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The Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) is currently investigating AmazingTech Pte Ltd (ATPL) and its related companies.

Singapore-based, Temasek-owned food technology company, Nurasa, and Protein Industries Canada have on last Friday announced a new international partnership to help Canadian companies expand into the fast-growing Asia-Pacific (APAC) market - one of the world’s most dynamic regions for plant-based food innovation.

SixSense, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm for semiconductor manufacturing, has announced a new round of funding led by Peak XV’s Surge (formerly Sequoia India & SEA), with participation from Alpha Intelligence Capital, Febe, and others.

Singapore-based tech firm Sea Limited has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with American artificial intelligence (AI) firm OpenAI to advance the use of AI across Southeast Asia.

TikTok Shop doubled its global gross merchandise value (GMV) in the first half of 2025, with U.S. market hitting $5.8 billion, Momentum Works & Tabcut report showed last Friday.

Salesforce has on Friday released its Global AI Readiness Index, which finds Singapore ranking second globally in overall artificial intelligence (AI) readiness, exemplifying how aligned strategy, public-private collaboration, and digital investment create fertile ground for agentic AI.

Google Play, Ant International’s Antom and KASIKORNBANK announced Friday the launch of K PLUS as a new local payment method on Google Play, marking the first time that a Southeast Asia (SEA) mobile banking app is made available as a payment option in the platform.

Malaysian lender CIMB Bank Berhad has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Remedi Innovations Sdn. Bhd. to co-develop digital health and wellness solutions for health tech small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia.

Foxmont Capital Partners, the Philippines’ institutional early growth capital firm, announced Friday the first close of its third fund at $30 million — more than doubling its assets under management (AUM) and surpassing the combined size of its first two funds.

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