Singapore
Singapore’s Temasek establishes $7.5B wholly-owned private credit platform
Singapore's state investor Temasek has on Friday announced the formation of a wholly-owned private credit platform with initial funding of about S$10 billion ($7.47 billion).
Global Insurtech firm discovermarket expands into Latin America, launching in Brazil
With this expansion, discovermarket aims to transform the future of embedded insurance in the region by bringing innovative insurance solutions, technology, and expertise to Latin America’s rapidly evolving Insurtech landscape.
Australia and Singapore collaborate to support sustainable infrastructure and decarbonization in Southeast Asia
The Australian government has approved a $50 million investment into the Green Investments partnership (GIP) under Singapore’s Financing Asia’s Transition Partnership (FAST-P) initiative.
Singapore’s Crypto.com partners with Mastercard to scale the digital payments industry in GCC region
Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange firm Crypto.com has secured a principal license with Mastercard, enabling the company to directly issue cards on Mastercard’s network.
Grab picks AWS as preferred cloud provider to drive technology innovation and growth
Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company , announced Thursday that Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading superapp, has selected AWS as its preferred cloud provider.
Coca-Cola, Grab expand partnership to deliver innovative consumer experiences in Southeast Asia
Singapore-based superapp Grab and global soft drink manufacturer Coca-Cola are advancing their strategic partnership in Southeast Asia to better engage today’s increasingly hybrid shoppers.
Thailand Post partners with insurtech firm bolttech to launch online motor insurance
Powered by bolttech, this innovative offering provides coverage for personal cars and trucks, including compensation for death, disability, loss of limb, and medical expenses.
US e-commerce giant Amazon invested over $1.49B in Singapore
US-headquartered e-commerce giant Amazon announced on Thursday that it has invested more than S$2 billion ($1.49 billion) across its retail and cloud businesses in Singapore in 2023. This includes both capital expenditure such as improvements to existing infrastructures, including fulfilment centers, delivery stations, and data centers, and operating…
Accenture to set up ‘AI refinery engineering hub’ in Singapore
The hub will conduct applied research to drive AI-led innovation and intellectual property development in Singapore.
Temasek-backed blockchain FinTech firm Partior welcomes Deutsche Bank as strategic investor
This marks the close of the second round in Partior’s Series B funding and comes on the heels of the first close led by Peak XV Partners in July 2024 with participation from J.P. Morgan, Jump Trading Group, Standard Chartered, Temasek and Valor Capital Group.
