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OCBC Pilots AI Avatar Banking App for High-Net-Worth Clients
Tools1 Jul 2026

OCBC Pilots AI Avatar Banking App for High-Net-Worth Clients

OCBC has launched a beta AI avatar banking app called OCBC WoW, offering high-net-worth clients a voice-and-text interface powered by two digital avatars named Wendy and Wayne.

Via Fintech News Singapore
NUS Grad Builds AI Tool to Help Job Seekers Spot Lowball Salary Offers
Tools1 Jul 2026

NUS Grad Builds AI Tool to Help Job Seekers Spot Lowball Salary Offers

An NUS data science grad built Lowball, an AI tool that benchmarks salary offers against 200,000+ MyCareersFuture job listings after he was offered S$3,500 — well below the S$5,000 median for his course.

Via The Straits Times
Singapore's Aiteaic Launches AI Tongue-Scanning TCM Wellness Platform
Tools30 Jun 2026

Singapore's Aiteaic Launches AI Tongue-Scanning TCM Wellness Platform

Singapore healthtech company Aiteaic has unveiled an AI-powered Traditional Chinese Medicine wellness system that combines computer vision tongue diagnosis with patented nanobubble extraction technology. The scan-to-cup platform is already rolling out at CHI Innovate 2026 and the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, with API licensing set to open later this year.

Via PR Newswire / Yahoo Finance
Avnet Launches Edge AI Tech Days in Singapore with AI Singapore and Nanyang Poly
Tools30 Jun 2026

Avnet Launches Edge AI Tech Days in Singapore with AI Singapore and Nanyang Poly

Avnet is bringing its Edge & Beyond Tech Days to Singapore on July 10, convening a broad ecosystem of semiconductor and technology partners to tackle the next frontier: moving AI from experimentation into scaled, real-world deployment at the edge.

Via Yahoo Finance / PR Newswire
OceanBase Unveils AI Database Platform in Singapore
Tools30 Jun 2026

OceanBase Unveils AI Database Platform in Singapore

OceanBase, the distributed database spun out of Ant Group, has announced the OceanBase AI Database in Singapore — a comprehensive product portfolio designed to unify multimodal data management, real-time analytics, and AI agent workloads within a single architecture called LakeBase.

Via Yahoo Finance / PR Newswire
NEC on Biometrics and AI: Integration Is Harder Than the Movies Make It Look
Tools30 Jun 2026

NEC on Biometrics and AI: Integration Is Harder Than the Movies Make It Look

NEC executives in Singapore say the real challenge in AI-powered biometrics is systems integration, not algorithm accuracy. The firm behind Singapore's first biometric passports argues that legacy infrastructure, data quality, and privacy governance matter more than model performance.

Via Techgoondu
Grand Copthorne Hotel Launches AI-Powered TCM Afternoon Tea Experience
Tools29 Jun 2026

Grand Copthorne Hotel Launches AI-Powered TCM Afternoon Tea Experience

Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel Singapore has launched an AI-powered Traditional Chinese Medicine afternoon tea, where guests receive a personalised herbal tea recommendation based on a real-time AI tongue scan — all brewed in under two minutes.

Via MustVisit.sg
NHCS Develops AI That Reads Heart Attack Damage in Under a Minute
Tools29 Jun 2026

NHCS Develops AI That Reads Heart Attack Damage in Under a Minute

The National Heart Centre Singapore has developed CARDIA-GM, an AI platform that analyses cardiac MRI scans to detect post-heart attack damage in under 60 seconds with 95% accuracy — compared to up to an hour for manual expert review.

Via National Heart Centre Singapore
Airwallex Raises US$320M at US$11B to Build AI-Powered Finance Tools
Tools29 Jun 2026

Airwallex Raises US$320M at US$11B to Build AI-Powered Finance Tools

Global payments firm Airwallex has raised US$320 million in Series H funding at an US$11 billion valuation, earmarking the capital for AI-driven financial software and a new consumer wallet. The round comes six months after its previous US$330 million raise.

Via Fintech News SG
Singapore-Licensed YeahPay Quadruples Cross-Border Volume, Builds for Agent Commerce
Tools27 Jun 2026

Singapore-Licensed YeahPay Quadruples Cross-Border Volume, Builds for Agent Commerce

Singapore-licensed payments firm YeahPay processed RMB 2.4 billion in cross-border transactions in Q1 2026, quadrupling year-on-year volume as global brands including Jumbo, Huawei, and BYD joined its network. The company is also positioning its infrastructure for agent-initiated commerce, preparing for a wave of AI-driven payment transactions across Southeast Asia.

Via PR Newswire APAC
GeeLark Expands In-App Automation for Mobile-First Social Media Teams
Tools27 Jun 2026

GeeLark Expands In-App Automation for Mobile-First Social Media Teams

Singapore cloud-phone platform GeeLark has expanded in-app automation for teams managing TikTok, Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook at scale, addressing a gap between browser-based tools and mobile-native social media operations. The platform combines cloud phones, RPA and centralised device management.

Via PR Newswire / GeeLark
US Allows Anthropic to Release Mythos 5 to Over 100 Trusted Firms
Tools27 Jun 2026

US Allows Anthropic to Release Mythos 5 to Over 100 Trusted Firms

The US Commerce Department has permitted Anthropic to release its Claude Mythos 5 AI model to over 100 trusted partners after a two-week security review. The authorisation signals a new phase in balancing AI innovation with national security controls.

Via CNA / Reuters