Singapore

Energy developer DDSP closes $283M green financing for AI-ready data center in Malaysia

Digital Decarbonization Solutions Platform (DDSP), a developer of hyperscale digital and decarbonized energy infrastructure across Asia-Pacific, has completed a $283 million green financing for a hyperscale data center campus in Johor, Malaysia, incorporating AI-ready liquid cooling technology.

Coda Payments licensed by Singapore monetary authority for cross-border money transfer

Coda Payments Pte. Ltd., the Singapore entity of digital content monetization and distribution company Coda, was licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to conduct cross-border money transfers, following receipt of a Major Payment Institution license.

GIC, Temasek anchor Singapore’s investment in Anthropic’s $65B Series H round

Singapore's two sovereign wealth funds, GIC and Temasek, have joined a landmark $65 billion Series H funding round for Anthropic, the AI safety company behind the Claude family of models, valuing the firm at $965 billion post-money.

Singapore’s venture funding falls to $4.6B in 2025 as investors demand more from startups

Singapore's venture capital market contracted sharply in 2025, recording 472 deals worth a combined $4.6 billion, a 35 percent decline in deal volume and a 34 percent drop in deal value compared to the year prior, according to the Singapore Venture Funding Landscape 2025 released on Thursday.

Half of Singapore’s finance professionals fear AI job impact despite high digital literacy

As many as 48 percent of Singapore's finance professionals fear that artificial intelligence (AI) will affect their own roles, although 81 percent say they are confident in their ability to learn and apply the technology, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) said in a statement on Wednesday.

France’s Thales to build Singapore’s drone traffic management platform

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has awarded France-based defense-aerospace giant Thales a contract to develop a national Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management (UTM) system.

KPMG launches AI trust hub in Singapore to support enterprise adoption

KPMG has launched a Trusted Artificial Intelligence Centre of Excellence in Singapore, aimed at helping organizations strengthen governance and trust in artificial intelligence systems as adoption accelerates across industries.

Google Cloud opens Southeast Asia AI corridor

Google Cloud has launched a new cross-border accelerator program, in order to connect 25 Southeast Asian AI startups with technology and investment hubs in California, offering each selected founder up to $350,000 in cloud credits.

Singapore’s Mapletree Industrial Trust sells Philadelphia data center for $14.5M

Singapore-based Mapletree Industrial Trust (MIT) will divest from a data center property in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the United States for $14.5 million.

Australia’s Tuas ends $1.1B M1-Simba telco merger in Singapore

Australia's Tuas Limited, the parent firm of Singapore telecommunication heavyweight Simba Telecom, has terminated the merger between Simba and M1.