Singapore

Equinix has opened its $290 million SG6 data center in Singapore, adding 1,550 initial cabinets and capacity for high-density AI workloads.

Shopee says affiliate-generated sales in Singapore rose nearly 50 percent over the past year as its local affiliate network surpassed 300,000.

Analog Devices has completed its $1.35 billion purchase of edge-AI chipmaker Alif Semiconductor, which has engineering operations in Singapore and India.

Singapore-born fintech Chocolate Finance has expanded into Hong Kong, offering a cash management platform that provides daily returns and flexible withdrawals as it seeks to tap demand for alternatives to traditional savings and investment products.

Pyvio has secured a Singapore Major Payment Institution licence covering five regulated services, including cross-border transfers and e-money issuance.

Merchant commerce platform Pine Labs and programmable financial infrastructure provider Stripe have partnered to offer a unified commerce solution in Singapore, allowing eligible retailers to manage online and in-store payments through a single platform from November 2026.

Singapore, New Zealand and South Korea have made significant progress in negotiations on the Green Economy Partnership Agreement (GEPA), with discussions covering trade-related climate measures, low-emissions goods, environmental certificates and sustainable aviation fuel.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the Research Council of Norway (RCN) and the Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI) have on Thursday launched a joint research grant call to develop solutions to support the decarbonization of international shipping.

Singapore will require sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) procured using proceeds from its SAF levy to deliver at least 40 percent lower lifecycle emissions than conventional jet fuel, ahead of its first tender for 20,000 to 30,000 tons of the fuel by mid-December 2026,  the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said on Thursday. 

Visa has set up six global capability hubs at its new Solution Center in Paya Lebar Green, Singapore, hosting 1,500 employees working on technology across artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, quantum computing, and next-generation payments.