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NTT DATA partners Mistral AI to provide AI solutions for enterprises

NTT DATA, a Japan-based digital business and technology services firm, and Mistral AI, a France-based innovator in open-weight, high-performance generative AI (GenAI) models, have on Wednesday announced plans to jointly sell and deploy safe and private enterprise-grade artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that are able to foster strategic autonomy for…

Grab achieves $20M profit in the second quarter amid higher revenue

Southeast Asia's superapp Grab announced Thursday that it has achieved a profit of $20 million in the second quarter of FY2025 amid higher revenue.

Singapore’s Hydroleap secures $4.75M funding to accelerate sustainable water technologies in APAC

Hydroleap, a Singapore-based sustainable water treatment technologies, has successfully raised an additional $4.75 million in its latest funding round, bringing its total funding to nearly $12 million till date.

CapBay partners Olea to offer cross border financing for Malaysian exporters

Bay Group Holdings Sdn Bhd (CapBay), a homegrown Malaysian supply chain financing provider and peer-to-peer (P2P) financing company, has teamed up with Olea Global Pte. Ltd. (Olea), a Singapore-based technology-driven trade and supply chain finance solutions provider, to offer cross border financing for Malaysian exporters.

Singapore launches new electronic deferred payment solutions to support transition to e-payments

The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) announced Monday the launch of two new payments solutions - electronic deferred payment (EDP) and EDP+ - to support the transition to e-payments for cheque users.

Airwallex gets approval to launch yield product in Singapore

Airwallex, a global fintech platform, announced Monday that its Singapore entity, Airwallex Capital (Singapore) Pte Ltd, has been granted a Capital Markets Services (CMS) license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to launch yield products in the country.

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61% of Singaporeans are burnt out, because our “hustle” culture is killing Singapore’s competitive advantage in innovation

Singapore’s competitive advantage lies in a workforce that is empowered, engaged, and unafraid to challenge the status quo. As leaders, we must create environments where people can thrive, not just survive. Culture grows what leadership plants and tends. When leaders walk the talk, transformation takes root.

Singapore’s 129Knots and Green Link Digital Bank team up to launch global embedded finance initiative for marine fuel

Singapore's fintech firms Green Link Digital Bank (GLDB) and 129Knots have joined forces to launch a global embedded finance program aimed at unlocking liquidity in the marine fuel industry.

Maybank foresees higher revenue and EBITDA y-o-y growth for Sea in the second quarter

Maybank Investment Bank expects Singapore-based Sea's revenues and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) to grow 31 percent and 79 percent, respectively year on year in the second quarter.

Singapore’s Chocolate Finance secures $15M Series A+ funding to propel regional growth

Singapore-based fintech firm Chocolate Finance announced Thursday that it has successfully closed a $15 million Series A+ funding round as well as attaining regulatory approval to operate in Hong Kong.