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NUS-ISS has launched the 11th edition of its Learning Festival, a six-week program focused on moving enterprise AI from experimentation to measurable, responsible deployment.

Singapore's fintech sector drew over $499 million in investment across 53 deals in the first half of 2026, drop from the roughly $1.45 billion across 97 deals recorded a year ago, according to KPMG's Pulse of Fintech H1'2026 report revealed on Thursday.

Kyndryl Singapore Managing Director Guat Ling Ang argues that data and technology sovereignty should be treated as a business continuity issue, with firms mapping critical dependencies and preserving practical options when access or conditions change.

Japan's SBI Holdings has acquired, through a subsidiary, a 20 percent stake in Ajaib Group, an Indonesian online multi-asset investment platform, making the Jakarta-based company an equity-method affiliate.

Singapore’s capacity constraints is expected to steer data center growth to Malaysia, Fitch Ratings said on Wednesday.

Singapore-based venture capital firm 1982 Ventures has participated in US artificial intelligence (AI) video and image creation platform Higgsfield's $400 million Series B at $5.4 billion valuation.

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison and Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs have launched a Garuda Spark Innovation Hub in Jayapura to support digital skills and ecosystem connections for talent in Papua.

Groundup.ai, the Singapore-based industrial machine intelligence company, has been awarded a tender by Public Utilities Board (PUB), Singapore's National Water Agency, to implement and maintain a Predictive Maintenance and Reliability System for the water utility's critical assets.

TRM Labs, the United States-based blockchain intelligence services firm, has appointed Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) veteran Ziqing Ang as Head of Policy, Asia Pacific (APAC).

Singapore-based financial services firm Aura Group has launched the Aura PE Evergreen Income Fund, an evergreen private markets strategy designed to address the liquidity, income and capital call challenges that have historically restricted private equity allocation in advised portfolios.