Singapore
Singapore’s Bitdeer signs $4.7B Norway data center deal with AI infrastructure startup Volta
Singapore-headquartered Bitdeer Technologies has signed a 16-year colocation lease and services agreement with Volta Tydal AS, a subsidiary of AI infrastructure platform Volta, to deliver 121 IT megawatts at its Tydal campus in Norway.
August 5, 2026
Singapore firms eye $9.8M agentic AI returns in next 2 years, but only 2% fully prepare
Singapore businesses expect agentic AI to generate a return on investment of $9.8 million over the next two years, nearly double last year's estimate of $4.9 million, according to "The SAP Value of AI Report 2026" study conducted by Germany's software giant SAP and Oxford Economics.
August 5, 2026
Singapore’s Keppel Infrastructure Trust pays €34Mfor 45% stake in second German solar portfolio
Keppel Infrastructure Trust (KIT), managed by Singapore's Keppel Infrastructure Fund Management, has committed €34 million ($37 million) to acquire a 45 percent effective stake in a second German solar portfolio from Dutch company Enpal B.V.
August 5, 2026
Only 29% of Singapore firms can prove AI decisions, below APAC’s 38%: Sumsub
Only 29 percent of Singapore businesses can produce an audit trail to prove AI-driven decisions to regulators, shareholders, or customers, trailing the Asia-Pacific average of 38 percent who hold a tamper-proof audit trail.
August 4, 2026
News,Singapore,Big Data,Malaysia,SEA
Japan’s SoftBank telecom unit, Singapore’s SC ZEUS, Malaysia’s Robust HPC sign AI data center pact for Southeast Asia
SB Telecom Singapore, a subsidiary of Japan's SoftBank, Singapore's SC ZEUS Data Centers, and Malaysia's Robust HPC Group will collaborate to develop AI data center infrastructure across Southeast Asia, with initial deployments focused on Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam.
August 4, 2026
News,AI,Future of Work,India,Singapore
Singapore’s ADA acquires India’s Algonomy to expand AI retail decisioning across 34 markets
ADA, an AI company headquartered in both Singapore and Malaysia, has completed the acquisition of Algonomy, an AI retail decision-making company headquartered in Bengaluru, India, expanding the combined group's presence.
July 31, 2026
News,Singapore,Indonesia,Gaming
Singapore’s iterco opens creative hub-café in South Jakarta to support Indonesia’s game developers
Singapore-based game publisher iterco has opened iterhaus, a creative hub, and Porch, a community café, in South Jakarta, marking an expansion beyond game publishing into physical community infrastructure for Indonesia's creative industry.
July 31, 2026
News,Singapore,Electric Vehicles & Mobility,AI
Singapore awards France’s Thales contract for AI-enabled air traffic management system, towards 2030 launch
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has awarded France's Thales a contract to develop Singapore's next-generation air traffic management system (NexGen ATMS) and air traffic control radars, Thales said without financial details.
July 30, 2026
Singapore’s Temus invests in Philippines’ Thinking Machines, OpenAI’s first APAC services partner
Singapore-based AI and digital transformation company Temus, established by Temasek in 2021, has made a strategic investment in Thinking Machines Data Science, a Manila-founded AI and data company and OpenAI's first official services partner in Asia Pacific.
July 30, 2026
News,FinTech,Singapore,Philippines
Singapore’s Atome Financial grows 2025 revenue 80% to $470M, annualized run rate reaches $800M
Singapore-based Atome Financial, the digital financial services platform comprising buy-now-pay-later service (BNPL) Atome, Atome Card, and Indonesia's Kredit Pintar, reported revenue of $470 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, up 80 percent year-on-year.
July 30, 2026













