Singapore stories - Page 6
Southeast Asia smartphone value rises as shipments stall
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Samsung keeps Southeast Asia lead as Apple jumps to third, but rising memory costs and a shift to pricier phones lift revenue above shipments.
EBANX opens Singapore APAC HQ amid surging payment growth
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EBANX launches Singapore APAC HQ to drive payments innovation and regulation as Total Payment Volume surges 48% and growth shifts beyond Brazil.
QBE Re names Soichiro Tanaka Head of Southeast Asia
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QBE Re appoints Soichiro Tanaka as its first Head of Southeast Asia, strengthening regional underwriting leadership from its Singapore hub.
AirTrunk opens new Singapore base for Asia AI growth
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AirTrunk opens new Singapore HQ to anchor Asia AI and cloud growth, expanding staff and green data centre investment across the region.
Liechtenstein tops global index for internet access
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Liechtenstein has been named the world's best-connected nation, topping MoneySuperMarket Broadband's 2026 Internet Accessibility Index.
MetaComp raises USD $35m to grow StableX payment rail
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MetaComp secures USD $35m Pre-A funding led by Alibaba to scale its StableX cross-border stablecoin and fiat payment network globally.
PixVerse hits unicorn status with record AI video round
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AI video platform PixVerse becomes a unicorn after a record Asia Series C funding round valuing the company at over USD $1 billion.
Singapore firms boost AI, sovereign cloud as security rises
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Singapore enterprises ramp up generative and agentic AI while sovereign cloud spend climbs amid digital sovereignty and security fears.
Decidr, ICON partner on SAP AI to automate Procure-to-Pay
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Decidr and ICON team up to bring AI-driven Procure-to-Pay automation to SAP users across Asia-Pacific, targeting high-volume finance tasks.
RateGain & Juspay launch RG Pay for travel payments
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RateGain and Juspay unveil RG Pay, an embedded payments layer to boost cross-border checkout performance for global travel brands.
HackerOne warns of widening AI security & testing gap
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HackerOne warns AI rollouts are outpacing security, with 89% of organisations lacking full testing and incidents driving up costs.
Hitachi Vantara debuts AI-ready storage in Singapore
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storage
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hybrid cloud
Hitachi Vantara launches new AI-ready block and object storage in Singapore to unify data platforms as enterprises scale production AI.
Legal AI firm Harvey to launch new Singapore office
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Legal AI specialist Harvey will open a Singapore office in June, deepening its APAC footprint and support for regional law firms and corporates.
Sentinel Global rebuilds AI-led venture team, eyes 2026
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Sentinel Global rebuilds its AI-driven venture team around GIC veteran Jeremy Kranz and expands Sentinel Labs, targeting a 2026 fundraise.
Unlimit names Irene Skrynova CEO of global payments
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Unlimit appoints Irene Skrynova CEO of global payments to unify its processing, product and tech as it pivots to financial infrastructure.
Data centre boom reshapes Asia Pacific loan markets
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Data centre boom drives new financing structures across Asia Pacific loan markets, APLMA whitepaper finds, reshaping risk and investor mix.
Whatfix boosts Mirror with AI roleplay training tools
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Whatfix adds AI roleplay training to its Mirror simulator, promising faster readiness and fuelling a surge to USD $3 million in recurring revenue.
Mozark raises USD $40m to scale AI-era digital testing
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Mozark secures USD $40m Series B to expand its AI-era digital testing platform and deepen global reach across enterprises and governments.
NCS named Check Point's APAC Top Partner of the Year
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NCS has been named Check Point's APAC Top Partner of the Year, leading a slate of regional award winners unveiled in Bangkok for FY25.
Backbase names Didier Van der Coelden CFO for AI push
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Backbase appoints Didier Van der Coelden as CFO to steer growth and AI-led banking platform expansion across its global operations.