Singapore

Japan-based venture capital firm Credit Saison has established “Onigiri Capital,” a fund specializing in blockchain investments, through its Singapore-based subsidiary, overseas corporate venture capital (CVC).

China-based Huize Holding Limited, through its international brand Poni Insurtech, announced that Poni Financial Advisory Pte. Ltd. has been licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore as a Financial Adviser and Exempt Insurance Broker.

Thunes, the Singapore-based fintech firm, and barq, the digital wallet in Saudi Arabia, have announced the launch of barq’s enhanced remittance services to millions of consumers across the Kingdom.

AvePoint, the 65 Equity Partners-backed global data security firm, announced Thursday its listing on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX).

Terra Oleo, a Singapore-based biotechnology company, announced Thursday its emergence from stealth with $3.1 million in funding from a group of investors, and support from Breakthrough Energy’s prestigious Fellows Program.

Princeton Digital Group (PDG), the Singapore-based data center provider, announced Thursday its partnership with Flexidao and Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), one of India’s largest renewable energy companies, to pioneer the implementation of time-matched, carbon-free energy (CFE) consumption at its 150MW MU1 data center in Mumbai.

Ant International, a global provider of digital payments, digitization, and financial technology, announced Wednesday its role as a launch partner of Google to develop Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), an open rulebook that defines how artificial intelligence (AI) agents can reliably transact with the authorization of users.

QAI Ventures, the Switzerland investor and ecosystem builder in quantum tech and advanced computing technologies, announced Thursday the launch of its operations in Singapore, establishing its Asia-Pacific headquarters.

Singapore-based digital finance platform Atome and Philippine digital banking leader Maya Bank have entered a ₱2.75 billion ($48 million) loan channeling partnership in the Philippines to expand access to credit for millions of Filipinos.

Singaporean bank DBS, American multinational investment management Franklin Templeton and technology firm Ripple are partnering to provide accredited and institutional investors with innovative trading and lending solutions, powered by tokenized money market funds on the XRP ledger blockchain and stablecoins such as Ripple USD (RLUSD).