Singapore

Singapore’s Lighthouse Canton secures $40M in strategic funding led by Peak XV Partners

Singapore-based investment institution Lighthouse Canton announced Tuesday a $40 million strategic investment round led by Peak XV Partners.

Singapore’s WIZ.AI raises tens of millions in Series B to scale enterprise AGI Solution globally

WIZ.AI, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI) company pioneering the enterprise application of large language models (LLMs) in Southeast Asia, has announced the successful closing of its Series B funding round, raising tens of millions of USD.

Airwallex’s ARR hits $1 billion in October

Global fintech firm Airwallex hits a major milestone with its annualized run rate revenue (ARR) crossed $1 billion in October.

Singapore’s HeyMax launches in Hong Kong, announces Cathay partnership

HeyMax, the Singapore-based loyalty and travel rewards platform, has on Wednesday announced its launch into the Hong Kong market, marking its first international expansion and a new partnership with Cathay.

Brankas, INFOPRO team up to boost smarter credit with AI, Open Finance APIs in Southeast Asia

Brankas, the Singapore-based Open Finance technology provider, and INFOPRO, a Malaysia-based artificial intelligence (AI)-driven banking solutions company, are joining hands to boost smarter credit and digital transformation across the Southeast Asia’s banking sector.

Singapore Gulf Bank selects Fireblocks to power secure wallet infrastructure

Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB), a fully licensed digital wholesale bank regulated by the Central Bank of Bahrain, has selected Fireblocks, the global enterprise platform for secure digital asset custody, settlement, trading operations, and stablecoin payments, to power secure wallet infrastructure.

Univers partners AMD, Microsoft, NUS to launch Global Impact AI Lab in Singapore

Global artificial intelligence (AI) firm for energy Univers has announced the launch of the world’s first Global Impact AI Lab (IAL), in collaboration with AMD, Microsoft, and the National University of Singapore (NUS), and supported by the Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore.

MAS appoints new assistant Managing Director for its Organization and People Development Group

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced last Thursday the appointment of Phua Wee Ling as Assistant Managing Director of its Organization and People Development Group.

Singapore’s ROLO Robotics raises $3.45M in oversubscribed seed round led by BEENEXT

ROLO Robotics, a Singapore-based food robotics company, has raised $3.45 million in an oversubscribed seed round led by BEENEXT.

Singapore’s Nium secures payment institution license from Central Bank of Brazil

Nium, the Singapore-based global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, has announced that the Central Bank of Brazil has formally authorized it to operate as a Payment Institution (PI), representing a major milestone in the firm’s continued expansion across Latin America.