Singapore

Grab Finance expands credit access across Southeast Asia using FICO platform

Grab Finance, the financial services arm of Singapore-based superapp Grab, is using the industry-leading capabilities of FICO Platform to transform credit access across the Southeast Asian region.

Hesai partners Grab to accelerate lidar deployment across Southeast Asia

Hesai Technology, a China-based lidar solutions firm, announced Wednesday a strategic cooperation with Singapore-based superapp Grab, under which Grab will serve as the exclusive distributor of Hesai's lidar products in Southeast Asia.

Singapore’s payments sector funding reaches $319M in first nine months of 2025

Singapore has continued to lead in the payments sector, with funding for payments reaching over $319 million during the first nine months of 2025 — surpassing the total FinTech funding (of which payments is a subset) for Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam combined, a report showed Wednesday.

Bridge Alliance appoints Loo Boon Chee as next CEO after Ong Geok Chwee stepping down

Bridge Alliance, the alliance of leading mobile operators globally, announced Tuesday that Dr Ong Geok Chwee will be stepping down as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the end of March.

KKR-led consortium with Singtel to fully acquire ST Telemedia Global Data Centers at $5.1B

Global investment firm KKR and Singapore's communications technology group Singtel announced Wednesday they will fully acquire data center colocation services provider ST Telemedia Global Data Centers (STT GDC) at S$6.6 billion ($5.1 billion).

Singapore to set up national space agency to build and operate space capabilities

Singapore will establish a national space agency on April 1 to help the country seize opportunities in the rapidly expanding space economy and strengthen its space capabilities, the Straits Times quoted Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science & Technology Tan See Leng as saying.

Singapore launches three new space projects to test and validate new technologies

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore is launching three new space projects under Singapore’s Space Technology Development Program (STDP), marking a major step in accelerating the commercialization of space technologies developed in Singapore.

Singapore Economic Development Board invests in Revolut Singapore

Revolut, the global fintech company, announced Monday plans to strengthen its footprint from Singapore to support product innovation and drive expansion across Asia.

Singapore’s GIC partners Sony Music to buy music catalogs

GIC, a Singapore-based institutional investor, and Sony Music Group (SMG), a Japan-based music group, announced Wednesday the establishment of an investment partnership to acquire and amplify high‑quality, marquee music catalog assets across a range of genres.

ST Telemedia Global Data Center inks partnerships with four institutes for AI training

ST Telemedia Global Data Centers (STT GDC), the Singapore-based data center colocation provider, has signed memorandum of understandings (MOUs) with the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), Singapore Polytechnic (SP), NTU Singapore and National University of Singapore (NUS), to advance skills development and expand internship and early career pathways…