Singapore

Hong Kong-based events firm BUUU to buy 60% of data-center maker Brightray, move to Singapore

Nasdaq-listed BUUU Group, a Hong Kong-based events and stage-production company, will buy a 60 percent stake in Brightray Science, a maker of prefabricated modular data centers, and will relocate its headquarters to Singapore.

Synopsys, Singapore’s A*STAR to cooperate in advanced chip packaging, AI simulation

The United States-based Synopsys and Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) will jointly develop advanced semiconductor-packaging and simulation technologies for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing.

US-based Circle to buy Singapore’s Tazapay for $400M to expand USDC cross-border payments

The United States-based Circle Internet Group, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, will acquire Singapore's Tazapay, a cross-border business-payments company, in an all-stock deal to expand its global payments network.

Granite Asia targets Asian middle market with private credit strategy

Granite Asia is focusing its private-credit strategy on mid-sized Asian companies after raising more than $500 million for Libra Hybrid.

DBS and Citi partner to enable instant cross-border USD payments with tokenized deposits

Singapore-based banking group DBS and US lender Citi have teamed up to enable instant cross-border USD payments with tokenized deposits.

Malaysia’s Yinson GreenTech secures second Hydromover commercial charter in Singapore

MarinEV, the marine electrification business of Yinson GreenTech, has marked another milestone in the commercial adoption of electric harbour craft in Singapore, securing a one-year bareboat charter with HHH Marine & Logistics (HHH Marine) for Hydromover 1.0, marking its second Hydromover commercial charter in Singapore.

Singapore’s Laters.com bets on payment flexibility to reshape online travel booking [interview]

Laters.com announced a $1.5 million seed round led by XBO Ventures, the investment arm of XBO.com, the global digital-asset platform, and the completion of its rebrand.

MAS spin-off Gprnt targets its next funding round [Q&A]

In an interview, Gprnt CEO Lionel Wong told TNGlobal about graduating from a central bank, scaling without ready-made data infrastructure, and where ESG reporting goes next, among others.

Carousell Autos launches consumer car auction in Singapore

Carousell Autos has launched Carousell Car Drops, opening selected owner-listed cars in Singapore to online bids from consumers alongside professional dealers.

Singapore’s OneByZero, AWS to jointly scale governed AI agents across Asia-Pacific

Singapore-based OneByZero, an AI-focused systems integrator, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) will cooperate to expand the deployment of governed AI "coworkers" for enterprises across Asia-Pacific and Japan.