Singapore
Singapore’s insurtech firm Igloo eyes M&A opportunities as it continues to expand across Southeast Asia [Q&A]
TNGlobal has recently interviewed Igloo Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Raunak Mehta, to learn more about its plans in the Philippines, Thailand and across Southeast Asia.
Singapore’s Clime Capital invests in Indonesia distributed solar developer Hijau
Established in 2017, Hijau said it has been a pioneer in Indonesia’s still nascent solar market. With an established track record in delivering solar energy solutions for Commercial and Industrial (C&I) customers, the company is actively expanding its project pipeline to meet the growing demand for sustainable energy.
Singapore’s labor challenge requires all hands on deck
Resource-scarce Singapore has always relied on its people for growth. The nation has long seen a clear link between a strong workforce and a strong economy, but the pandemic drove home the need for greater resistance to potential foreign labor supply disruptions. There is no ‘perfect’ time to pull the levers necessary to shift dependency on foreign labor…
Singapore’s NextGen.AI bags $343k pre-seed investment from Asiawide Print Holdings
With this new capital fund injection, NextGen.AI aims to advance its research in knowledge-based personalization models to provide and also register its own IP in the company's research work.
Moody’s : Temasek and PIF will maintain advantage in intrinsic credit strength among rated peers
Singapore's state-owned fund Temasek Holdings Limited and Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund Public Investment Fund (PIF) will maintain advantage in intrinsic credit strength among rated peers, Moody's Ratings said Thursday.
Tracxn : Singapore tech startups funding fall 26 percent year on year in third quarter
Singapore tech startup ecosystem secured total funding of $397 million in the third quarter of 2024, which is a 26 percent decline from $536 million raised in the corresponding quarter last year, Tracxn said Monday.
From government to grassroots: Businesses and communities shape Singapore’s digital future in Smart Nation 2.0
A decade after launching its original Smart Nation initiative, Singapore is poised to embark on the next phase of transformation: #SmartNation2.0. This refreshed strategy is ambitious yet characteristic of the country’s pragmatic idealism - to overcome the inherent limitations that have always constrained the island nation and secure a leading position in…
Singapore finance platform Aspire receives in-principle approval for major payment institution licence from MAS
The MPI license will enable Aspire to expand this suite of services, offering even more comprehensive and secure financial solutions to its rapidly growing customer base of over 50,000+ companies worldwide.
NTT Data partners CSIT to strengthen Singapore’s national cyber defense
Japan-based information technology (IT) firm NTT DATA and NTT Security Holdings have entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Center for Strategic Infocomm Technologies (CSIT) to collaborate on strengthening Singapore’s national cyber defense and to further explore areas of emerging digital technologies.
UOB Malaysia pledges $230M to support Malaysia’s OGSE sector decarbonization and energy transition
UOB Malaysia has on Monday announced that it will provide MYR 1 billion ($230 million) to support Malaysia's oil and gas services and equipment (OGSE) sector decarbonization and energy transition journey.
