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Singapore’s ambitions to lead in advanced industries will not be realized by infrastructure alone. They require people who can design, operate, and safeguard the systems that power economies. Women must be part of that story, not as exceptions but as leaders and equal contributors.

Synthetic data is poised to underpin most AI systems within the decade, but its effectiveness still depends on effective execution. Organizations that define their goals, involve experts, safeguard privacy, validate continuously, and iterate responsibly will gain more than operational speed.

Reap Group, a Hong Kong-based fintech company powering digital and blockchain-enabled business account management and embedded solutions for businesses, announced Monday its Singapore entity has been granted a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

Climate Impact Innovations Challenge, a competition launched by East Ventures and Temasek Foundation, has awarded Aslan Renewables, Arukah Capital, and SXD AI a total of Rp 10 billion ($603,537) in catalytic funding to pilot their solutions in Indonesia.

Singapore's on-chain platform DigiFT announced Monday a strategic collaboration with Bybit, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, to support UBS's USD Money Market Investment Fund Token (UBS uMINT), a token corresponding to the first tokenized investment fund launched by UBS Asset Management.

Malaysia who aspires to become an inclusive and sustainable artificial intelligence (AI) nation by 2030, will continue to strengthen the domestic innovation ecosystem, expand data and digital infrastructure, enhance education and training systems, advance AI-ready civil service and GovTech platforms, tap the National AI Office (NAIO) to steer the national…

Paydibs, a Malaysia-based payment firm, has announced a partnership with AhaPay, a fintech firm backed by Fingular, to integrate Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services into Paydibs ecosystem.

Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) has announced a partnership with United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) to accelerate digital adoption across the food and beverage (F&B) sector in Singapore.

InsiderSecurity, a Singapore-based cybersecurity software company, has officially been registered as a strategic partner under the CyberSecurity Malaysia Collaboration Partner (CSM-CP) program.

HitPay, a Singapore-based payments platform, has announced a strategic partnership with Triple-A, a licensed crypto payment solutions provider, to bring stablecoin acceptance to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).