Grab Holdings’ Atome deal to fuel fintech expansion – S&P
Grab Holdings Ltd.'s proposed acquisition of Atome Financial Singapore Pte. Ltd. will likely accelerate its growth in financial services, S&P Global Ratings said on Thursday.
September 18, 2026
Singapore says AI safeguards must keep pace with technology
Singapore will continue to strengthen safeguards for artificial intelligence (AI) as the technology becomes more capable, with Communications and Information Minister Josephine…
September 18, 2026
JTC and Kajima launch Singapore’s first autonomous heavy construction equipment pilot to ease manpower constraints, improve worksite safety
JTC Corporation, Singapore’s industrial land and infrastructure agency, and Kajima Corporation, Japan’s construction company, have launched the first pilot project to explore the…
September 18, 2026
NewsFinTechAsiaBlockchain / Crypto
Circle launches Arc mainnet with more than 100 institutional and ecosystem builders
Circle has launched the Arc public mainnet with more than 100 institutional and ecosystem builders, including Standard Chartered, SBI Group and Sumitomo in its validator cohort.
September 18, 2026
AnyMind launches AnyCreator Stream for live-stream analytics and brand campaigns
AnyMind Group has launched AnyCreator Stream, bringing live-stream analytics, brand campaign discovery and earnings tracking into one creator platform.
September 18, 2026
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Maybank sees electric vehicles adoption continues to accelerate in Indonesia
Maybank Investment Bank said on Thursday that growing electric vehicles (EV) adoption should continue to support industry volumes into the second half of 2026.
September 18, 2026
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Partior, LSEG DiSH develop 24/7 multi-bank liquidity framework
Partior and LSEG DiSH are developing a multi-settlement-bank liquidity framework for round-the-clock cross-border payments, with production targeted from Q1 2027.
September 18, 2026
NewsFinTechSingaporePhilippines
HitPay launches CFO Stack with B2B virtual accounts in Singapore, Philippines
HitPay has launched CFO Stack, starting with Virtual Accounts for B2B collections in Singapore and the Philippines, with supplier payments and other finance tools planned.
September 18, 2026
Tencent Cloud, AI Singapore launch industry AI hackathon with DBS, Keppel and others
Tencent Cloud and AI Singapore have launched a Singapore hackathon with DBS, Keppel, Aspire, Ryde and NTU LKCMedicine providing real-world agentic AI challenges.
September 18, 2026
AirAsia’s Fernandes refutes report that AirAsia needs government bailout – report
The media briefing came two days after Reuters reported, quoting sources, that Malaysia's government had asked Malaysia Airlines and Batik Air whether they could absorb AirAsia's…
September 18, 2026
Grab Holdings’ Atome deal to fuel fintech expansion – S&P
September 18, 2026
Singapore says AI safeguards must keep pace with technology
September 18, 2026
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