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Global payment firm Ant International supported over 2 billion digital cross-border transactions in 2025 for merchants in its core emerging markets including Southeast Asia (SEA), South Asia, the Middle East and Latin America (LATAM), as the company builds out a broader range of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered digital financial and commerce solutions…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to resolve nearly half of customer service cases in Singapore by 2027, Salesforce's data showed Tuesday.

Singapore-based digital finance platform Atome has announced the successful close of the renewal and upsized US$345 million syndicated debt facility, a significant increase from the $200 million secured in 2024.

As part of continuing efforts to promote sustainable, resource-efficient practices and promote job creation, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is investing up to $100 million in a green bond issued by KASIKORNBANK Public Company Limited (KBank), one of Thailand's largest commercial banks.

Digital bank Ho Chi Minh City Development Commercial Bank (HDBank) has successfully issued a second tranche of international green bonds worth $50 million to the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO) and British International Investment (BII), the United Kingdom’s development finance institution and impact investor, completing its $100 million…

Japanese multinational electronics conglomerate, Sony, has partnered with Singapore-based insurtech bolttech, to launch My Sony Care+, an embedded protection program designed to give customers extended coverage for their devices.

The Sylvan Group, a Singapore-based private equity firm backed by members of South Korea’s Hyundai family, is partnering SK Innovation, the energy arm of the SK Group, to invest about $300 million to scale a hydrogen mobility business in South Korea, including rolling out refueling hubs for buses.

Global payment firm Primer and Singapore-based unified commerce platform Hitpay have announced a new partnership, unlocking faster access to global markets for merchants across Southeast Asia.

Ant International, a Singapore-based global payment firm, is collaborating on the launch of Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), a new open standard for agentic commerce that works across the entire shopping journey — from discovery and buying to post-purchase support.

Zeya Health, a Singapore-based healthcare technology company building artificial intelligence (AI)-native infrastructure for healthcare providers, has raised $575,000 in pre-seed funding from Antler and a group of strategic angel investors.