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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is seeking feedback on proposals to consolidate the listing review functions under the Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) with a view to streamline the listing process.

Global banking group HSBC announced Wednesday the launch of Innovation Banking in Singapore, a dedicated proposition to further deepen its support to the innovation and venture ecosystem in Singapore and across the region.

The competition, one of the projects under the Korea - ASEAN Digital Innovation Flagship Project (KADIF), funded by the ASEAN-Korea Cooperation Fund through the Government of Korea, seeks to advance the growth of the regional AI startup ecosystem and contribute to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Carro, Asia Pacific’s largest online automotive platform, has posted a strong FY2025, achieving record revenues of S$1.2 billion ($920 million) and a gross profit of S$149 million ($111 million).

IndustrialMind.ai, an artificial intelligence (AI) company founded by former Tesla manufacturing AI team, announced Thursday a $1.2 million pre-seed round.

Weixin Pay has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with National ITMX (NITMX), the operator of Thailand's national real-time payment system, PromptPay.

Singapore already has the ingredients to lead the next chapter of real estate innovation: high digital literacy, rich datasets, and a supportive regulatory environment. The next step is treating property technology not as another advertising space, but as digital infrastructure that connects government data, private platforms, and user experience.

TikTok, the subsidiary of the China-based tech firm ByteDance, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Center of Digital Transformation under Vietnam's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to boost the country's digital ecosystem.

Kahoot! sees Southeast Asia as one of the most exciting and diverse regions for digital learning.

Microsoft, Enterprise Singapore and NUS Enterprise – the entrepreneurial heart of the National University of Singapore (NUS), have teamed up to offer up to 150 qualified artificial intelligence (AI) startups with more streamlined access to funding through the Startup SG Tech grant over the next three years.