exposure and how much cover is enough,” said Gene Yu, Founder and CEO of Blackpanda. “Broking Manager gives brokers a structured way to answer them: the financial-loss analytics and peer-benchmarking insights they need to prepare for client conversations. When an incident happens, their clients can call on our responders, recognised by Frost & Sullivan as Asia-Pacific’s incident response Company of the Year for three years running. Keeping advice and response this close together serves everyone in that conversation.”

Nate Brink, Head of Broker Sales & Account Management at CyberCube, said: “Brokers across Asia have told us for years that a single global benchmark doesn’t reflect what they’re actually seeing in the market. This partnership brings Broking Manager’s regional benchmarking to brokers across Asia, backed by Blackpanda’s reach and incident response expertise in the region, so they can have a more grounded conversation with their clients about exposure and coverage.”

Further detail on Broking Manager’s capabilities is available for viewing here.

About Blackpanda
Blackpanda is Asia’s leading cyber incident response company, delivering digital emergency response across three integrated channels: IR consulting, IR-1 assurance subscriptions, and Lloyd’s of London-underwritten cyber insurance. Each is purpose-built for a different buyer, whether enterprise, mass market, or sophisticated risk-transfer clients, and each stands alone as full incident response. Together, these channels reach the entire commercial market, because our mission is to provide digital emergency response for everyone. Buy all three and they combine into the complete post-attack recovery solution: preparation in advance, response the moment you’re hit, and financial recovery paid for by insurance. One local team to help you get ready, respond, and recover.

About CyberCube
CyberCube is the leading provider of software-as-a-service cyber risk analytics to quantify cyber risk in financial terms. CyberCube leverages data, analytics, artificial intelligence, and human resources to serve insurance institutions globally. The CyberCube platform was established in 2015 within Symantec and has operated as a standalone company since 2018. With offices in San Francisco, New York, London, and Tallinn, Estonia, the team is committed to helping organizations and society build resilience to cyber risk. For more information, please visit www.cybcube.com or email info@cybcube.com. 

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SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Asia-Pacific Road User Charging Alliance (AP RUC Alliance) marked a new milestone at the ITS World Congress, officially welcoming ITS Australia as its newest member and further strengthening regional collaboration on road user charging and intelligent mobility.

The joining ceremony was witnessed by Deputy Minister of Transportation and Communications Chen Yen-po, Taipei City Government Deputy Secretary-General Lin Shih-bin, and representatives from across the Asia-Pacific region, underscoring the growing regional momentum for collaboration on the future of road infrastructure, road user charging and intelligent transportation.

With ITS Australia formally joining the Alliance, the network now brings together seven ITS organizations — ITS Taiwan, ITS New Zealand, ITS India, ITS Thailand, ITS Malaysia, ITS Singapore and ITS Australia — creating a broader platform for sharing policy, technology and operational experience across the region.

The occasion also carried special significance as Taipei prepares to host the ITS World Congress in 2029. Bringing the global ITS community to Taipei will provide an important opportunity to showcase advances in smart mobility and intelligent transportation, while creating a platform for partners from across the Asia-Pacific to exchange experience, demonstrate innovation and strengthen international collaboration.

Deputy Minister Chen Yen-po highlighted the importance of international cooperation as transportation systems become increasingly connected and digital.

“Transportation is becoming increasingly connected and digital, making international collaboration more important than ever. By sharing experience across the Asia-Pacific, we can learn from one another and advance smarter, more sustainable mobility together. We also look forward to welcoming the global ITS community to Taipei in 2029 and sharing the region’s innovation and experience with the world.”

Building a Regional Platform for Road User Charging

The expansion of the Alliance reflects the increasing importance of road user charging across the Asia-Pacific region. While individual markets are at different stages of development, they share many common challenges and opportunities — from the evolution of electronic toll collection and multi-lane free-flow tolling to sustainable road funding, emerging charging models, technology integration and changing mobility patterns.

The AP RUC Alliance provides a regional platform through which ITS organizations and their respective communities can exchange practical experience, discuss emerging policy and technology trends, and explore opportunities for greater collaboration.

Philip Tseng, President of ITS Taiwan, said the addition of ITS Australia further strengthens the diversity of experience represented within the Alliance.

“The strength of the Alliance comes from bringing together different experiences from across the Asia-Pacific. With ITS Australia joining us, we now have seven ITS organizations sharing ideas, lessons and perspectives. As we look toward the ITS World Congress in Taipei in 2029, I hope we can continue to grow this network and bring a stronger Asia-Pacific voice to the global ITS community.”

ITS Australia Brings New Perspectives to the Alliance

Australia brings extensive experience in intelligent transportation, road operations, connected mobility and the ongoing discussion around future road funding and road user charging. Its participation further broadens the range of perspectives represented within the Alliance and strengthens connections among ITS communities across the region.

Susan Harris, Chief Executive Officer of ITS Australia, welcomed the opportunity to join the growing regional network.

“We are delighted to join the AP RUC Alliance. It gives us a valuable opportunity to share Australia’s experience, learn from different approaches across the Asia-Pacific, and work together as road user charging continues to evolve. We look forward to contributing to the Alliance and strengthening our connections with ITS partners across the region.”

The addition of ITS Australia marks another step in the Alliance’s development as a regional platform for knowledge and experience sharing, regional collaboration and technology innovation in road user charging and related intelligent transport applications.

With seven member organizations now connected through the Alliance, the AP RUC Alliance will continue to deepen engagement among its members, facilitate the exchange of practical experience and connect Asia-Pacific perspectives with the wider global ITS community.

Looking ahead to 2029, when Taipei will host the ITS World Congress, the Alliance will continue to strengthen regional collaboration and create opportunities for its members to bring Asia-Pacific experience, innovation and perspectives to the global stage.

About the Asia-Pacific Road User Charging Alliance

The Asia-Pacific Road User Charging Alliance (AP RUC Alliance) is a regional collaboration platform bringing together ITS organizations, government agencies and operators to promote knowledge exchange and dialogue on road user charging, electronic tolling and related intelligent transportation applications.

The Alliance currently comprises ITS Taiwan, ITS New Zealand, ITS India, ITS Thailand, ITS Malaysia, ITS Singapore and ITS Australia. Through regional exchanges, industry engagement and international ITS platforms, the Alliance seeks to connect experiences across different markets and support the continued development of road user charging and intelligent mobility in the Asia-Pacific region.

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