Singapore Pumps S$220m Into Fintech With New FSTI 4.0 Scheme
Singapore revitalises the future of local fintech with the new FSTI 4.0 fintech funding scheme.
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Stripe Singapore Wants Going Global
For most of business history, selling to another country meant years of paperwork, banking relationships and legal setup before a single overseas sale could happen. Stripe’s latest move in Singapore is built around a bet that this is no longer true and the numbers behind it are striking.
Visa Tests 7-Day Stablecoin Settlement With Nium in Singapore
Stablecoin payment settlement is not a niche crypto conversation anymore: here’s what Visa is testing with Nium in Singapore.
Sygnum Data Shows 75% Singapore Investors Already Hold Tokenized Assets
Singapore’s wealthiest and most experienced investors are not waiting for regulators to catch up. New research from digital asset bank Sygnum shows that three in four of the city-state’s high-net-worth and professional investors already own tokenized assets, at the same time as the country’s financial regulator is asking the public whether ordinary retail investors should […]
HashKey Exchange Launches Unified Crypto Trading App Across Asia and Global Markets
HashKey Holdings Limited, an Asian digital asset group, has launched a new flagship crypto trading application that unifies its previously separate HashKey Exchange and HashKey Global platforms into a single user portal.
Sunrate Named in CNBC World’s Top Fintech Companies 2026 for Second Consecutive Year
Sunrate has been included in CNBC’s World’s Top Fintech Companies 2026 ranking for the second consecutive year, earning recognition for its role in the global payments and treasury management sector.
Xweave Integrates Solana to Power Real-Time Treasury Stablecoin Settlement Across APAC
Singapore-based crypto and blockchain payments infrastructure platform Xweave has integrated Solana’s settlement layer into its institutional treasury product. The company announced the update at the Point Zero Forum in Zurich on June 24. This move targets one of corporate treasury’s oldest structural problems: the need to pre-fund accounts in multiple jurisdictions just to move money […]
Amplicity Raises $1 Million Seed Round to Deploy Battery Optimisation Projects
With new funding, ENGIE-backed Amplicity aims to commence its first commercial battery use optimisation projects in Singapore and expand operations in Australia.
OceanBase Announces Kuala Lumpur Support Center, Serves 4,000 Customers Globally
OceanBase is planning to open a global support center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as part of its international expansion, as the company already serves more than 4,000 clients globally.
How India’s UPI Credit Line Model Is Finding Echoes Across Southeast Asia and Europe
India’s Unified Payments Interface has long been celebrated as one of the most successful real-time payment infrastructures ever built. Meanwhile, many countries across the globe are noticing the convenience of Credit Line on UPI framework, which allows banks to extend pre-approved credit directly through the UPI stack, letting consumers spend borrowed funds as seamlessly as […]
AI Surges Again: Which APAC Markets Are Riding the Wave?
Singapore’s exports surge, Taiwan’s chip giant breaks records — a fresh 2026 AI boom is reshaping APAC stocks markets
Western Union Acquires APAC Wallet Dash From Over-Century-Old Telecom Giant
Western Union will now have its own wallet service in Singapore, extending its existing presence of 80 agent locations in the country with the digital payment reach of over 1,4 million local citizens using Dash, previously owned by Singtel.
How MAS Is Shaping AI Risk: Inside MindForge, Veritas, and the New Governance Stack in Finance
As AI systems move from tools to autonomous agents in finance, Singapore’s regulator is building something rare: a full governance stack. Here’s how MAS’s MindForge, Veritas, and new AI risk guidelines work together, and why it matters globally.
EBANX Opens Singapore Headquarters After Recording Best-Ever 48% Payment Volume Growth in 2025
The Brazilian-founded payments giant EBANX is planting its APAC flag in Singapore — now home to its Chief Product Officer and 25 senior specialists, as it rides a wave of record growth across Africa, Latin America, and Asia.
WRISE Group and IFCG Forge Strategic Wealth Management Alliance to Target Thailand’s Growing Private Wealth Market
Singapore-based multi-family office WRISE Group has announced a strategic partnership with Thailand’s IFCG Public Company Limited, in a move aimed at expanding institutional-grade wealth management solutions for high-net-worth (HNW) and mass affluent investors in the Thai market.
Top Global Startup Funding Rounds: December 2025
Across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa, startups secured billions in funding this December. Explore the top deals driving growth in AI, fintech, healthcare, robotics, and sustainable energy as we’re moving towards 2026.
