Singapore

Singapore's largest clean energy solutions provider Sunseap Group has on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the provincial government of Indonesia's Riau Islands to develop large-scale solar energy and storage plants that will supply electricity to the Riau Islands and Singapore.The MoU covers the availability of 3,000 hectares of land…

TechCreate Solutions Private Limited (TechCreate), a Singapore-based technology services group specialising in digital payment and digitalisation solutions, and Diginius Pte. Ltd. (Diginius), a provider for information technology (IT) security and infrastructure solutions, on Tuesday announced a merger between both companies via a share swap transaction…

Recur Club, a Singapore-based FinTech platform facilitating non-dilutive growth capital for companies with recurring revenues, said Tuesday it has closed its $30 million seed funding round, as a combination of equity and debt allocation. The funding round was led by InfoEdge Ventures and Village Global,  with financing for the platform from marquee…

Aura FAT Projects Acquisition Corp,a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) focused on funding emerging technology start-ups with an acute growth potential in Southeast Asia and Australasia, announced Tuesday the successful close of its initial public offering (IPO) of $115 million.

Doxa Holdings International Pte. Ltd. (Doxa), a Singapore-based fintech startup, said Monday it has successfully concluded its S$3 million ($2.21 million) pre-series A funding round from financial institutions including venture capitals, public listed and logistics corporations. Doxa plans to use the incoming funds to accelerate its traction in the built…

Singapore-based payments platform 2C2P and China-based FinTech firm Ant Group announced Monday a strategic partnership to accelerate digital payment adoption and innovation. The partnership, upon completion, will see Ant Group becoming the majority shareholder of 2C2P.

SoftBank Robotics Group Corp., a robotics solutions provider under Softbank, announced Monday that it has partnered with UnaBiz, a massive internet of things (IoT) provider based in Singapore, to initiate a seamless integration of IoT sensors and robotics in building management and maintenance that will streamline work processes, allowing efficient…

Singaporean ride-hailing app Ryde said Friday it will be launching the non-fungible token (NFT) project as part of its efforts to grow and strengthen its community of users. The company will also expand the range of crypto payment options for its users to top up their in-app Ryde wallets.

Us2.ai, a Singapore-based medtech developer, announced Thursday it has raised $15 million in a series A round led by IHH Healthcare and Heal Partners, with participation from Pappas Capital and existing investors including Sequoia India, EDBI and Partech Ventures. The new funds will be used to drive Us2.ai’s ambitious growth targets for clinical…

Singapore financial services group DBS/POSB and the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Singapore announced Wednesday a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to widen the access to contactless and digital payments, in all junior colleges/Millennia Institute, secondary and primary schools in Singapore. The three-year MOU will expand the POSB Smart Buddy…