Singapore stories
Heidi has raised US$340 million to expand its AI Care Partner across health systems and move beyond clinical documentation into supervised tasks.
The appointment deepens IQ-EQ's integration of its former Gordian Capital business, as Anil Ponnampalam takes charge across APAC and the Middle East.
London's place on the list slipped as currency moves and housing costs reshaped expat budgets across 208 cities worldwide.
Merchants across 12 Asian markets can now use a single interface to cut checkout friction and fraud exposure on card payments.
AI is fuelling dealmaking across Australia and Southeast Asia, with buyers chasing proprietary tech, scalable models and data centre capacity.
The tie-up should give Japanese banks and investigators faster access to cross-border scam intelligence as fraudsters move across platforms and borders.
The hire signals growing pressure on wealth managers to adopt AI with tighter controls as firms look for clearer governance and oversight.
Working capital pressure is driving finance chiefs to prioritise cash flow and automation, with 59% seeing AI improve forecasting and liquidity.
The funding will help the Singapore payments firm expand regulated stablecoin services and merchant acceptance across Asia and Europe.
Uneven uptake leaves Japan lagging, as fraud fears and AI scam worries reshape how families send and receive money across Asia Pacific.
Businesses in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia will be able to settle supplier bills inside existing finance systems, cutting manual processing.
Utilities will gain earlier warning of voltage issues and outages as Australia prepares for smart-meter rules from late 2028.
The platform targets investors seeking deeper liquidity and comes as ASIC moves to pull more digital asset firms into licensing rules.
Every respondent in Singapore reported cyber exposure management barriers, as automated threat validation lagged far behind global and North American rates.
More than 75 per cent of Singapore lawyers use LawNet, so the AI upgrade is set to shape legal research, sentencing queries and drafting.
Singapore's first Effie Grand Prix went to a low-budget beer campaign that lifted spontaneous brand awareness by 32% and sales by 15%.
International visitors drove a race-week spending surge in Singapore, with hotels, bars and shops all posting higher takings and bigger transactions.
The deal gives Singapore chip firms early access to simulation tools aimed at cutting packaging risk and speeding AI and HPC development.
Businesses in Southeast Asia can now pay staff in up to 16 currencies from JustLogin, cutting payroll delays and compliance headaches.
Consumer lending across Southeast Asia will expand for Grab, which is funding a controlling stake in Atome Financial entirely from existing cash.
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