Partnerships
MOUs, joint ventures, and Big Tech × Singapore deals.
Singapore and Germany write industrial AI into upgraded partnership plan
Lawrence Wong and Friedrich Merz will fold factory-floor and energy-system AI into a five-pillar work plan, betting that complementary strengths can win business for both countries.
Google and GovTech Put Scam Detection On Your Phone
A joint Google DeepMind and GovTech effort screens smartphone chats for scam manipulation entirely on the device, keeping private messages away from cloud servers.
Partior and LSEG Push Cross-Border Settlement Toward Always-On Rails
Partior and LSEG are pushing cross-border payments toward always-on settlement, betting that banks and corporates will reward rails that ignore weekends and time zones.
OCBC Keeps Its 20% Stake in Bank of Ningbo, Renews China Tie-Up
OCBC is holding on to its roughly twenty percent stake in China's Bank of Ningbo, renewing a partnership that keeps the Singapore lender anchored where other foreign investors have come and gone.
Singapore and Thailand deepen AI cooperation under multi-year ASEAN agenda
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Thai counterpart Anutin Charnvirakul have agreed to develop a multi-year ASEAN cooperation agenda, with AI and digital industries identified as key pillars.
Indonesia and Singapore launch AI trade advisory platform for SMEs
Singapore and Indonesia are deploying an AI-powered advisory tool called the Trade AI Advisor (Taia) to help small and medium enterprises identify new export opportunities across ASEAN.
AI Banking Platform Rogo Technologies Opens Singapore Hub
AI startup Rogo Technologies, valued at US$2 billion, has made Singapore the hub of its Asia-Pacific expansion, opening an office and planning to grow regional headcount to 150-200 by 2027. The platform automates junior bankers' tasks and serves over 350 clients globally including GIC and Nomura.
'Just plain insulting': Sellers on Shopee and TikTok call out auto-generated...
In one AI-generated video on Shopee, a book by a local author, which deals with themes such as emotional and verbal abuse, was described as a "fun" story. Singapore has positioned itself as a neutral and trusted hub for international AI collaboration, attracting global tech giants and innovative.
ISCA Looks to Extend Singapore's AI Fluency Programme to 1.5 Million Accountants in India
Singapore's approach to AI skills is quietly becoming an export. The Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) has signed a Letter of Cooperation with its Indian counterpart, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), to explore extending the Singapore-developed AI Fluency Programme to...
Eaton and Singapore Polytechnic Team Up to Train Engineers for AI Data Centres' Power Crunch
Singapore's push to dominate AI infrastructure runs into a specific bottleneck: not enough people who know how to power the machines. Eaton has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Singapore Polytechnic (SP) to teach the next generation of engineers about emerging power technologies — most notably...
Singapore's Skyform Bets on an AI-First Engineering Team With Enouvo Investment
The pattern keeps repeating across Southeast Asia's tech scene: a Singapore group that helps enterprises adopt AI quietly adds engineering muscle, usually by funding a team rather than building one from scratch. That is the logic behind Skyform's latest move — a strategic investment in Enouvo, an AI-first...
Vietnam and Singapore eye deeper AI and semiconductor cooperation
Singapore and Vietnam are signalling a move beyond the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Parks model into artificial intelligence, semiconductors and high-tech talent, with NTU and A*STAR experts making the case for broadened cooperation in digital transformation, green energy and smart logistics.