Singapore

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Sovereignty is now a business continuity test for Singapore’s firms

Kyndryl Singapore Managing Director Guat Ling Ang argues that data and technology sovereignty should be treated as a business continuity issue, with firms mapping critical dependencies and preserving practical options when access or conditions change.

Singapore’s capacity constraints steer data center growth to Malaysia – Fitch

Singapore’s capacity constraints is expected to steer data center growth to Malaysia, Fitch Ratings said on Wednesday.

1982 Ventures backs US AI video platform Higgsfield’s $400M Series B at $5.4B valuation

Singapore-based venture capital firm 1982 Ventures has participated in US artificial intelligence (AI) video and image creation platform Higgsfield's $400 million Series B at $5.4 billion valuation.

Singapore’s Groundup.ai wins $3M PUB tender to bring AI Cognitive Maintenance to national water infrastructure

Groundup.ai, the Singapore-based industrial machine intelligence company, has been awarded a tender by Public Utilities Board (PUB), Singapore's National Water Agency, to implement and maintain a Predictive Maintenance and Reliability System for the water utility's critical assets.

U‍S blockchain firm TRM Labs appoints MAS veteran Ziqing Ang as Head of Policy, APAC

TRM Labs, the United States-based blockchain intelligence services firm, has appointed Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) veteran Ziqing Ang as Head of Policy, Asia Pacific (APAC).

Singapore’s Aura launches private equity evergreen fund

Singapore-based financial services firm Aura Group has launched the Aura PE Evergreen Income Fund, an evergreen private markets strategy designed to address the liquidity, income and capital call challenges that have historically restricted private equity allocation in advised portfolios.

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From footfall to foresight: how AI can turn fragmented retail signals into better decisions

StarHub's Lawrence Lim examines how retailers can connect fragmented online and offline customer signals and use AI to move from retrospective reporting toward faster, predictive decision-making.

Japan’s SMBC, Singapore’s Singtel Innov8 invest in file-automation firm fileAI

Singapore's fileAI, the developer of file automation software fileForge, has secured investments from the corporate venture arms of Japan's SMBC and Singapore's Singtel Group, though the parties did not disclose other details.

Nanyang Technological University flies Singapore’s first homegrown electric aircraft in Germany test campaign

Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has completed a month-long flight-test campaign in Germany with Singapore's first electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) aircraft designed and built in the country.

DBS and Stripe partner for AI cross-border payments in Asia

Singapore banking group DBS and US payment firm Stripe have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the growth of agentic commerce and cross-border payments in Asia.