Singapore
Finance platform Choco Up raises $15M to expand growth financing for Singapore SMEs
Choco Up, Asia's leading growth financing platform, has raised a $15 million credit facility from private credit investment company AlteriQ Global to expand access to growth capital for Singapore's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with the first drawdown already completed.
Amundi, Ant International launch tokenised money market fund share classes in blockchain treasury management push
Europe's largest asset manager Amundi, asset servicing group CACEIS, and Ant International have launched their tokenized share classes for the Amundi Money Market Fund – Short Term, denominated in Euro and US dollars, developed for Ant International's intra-group liquidity management needs.
Singapore’s Pints AI raises $5.6 million to deploy auditable AI in regulated financial institutions
Singapore-based enterprise AI startup Pints AI has raised $5.6 million in a pre-Series A round led by Tin Men Capital, with SBI Ven Capital co-leading and participation from SEEDS, NTUitive, SUTD Venture Fund, and Tenity,
NUS accelerates AI for semiconductors through industry collaboration
The National University of Singapore (NUS) is advancing on two fronts to apply artificial intelligence (AI) across the semiconductor sector.
Granite Asia opens Galatek Technologies facility in Malaysia to increase investment to $100M
Granite Asia, a pan-Asia investment platform with over $10 billion in assets under management, has marked the facility opening of its portfolio company Galatek Technologies in Penang (Malaysia).
Singapore pushes AI standards push under new 2035 roadmap
Singapore has unveiled a long-term strategy to strengthen its role in global standards-setting for artificial intelligence (AI), as the city-state seeks to position itself as a trusted hub for digital trade and emerging technologies.
Taiwan’s QBit Semiconductor acquires 60% stake in Singapore’s SinChip to expand ASIC design services
Taiwan's QBit Semiconductor has acquired a 60 percent stake in Singapore-based SinChip Technology, as part of a push to expand its application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC) design services into Edge AI, high-performance computing, optical communications, and automotive sectors.
Singapore SMEs most cautious about international expansion among global peers
Leaders of Singapore's small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) are the least optimistic about international expansion among all markets surveyed globally, scoring 7.2 out of 10 compared to a global average of 8.2, according to the third edition of Kreston Global's Interpreneur Report.
I-City collaborates with TwinMatrix to explore AI-enhanced experiential AI living
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integrated into everyday life, Malaysia-based i-City has partnered with Singapore-based TwinMatrix Technologies to explore the use of AI-driven experiences, digital avatars and spatial intelligence technologies in urban environments.
HSBC partners Mastercard to expand B2B payments capabilities in Singapore
Global bank HSBC has on Tuesday announced its collaboration with Mastercard in Singapore to pilot new capabilities that support the future of business to business (B2B) commerce.
