Singapore

Singapore and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) have signed an Implementation Agreement on carbon credits collaboration under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on Friday.

Singapore’s Ant International has received a payment-institution license from Brazil's central bank, expanding its regulated presence in the country's payments market.

Ngee Ann Polytechnic has launched SH1F+, a workforce transformation center working with EY on job redesign, capability building and workplace learning.

Singapore-based autonomous robot builder Hivebotics has raised $6 million in a Series A round led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, to move its restroom-cleaning robot from pilot deployments into volume production.

Japan's cashless payment platform NETSTARS and Singapore-based imToken, a Web3 wallet provider, will explore collaboration toward the real-world adoption of stablecoin payments.

Bitdeer Technologies Group, a Singapore-headquartered technology company for AI and Bitcoin mining infrastructure, has bought about 200 acres of undeveloped land in Milam County, Texas, for $100 million in cash, to expand its planned AI and high-performance-computing data-center operations.

Yubico has added Singapore and nine other markets to the availability of its OpenAI-branded YubiKey bundle as OpenAI strengthens account security.

Nemetschek has signed training agreements with ITE and Singapore Polytechnic focused on BIM, AI-assisted compliance, model validation, and digital-twin workflows.

A consortium, led by U.S.-based investment firm KKR with Singapore's Singtel, has completed its acquisition of Singapore's STT GDC, taking full ownership of the data-center operator, STT GDC said in a statement on Wednesday.

BitGo has opened a Singapore office, citing growth in its regional client base and prime-brokerage activity since it received a Monetary Authority of Singapore license in 2024.