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News,SEA,Investments,Singapore,FinTech
IFS Capital signs S$79 million MSME loan securitization
IFS Capital has signed a S$79 million securitization backed by Singapore MSME loans, with DBS as arranger and CapitaLand Investment taking the senior notes.
October 8, 2026
News,FinTech,Investments,SEA,Philippines
Mynt prices GCash IPO at PHP 6.60 per share
Mynt has priced its proposed GCash IPO at PHP 6.60 per share, setting a PHP 53 billion base offer that could rise to PHP 60.9 billion.
October 8, 2026
News,SEA,Singapore,FinTech,India
Indian fintech firm Pine Labs launches unified payments platform in Singapore
Indian fintech firm Pine Labs announced Tuesday a unified platform for merchants in Singapore that combines payment acceptance, acquiring, instalment payments and customer engagement.
October 8, 2026
Khazanah’s Dana Impak mobilizes $635M to strengthen Malaysian firms & catalyze strategic ecosystems
The Dana Impak Report launched on Tuesday also sets out Dana Impak’s catalytic role in crowding in capital and strategic partners alongside Khazanah, reflecting a broader whole-of-Malaysia approach to support the growth of Malaysian companies and entrepreneurs.
October 8, 2026
One-third of chip firms plan Asia-Pacific expansion amid AI boom: FedEx
A third of semiconductor companies plan to expand manufacturing into Asia-Pacific markets over the next three years as the AI boom drives chip demand, according to global courier FedEx.
October 8, 2026
What changed when I stopped sending newsletters manually
Daniel Tan shares how moving from manual newsletter sends to a repeatable Mailchimp workflow changed list management, measurement and the way he uses ChatGPT to refine drafts.
October 8, 2026
News,Asia,Blockchain / Crypto,Singapore,FinTech
Nium to power RedotPay off-ramp expansion
Nium will provide global off-ramp infrastructure to RedotPay, which says it serves more than 9 million stablecoin payment users.
October 8, 2026
AI,TNGlobal Q&A and Interviews,Cybersecurity,Features
VAST Data’s John Mao on confidential AI, with Sharon AI’s James Manning on production deployment [Q&A]
VAST Data's John Mao discusses confidential AI, data sovereignty, attestation and workload portability, while Sharon AI's James Manning addresses production deployment and operating metrics.
October 8, 2026
Singapore,Digital Transformation
EnterpriseSG strengthens Centres of Innovation to provide SMEs with more seamless innovation support
To better support SMEs in their innovation journey, EnterpriseSG will invest up to S$120 million ($93.79 million) over the next five years to deepen the capabilities of the enhanced COIs in four additional areas, namely technology discovery, technology adoption, ecosystem connectivity and outreach and industry engagement.
October 8, 2026
MAS issues supervisory expectations on responsible AI adoption by financial institutions
MAS' guidelines provide a comprehensive framework for AI risk management across the financial sector. They apply to all FIs and all forms of AI technologies, while allowing each FI to assess how best to meet MAS’ supervisory expectations based on the nature and scale of its AI use, and the associated risk materiality.
October 8, 2026












