Singapore
Why enterprise AI needs workforce readiness and governance
Singapore's enterprise AI progress will depend on practical workforce development, clear governance and workflow redesign, writes Toh Ser Khoon of Singapore Polytechnic.
Singapore’s Bioactivx raises $3M for synthetic skin-substitute wound-care technology
Bioactivx, a Singapore deep-tech startup developing synthetic materials for wound care, has raised $3 million in a pre-Series A funding round co-led by the venture firm Cocoon Capital and Martin Krupp, managing director of the Swiss family office ContInvest, with other new and existing investors.
ESET survey says 79% of Singapore organizations faced AI-related cyber threats
An ESET-commissioned survey of 400 cybersecurity decision-makers in Singapore found 79 percent reported at least one AI-related cyber threat in the past year.
Mandai builds AI platform to search 600,000 animal care records
Mandai Wildlife Group has developed Animal 360 with Snowflake and Infinite Lambda, allowing keepers and veterinary teams to search more than 600,000 animal-care notes using natural language.
StashAway acquires MakeGoodwill to add digital wills to Singapore wealth offering
Singapore investment platform StashAway has acquired digital wills provider MakeGoodwill, extending its offering from wealth building into legacy planning.
US’s Digital Realty gets provisional allocation of 50 MW of capacity to develop a new data center in Singapore
Digital Realty, the United States-based cloud- and carrier-neutral data center platform, announced Tuesday it has been selected under Singapore’s second Data Center Call for Application (DC-CFA2), with a provisional allocation of 50 megawatts (MW) of capacity to develop a new data center at Jurong Town Corporation’s low-carbon data center park on Jurong…
UK fintech firm Revolut appoints Singapore Advisory Board to accelerate its next phase of growth
Revolut, the global fintech firm, announced Tuesday the appointment of its Singapore Advisory Board, comprising senior leaders with experience across banking, government and corporate leadership, to support its next phase of growth in Singapore and across the region.
Fintech giant Stripe celebrates 10 years in Singapore by expanding its infrastructure for global businesses
In early 2027, Stripe will bring the full Stripe Treasury experience to Singapore, adding the ability to spend from balances and pay recipients anywhere in the world directly from the Stripe Dashboard.
Granite Asia raises over $500M for Pan-Asia private credit fund Libra Hybrid
Granite Asia, a Singapore-based investment firm, has surpassed the $500 million target for its Pan-Asia private credit fund, Libra Hybrid, drawing new commitments from a leading insurer, DBS Private Bank, and other institutional investors.
Visa joins Singapore’s stablecoin project, to pilot 7-day settlement with Nium
The United States-based payment network Visa has joined BLOOM, an initiative led by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to enable interoperability between traditional payment systems and stablecoin-based payment rails.
