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Ant International initiates Agentic Mobile Protocol globally; aligns with Mastercard, Visa on ‘Know-Your-Agent’ standards
Ant International, Mastercard, and Visa will collaborate on common "Know-Your-Agent" standards to verify the AI agents that make payments, as the three payment groups push to let autonomous software transact across their networks.
Japan’s Mitsui taps Singapore’s Oncoshot for AI oncology-data platform across IHH hospital network
Japan's Mitsui & Co. will collaborate with Singapore's Oncoshot to use the firm's AI platform for analyzing cancer-clinical data, aiming to expand oncology research across the hospital network of Malaysia's IHH Healthcare.
Thailand’s Gulf, Singapore’s Singtel to invest in Vietnam-Thailand-Singapore submarine cable
Thailand's Gulf Development and Singapore's Singtel will invest in a Vietnam-Thailand-Singapore submarine cable to meet rising demand for cloud, AI and data-center services across Southeast Asia.
Singapore’s Sembcorp scraps $82M full takeover of Philippines’ solar developer Puente Al Sol
Singapore's Sembcorp Industries has terminated a proposed S$105 million ($82 million) acquisition of Philippine solar developer Puente Al Sol, ending its planned entry into the Philippine renewable-energy market.
Hong Kong-based events firm BUUU to buy 60% of data-center maker Brightray, move to Singapore
Nasdaq-listed BUUU Group, a Hong Kong-based events and stage-production company, will buy a 60 percent stake in Brightray Science, a maker of prefabricated modular data centers, and will relocate its headquarters to Singapore.
Synopsys, Singapore’s A*STAR to cooperate in advanced chip packaging, AI simulation
The United States-based Synopsys and Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) will jointly develop advanced semiconductor-packaging and simulation technologies for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing.
US-based Circle to buy Singapore’s Tazapay for $400M to expand USDC cross-border payments
The United States-based Circle Internet Group, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, will acquire Singapore's Tazapay, a cross-border business-payments company, in an all-stock deal to expand its global payments network.
Granite Asia targets Asian middle market with private credit strategy
Granite Asia is focusing its private-credit strategy on mid-sized Asian companies after raising more than $500 million for Libra Hybrid.
MAS spin-off Gprnt targets its next funding round [Q&A]
In an interview, Gprnt CEO Lionel Wong told TNGlobal about graduating from a central bank, scaling without ready-made data infrastructure, and where ESG reporting goes next, among others.
Singapore’s OneByZero, AWS to jointly scale governed AI agents across Asia-Pacific
Singapore-based OneByZero, an AI-focused systems integrator, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) will cooperate to expand the deployment of governed AI "coworkers" for enterprises across Asia-Pacific and Japan.
