Singapore

Singapore-based digital wealth platform Syfe says assets under management have surpassed S$20 billion as it rolls out stock lending, zero-fee US trading and a desktop web platform.

Singapore-listed MetaOptics has entered a warrant arrangement with White Lion Capital that could provide up to $10 million through the issuance of as many as 40 million new ordinary shares.

Trust Bank has added Trust Miles to its Freedom credit card, offering 1.3 miles per Singapore dollar on eligible local and overseas spending with no miles cap.

Alibaba’s Amap and the Singapore Tourism Board have launched Singapore Street Stars, seven themed rankings covering 104 attractions, neighborhoods and lifestyle spots.

Thunes, the Singapore-based payment firm, has announced a major expansion of its Direct Global Network across the Middle East.

Dtcpay, a Singapore-based payment, announced Friday the extension of its $25 million Series A funding round with SBI Group as its strategic investor.

Singapore will continue to strengthen safeguards for artificial intelligence (AI) as the technology becomes more capable, with Communications and Information Minister Josephine Teo saying safety measures must develop alongside adoption.

JTC Corporation, Singapore’s industrial land and infrastructure agency, and Kajima Corporation, Japan’s construction company, have launched the first pilot project to explore the use of autonomous heavy construction equipment in Singapore.

Partior and LSEG DiSH are developing a multi-settlement-bank liquidity framework for round-the-clock cross-border payments, with production targeted from Q1 2027.

HitPay has launched CFO Stack, starting with Virtual Accounts for B2B collections in Singapore and the Philippines, with supplier payments and other finance tools planned.