Singapore

Voice AI infrastructure firm Deepgram to establish APAC headquarters in Singapore following strategic investment from EDBI

Deepgram, the US real-time artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure company, announced Tuesday plans to establish its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore, deepening its commitment to a region where the company is already seeing strong demand for production-grade Voice AI.

Tencent’s TenPay Global, ShopeePay jointly launch cross-border payment service in China for SE Asian users

TenPay Global, Tencent's cross-border payment platform, and ShopeePay, the digital payment arm of Singapore's Sea Ltd and associated with the e-commerce platform Shopee, have jointly launched a cross-border payment service connecting Southeast Asian users with merchants in China.

Vietnam leases 5 hectares to Singapore-backed Evolution for $508M hyperscale data center

The authorities in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City have granted Evolution DC VN HCMC a 50-year lease on about 4.96 hectares of land in the Saigon Hi-Tech Park for a $508 million data center project, invested by Singapore business.

Barclays, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Standard Chartered adopt Ant International’s FalconTST AI model 2.0

Barclays, Citi, Deutsche Bank, and Standard Chartered have integrated the Falcon Time-Series Transformer (TST), a forecasting AI model built by Singapore-based Ant International, into their foreign-exchange systems.

Singapore’s STT GDC exits Vietnam data center project, VNG buys back to build office campus

VNG Group JSC, a leading technology firm in Vietnam, will buy back a majority stake in VTH Software Development JSC for VND480 billion ($18.3 million), after its Singapore-based partner STT GDC withdrew from a planned data center project on the site of VTH.

Singapore Institute of Technology, IBM aim to establish quantum-safe center that addresses post-quantum risks

US technology firm IBM and the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) are planning to establish the Quantum-Safe Center, targeted for launch by the end of 2026, as a dedicated hub to accelerate Singapore’s transition to quantum-safe cybersecurity.

Taiwan’s Foxconn to invest $265M more in Vietnam, $57M in Singapore

Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry, known globally as Foxconn, will invest $265 million more into its manufacturing operations in Vietnam and $57 million more in Singapore, according to filings with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) dated August 12-18.

Singapore tightens rules on online platforms to curb scams

Singapore is tightening safeguards on major messaging, social media and e-commerce platforms, requiring them to take stronger measures to detect, disrupt and prevent scams targeting users in the city-state.

Singapore Polytechnic launches CASTLE to help SME strengthen cybersecurity

Singapore Polytechnic (SP) has on Wednesday launched the Cybersecurity Assessment and Security Operations Centre Training Lab for Enterprises (CASTLE), a new initiative by SP's School of Computing to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) strengthen their cybersecurity while giving students hands-on industry experience.

MAS introduces measures to strengthen Singapore’s competitiveness as leading asset management hub

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced Wednesday a set of measures to strengthen Singapore's competitiveness as a leading asset management hub.