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Human Oversight Remains Central as Singapore Insurers Adopt Agentic AI
Insurers in Singapore are beginning to deploy agentic artificial intelligence to automate underwriting, document verification, and customer servicing, but final decisions carrying financial and regulatory risk still require human sign-off, according to German IT consultancy valantic.
XstraStar Launches G-Power Framework to Measure AI Search Visibility
Singapore-based XstraStar has introduced G-Power, a 0-100 composite scoring framework designed to help brands quantify their visibility and influence across generative AI platforms, as part of its Generative Engine Optimisation methodology for the AI search era.
Gprnt and SGX Group Partner to Bring AI to ESG Reporting
MAS-launched digital platform Gprnt has partnered with Singapore Exchange (SGX) to enhance the ESGenome disclosure portal with AI-powered climate reporting capabilities. The upgraded portal will help listed companies meet mandatory ISSB-based climate disclosures, track Scope 3 emissions, and develop corporate transition plans.
Nuvee Completes Live Agentic Payments Test With Visa
Canadian payments firm Nuvei has completed a live agentic commerce test with Visa where a merchants AI agent initiated and paid for a purchase without the shopper leaving the AI chat experience, pointing toward a future where AI agents transact autonomously on behalf of consumers.
Microsoft Invests US$2.5 Billion in New AI Engineering Unit
Microsoft has launched Microsoft Frontier Company, a US$2.5 billion AI engineering business that will deploy 6,000 experts to help enterprise customers build and deploy AI systems at scale, with Singapores enterprises poised to benefit from the new units regional presence.
Pollo AI Launches Unified API for 300+ AI Video and Image Models
Singapore-based Pollo AI has launched Pollo API, a unified developer platform providing access to more than 300 AI video and image models through a single integration point, covering generation, editing, enhancement, and effects workflows. It positions a Singapore company in the competitive AI API aggregation space.
OceanBase Launches AI Database From Singapore for Enterprise Data
OceanBase, the Ant Group-backed database company, has launched an AI database portfolio from Singapore designed to help enterprises manage multimodal data and connect trusted business context with AI agents.
Mastercard Opens Fourth Innovation Circuit in Singapore for AI-Powered Payments
Mastercard has launched the fourth edition of its Innovation Circuit in Singapore, bringing together financial institutions, fintechs and merchants to explore how agentic AI, digital identity and tokenisation will reshape payment journeys by 2030.
Agoda Debuts AI-Powered Hotel Search and Real-Time Flight Tools
Digital travel platform Agoda, headquartered in Singapore, has rolled out AI-powered travel tools including intelligent image-based hotel search with automated guest review matching and real-time flight tracking. The updates also include expanded multilingual support and a consolidated multi-product booking engine.
Toku Launches Kawa, Singapore's First Sovereign Open-Source AI Infrastructure
Toku, the Singapore-listed customer experience platform, has launched Makimoto Kawa — the first open-source conversational AI infrastructure built and hosted entirely in Singapore. The post-conversation transcription API targets developers and enterprises needing strict data residency compliance under Singapore's PDPA and MAS regulations.
ASUS Blade AI Blood Analysis Software Secures HSA Approval in Singapore
ASUS has received Health Sciences Authority (HSA) approval for its AI-powered blood film analysis software, ASUS Blade, marking the company's first Class B In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) medical device cleared for clinical use in Singapore.
Singapores Acti Raises US$5.3M to Build Worlds First Agentic Keyboard
Singapore-based Acti has raised US$5.3 million in a seed round led by BITKRAFT Ventures to build the world's first agentic keyboard. The AI-powered keyboard acts as a personal context layer that works across every application, with programmable Skill Keys that execute tasks without coding. Early acc