Singapore

ResponsAbility to invest up to $15M in Singapore’s EaaS firm August Energy

ResponsAbility will invest up to $15 million on behalf of its investors in August Energy, an energy-as-a-service (EaaS) infrastructure platform headquartered in Singapore with offices in Thailand, India, and the Philippines.

Singapore’s Coda accelerates global expansion with acquisition of European payments platform Recharge

Coda, a digital content monetization firm headquartered in Singapore, announced Thursday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Recharge, an European prepaid payments platform headquartered in Amsterdam.

Singapore eyes enhancing resilience and security of digital financial services

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is eyeing enhancing resilience and security of digital financial services via launching stand-in capabilities for NETS electronic point-of-sales systems, and developing similar solutions for QR code payments.

Origgin launches $23M Fund 2 to commercialize university IP for global impact

Singapore-based Origgin Capital, the venture capital arm of Origgin Ventures, announced the launch of its second fund, Origgin Capital Fund 2, with a target size of S$30 million ($23.33 million).

Singapore launches Pathfinder program to help financial institutions adopt AI

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has launched the Pathfinder program, or PathFin.ai, to support financial institutions (FIs) to adopt artificial intelligence (AI).

Singlife partners GXS Bank to embed insurance for the digital bank’s first investment product

Singapore-based financial services company Singlife announced Wednesday a partnership with GXS Bank to embed insurance coverage for the bank’s first investment product on GXS Invest.

Airwallex: Singapore consumers lead the way in cross-border eCommerce adoption

Singapore consumers lead the way in cross-border eCommerce adoption, expect transparency and trust at checkout, new Airwallex study revealed Wednesday.

Singapore, UK collaborate on energy transition, sustainable infrastructure investments in SEA

Singapore and the United Kingdom (UK) have announced a collaboration on last Sunday to drive clean energy transition and advance the development of sustainable infrastructure across Southeast Asia.

Singapore and China reaffirm commitment to advance cooperation in green and transition finance

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the People’s Bank of China (PBC) reaffirmed their commitment to advance cooperation in green and transition finance between Singapore and China at the 3rd Singapore-China Green Finance Taskforce (GFTF) meeting on last Thursday.

Temasek joins fintech firm iCapital’s $820M funding round

ICapital, the global fintech company, announced Thursday it has raised over $820 million with the completion of its latest financing round, bringing the company’s valuation to over $7.5 billion.