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Singapore’s NSV raises $53M for inaugural biotech fund, targeting US, Asia
NeoSci Ventures (NSV), a venture builder and investor with offices in Singapore, Taiwan and the United States, has raised S$70 million ($53 million) for its inaugural institutional venture fund.
Cargill and Neptune start robotic hull-cleaning trial in Singapore
Cargill and Neptune Robotics will test AI-enabled robotic hull cleaning and inspection on vessels calling at the Port of Singapore for 18 months.
Keppel connectivity revenue tops S$900 million in nine months
Keppel's connectivity technology-solutions revenue exceeded S$900 million in the first nine months of 2026 as EBITDA rose 110 percent.
Sunrate launches agentic card for AI-driven business payments
Sunrate has introduced a programmable virtual commercial card that lets authorized AI agents execute business payments under predefined controls.
82 percent of founders maintain US expansion plans despite immigration uncertainty – Beyond Border survey
Despite growing uncertainty over US immigration policies, 82 percent of founders surveyed by Singapore-founded immigration platform Beyond Border have not changed their plans to expand into the American market, with access to customers remaining the main driver of their ambitions.
Korea’s KIRA, LG Sinar Mas, Indonesia’s SM+ Data Centers open 21 MW data center in Jakarta
South Korea's Korea Investment Real Asset Management (KIRA), LG Sinar Mas, and Indonesia's SM+ Data Centers have announced that SMX01, a 21-MW AI-ready data center in Jakarta, has reached Ready for Service status.
Malaysia’s Hong Leong Bank adds Alipay+ to payments ecosystem
Malaysia's lender Hong Leong Bank (HLB) is expanding its cross-border payment ecosystem by integrating Alipay+ through Payments Network Malaysia (PayNet), establishing an extensive overseas QR payment networks directly within the HLB Connect App.
Singapore’s HugoHub makes first live bank deployment in Pakistan
HugoHub, a Singapore-based financial infrastructure platform, has secured its first live deployment with a regulated bank, as Pakistan’s digital retail bank HugoBank opened its first pilot customer account on the platform on Sept 25, 2026.
China-Laos digital payment link offers new model for cross-border transactions: AMRO
The launch of a cross-border digital payment link between China and Laos marks an important step in regional financial integration, demonstrating how central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) can connect with conventional payment networks while preserving local-currency settlement, the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) said on Monday.
Google to invest $160M in shared water infrastructure in Negeri Sembilan for data center
Google has committed $160 million to new shared water infrastructure in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, in order to support local needs and its planned data center there.
