Singapore

Singapore’s Aquilius raises Asia Pacific real estate secondaries program at $1.1B

Aquilius Investment Partners, a Singapore-based provider of secondaries solutions in the Asia Pacific region, completes fundraising of its second real estate secondaries flagship fund, AIP Secondary Fund II L.P. (AIP SF II) at $1.1 billion.

Ant International invests in R2 to expand credit access for SMEs in LATAM

Ant International, a Singapore-based global digital payment firm, announced last Thursday a strategic investment in R2, an embedded lending infrastructure company in Latin America (LATAM), to expand access to credit for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the region.

Denodo inks MOU with ST Engineering to advance AI-enabled sensemaking technologies

Denodo, a global data management firm, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ST Engineering Mission Software Systems, a Singapore-based company of global technology, defence and engineering group ST Engineering, to jointly advance data science and artificial intelligence (DSAI) technologies.

Truth Social offers prediction markets via exclusive partnership with Crypto.com

Trump Media and Technology Group Corp., operator of the social media platform Truth Social, the streaming platform Truth+, and the FinTech brand Truth.Fi, announced Tuesday that it will make prediction markets available on Truth Social through an exclusive arrangement with Crypto.com | Derivatives North America (CDNA), a CFTC-registered exchange and…

Delta Electronics and NUS CDE sign MOU to advance hybrid microelectronics research and innovation

Delta Electronics, a global power management and smart green solutions firm, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the College of Design and Engineering (CDE) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) to collaborate on advancing hybrid integration of microelectronics through joint research and development.

Marketnode powers Maybank’s first tokenized on-chain Money Market Fund with BNP Paribas’ Securities services business

Marketnode, a Singapore-based digital market infrastructure operator, has announced a strategic collaboration with Maybank Asset Management Singapore to bring its Money Market Fund (MMF) on-chain — marking a significant step in enhancing the accessibility, utility and transferability of such funds as the financial industry explores the promise of…

QAI Ventures, Enterprise Singapore team up to launch QuantumAI Accelerator in Singapore

Switzerland-based venture capital firm QAI Ventures announced Wednesday that it has partnered with Enterprise Singapore to launch its venture capital (VC)-funded accelerator and IP-driven venture builder dedicated to QuantumAI startups and Advanced Computing.

MAS proposes to consolidate listing review functions under SGX RegCo to streamline listing process

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is seeking feedback on proposals to consolidate the listing review functions under the Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) with a view to streamline the listing process.

HSBC Innovation Banking launches in Singapore with $1.5B funding

Global banking group HSBC announced Wednesday the launch of Innovation Banking in Singapore, a dedicated proposition to further deepen its support to the innovation and venture ecosystem in Singapore and across the region.

Carro posts record revenues, gross profit for FY2025

Carro, Asia Pacific’s largest online automotive platform, has posted a strong FY2025, achieving record revenues of S$1.2 billion ($920 million) and a gross profit of S$149 million ($111 million).