Pencil Finance issues first-ever on-chain capital for student loans
Pencil Finance, the student loan real-world-asset (RWA) protocol on EDU Chain that is co-incubated by Animoca Brands and HackQuest, announced Thursday the successful issuance of…
Malaysia’s MEASAT secures IN-SPACe authorization for satellite services in India
MEASAT Global Berhad (MEASAT), a Malaysia-based spacetech solutions provider, has secured the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Center’s (IN-SPACe) authorization…
ShopBack secures MPI license from MAS for digital payments
ShopBack, a Singapore-based shopping, rewards, and payments platform, announced Tuesday that it has been granted a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license by the Monetary…
Japan’s SMFG appoints Mazhari as groupwide AI transformation advisor; jointly launch Agentic AI venture in Singapore
Japanese multinational financial services group Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMBC Group) announced Tuesday it will appoint Ahmed Jamil Mazhari to lead transformation…
Singapore fintech firm Finmo secures UK EMI license, expands global footprint
Singapore-based fintech company Finmo has received approval from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to operate as an Authorized Electronic Money Institution (EMI).
Temasek’s net portfolio value grows to record high of $339B
Singapore's state-owned fund Temasek announced Wednesday that it has reported a net portfolio value (NPV) of S$434 billion ($339 billion) for the financial year ended 31 March…
Thailand’s Sunday partners Salesforce to scale proprietary AI-powered personalized insurance
Sunday, an InsurTech based in Thailand, is working with Salesforce, the global artificial intelligence (AI) customer relationship management (CRM) firm, to centralize operations,…
BDx Data Centers launches Southeast Asia’s first hybrid quantum AI testbed in Singapore with Anyon Technologies
BDx Data Centers (BDx), a carrier-neutral data center platform based in China, has launched Southeast Asia’s first hybrid quantum artificial intelligence (AI) testbed in…
NUS Enterprise appoints global innovation experts to advance innovation and research translation efforts
NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore, has appointed Dr Patrick Ennis and Donna See as strategic advisors to support its next phase of…
South Korea’s re-commerce platform Bunjang further expands into Singapore
Bunjang, a South Korea's customer-to-customer (C2C) secondhand marketplace platform, has reaffirmed its commitment to Singapore as a strategic growth engine in its broader Asia…
