Singapore
Singapore’s SUNRATE secures payment business license in China
SUNRATE, the Singapore-based payment and treasury management platform, announced last Friday that it has secured a payment business license in China following its successful acquisition of a 100 percent stake in Transfar Pay, a unit of Shenzhen-listed Transfar Group.
August 18, 2025
Singapore’s Agridence secures global investment to accelerate multi-commodity compliance platform
Agridence Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based technology firm in digital agri-commodity supply chains, announced Wednesday a funding round led by Cercano Management and supported by returning strategic investors EXEO Innovation Fund and Provident.
August 15, 2025
Alpadis expands regulatory capabilities with acquisition of Ingenia Consultants in Singapore
Alpadis, an independent, international provider of bespoke, technology-driven trust and corporate services, is joining forces with Ingenia Consultants, a compliance service provider for financial institutions in Singapore.
August 15, 2025
News,Digital Transformation,Singapore
NTT DATA, The GEAR by Kajima team up to co-develop a smart-building solution in Singapore
NTT DATA, a Japan-based global information technology (IT) infrastructure and services company, partnered with technology services firm The GEAR by Kajima to co-develop a smart-building solution in Singapore.
August 14, 2025
Singapore’s Prefer raises oversubscribed $4.2M Pre-A to fuel international expansion
Prefer, a Singapore-based food tech startup using fermentation to create affordable and sustainable flavors and ingredients, announced Wednesday an oversubscribed $4.2 million fundraising round alongside the commercial launch of its new products: soluble coffee and cocoa powders.
August 14, 2025
News,FinTech,Singapore,eCommerce
Sea’s revenue, earnings rise in second quarter
Singapore-based technology conglomerate Sea Limited has reported higher revenue and earnings in the second quarter, underpinned by growth in all business segments.
August 13, 2025
Antler doubles down on AI with $7.4M in early-stage funding across SEA
Amid a sharp slowdown in early-stage venture capital funding across Southeast Asia, Antler, the global early‑stage venture capital firm headquartered in Singapore, confirmed Wednesday an investment of $7.4 million into startups across Southeast Asia during the first half of 2025.
August 13, 2025
Nium partners iPiD to advance VoP compliance and global fraud prevention
Nium, the Singapore-based global infrastructure firm for real-time cross-border payments, announced Tuesday the expansion of Verify, its account validation service, in Europe, through a strengthened strategic partnership with iPiD, the provider of the Know Your Payee (KYP) solution, iPiD Node.
August 13, 2025
US AI game tech firm Felicity expands global footprint with Singapore office
Felicity, the United States-based artificial intelligence (AI) enabled game-tech company, announced Tuesday its expansion to Singapore with Felicity Labs Pte. Ltd.
August 13, 2025