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Singapore’s SQREEM acquires TotallyAwesome to boost youth marketing

Singapore-headquartered SQREEM Technologies, an artificial intelligence (AI) and digital behavior aggregator, has announced its definitive acquisition of Singapore’s TotallyAwesome, the contextual digital advertising platform specializing in youth marketing in the Asia-Pacific region.

Streamlining payments: Using your social media profile to get paid

The integration of social usernames as payment aliases addresses the fragmented nature of #DigitalPayments, but it goes beyond simple convenience. The integration of #Web3 technology also involves smarter payment routing, which enhances the financial landscape by ensuring a more efficient and secure processing of payments. 

Singapore’s Allozymes raises $15M in Series A funding led by Seventure Partners, Xora Innovation

Allozymes, a Singapore-based innovator in enzyme discovery and engineering, has on Monday announced the closing of a $15 million Series A funding round led by Seventure Partners of France and Xora Innovation of Singapore.

Sea’s revenue up 22.8 percent year on year in first quarter

Southeast Asian technology firm Sea saw its total revenue rise 22.8 percent year on year to $3.7 billion in the first quarter.

IFC and EU partners with Commercial Bank of Ceylon to scale up green finance in Sri Lanka

In a move to spur sustainable investments in Sri Lanka, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the European Union (EU) have partnered with the Commercial Bank of Ceylon (CBC) to scale up green finance, supporting the country's commitments towards a low-carbon economy.

Uber Eats to acquire Delivery Hero’s foodpanda delivery business in Taiwan for $950M

Uber Technologies, Inc. and Delivery Hero SE have reached an agreement for Uber to acquire Delivery Hero’s foodpanda delivery business in Taiwan for $950 million in cash.

Chinese AI firm iFLYTEK establishes regional HQ in Singapore to boost growth in Southeast Asia

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firm iFLYTEK said Tuesday it will establish regional headquarter (HQ) in Singapore to boost growth in Southeast Asia (SEA).

Atome partners Taobao Singapore to introduce BNPL payment option for Taobao shoppers

Atome, a Singapore-based digital financial services platform, has announced its collaboration with Taobao Singapore to introduce its buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) payment option for Taobao shoppers in Singapore.

Teleport targets to deliver 2 mln parcels daily by 2025

Teleport, the logistics arm of Malaysia-based Capital A Bhd, said Monday it is targeting to deliver two million parcels daily by 2025.

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Strengthening Singapore’s cybersecurity frontline with zero trust

In the digital era, #data is the new gold, driving economies and shaping societies – and just like gold, criminals covet data. #Singapore, a beacon of technological innovation and digital governance, is not immune to the global tide of cyber threats that seek to undermine its digital wealth.