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One of the beverage market’s biggest growth opportunities is still surprisingly underdeveloped.

The revenue needed to sustain AI’s build-out remains uncertain, even as the industry is already paying the hardware bill. Singapore and Malaysia are competing for a larger share of that spending.

MAS has now committed S$5.4 Bn of a S$6.5 Bn programme designed to pull more institutional money into local stocks. The tougher question is whether stronger trading can become durable liquidity for companies beyond Singapore’s biggest names.

The Taiwanese-Dutch joint venture is adding 300mm manufacturing capacity in Singapore for analogue, power management and interposer technologies, betting that AI’s move into cars, factories and machines will broaden semiconductor demand beyond advanced processors.

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The World Bank Group’s private-sector arm is backing Axiata’s fintech business as Malaysia’s five digital banks move beyond customer acquisition towards the harder task of building sustainable credit books.

The city-state is courting frontier AI, targeting adoption across 10,000 companies and building an AI-ready workforce. Now it wants the UN to write common safeguards before increasingly autonomous systems outrun the rules.

As supply chains diversify, the China-ASEAN corridor and Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone could redraw the region’s growth map.

The new national branding arrives with fresh R&D partnerships involving Applied Materials, GlobalFoundries, KLA and STATS ChipPAC as Singapore tries to turn its manufacturing base into a larger research and commercialisation engine.

As some of AI’s biggest names warn about safety and control, five Nobel laureates are heading to Singapore to explore the technology's potential for science.

Fund III surpassed its $250 Mn target and more than doubled its predecessor as the manager sticks to mid-market businesses in Thailand and the Greater Mekong region.

The Singapore fintech believes that fragmented local payee checks could serve as a cross-border infrastructure layer, as instant payments and new digital rails increase the cost of sending money.

The proposed UMYR stablecoin would settle tokenised money market funds in real time, as Malaysia experiments with tokenised assets, deposits and wholesale digital money.

Cornerstone investors have committed P36.5 Bn to Mynt’s planned listing, but four-fifths of the base offer is secondary stock, turning the Philippines’ potential record IPO into a fundraising for the company and a liquidity event for existing shareholders.

The automotive platform could raise $400-500 Mn across two markets, testing whether Singapore can give its homegrown technology companies access to both US and domestic capital pools without losing them entirely to overseas exchanges.

DSRV, a South Korean blockchain infrastructure firm and government-recognised digital asset custodian, has joined XDC Network as an institutional validator, adding to a growing list of regulated operators anchoring the blockchain's presence across Asia.

As memory costs push new phone prices higher, a Kuala Lumpur retailer is betting that warranties and mall stores can turn used phones into a mainstream buy in the Philippines.

The US diagnostics heavyweight has bought into a seven-market lab network, a move meant to bring more advanced genomic testing within the reach of doctors in Singapore and Malaysia.

The Japanese financial group has joined the payments company’s $25 Mn funding round as it builds exposure across stablecoin issuance, regulated digital assets and payment infrastructure, linking Japan with Southeast Asia.

The Xora-incubated start-up is trying to solve a manufacturing bottleneck that could determine whether atomically thin materials move beyond research and into advanced chipmaking.

Investment firm In Group Holdings is backing a bid to turn data from workplace wearables and robotic sensors into reusable AI models, as Singapore expands its robotics capabilities.

IFC’s guarantee could let GXBank grow its MSME lending well beyond today’s small book. But the digital bank’s own credit costs are climbing, and it remains loss-making.

The Philippine fintech could make the country’s biggest stock market debut, but about 80% of the firm’s offer will come from existing shareholders selling down.

The Asia-focussed PE is backing one of Indonesia’s largest digital wallets as DANA looks to connect more consumers and small businesses with credit, savings, insurance and cross-border services.

The US PE giant has returned with a 6.3% higher offer for Ingenia Communities, but the Australian property group still wants to acquire Peet.

The real test is whether the founders’ banking and government relationships across ASEAN can convert into cross-border growth for portfolio companies.

Alphabet’s autonomous-driving unit is targeting a 2028 commercial launch through its own app, days after Grab said it would expand its WeRide-powered fleet fivefold and push beyond Punggol in the north-east region.

The non-recourse credit facility extends financing for the A.P. Moller Capital-backed developer after a $30 Mn green-bond transaction in Vietnam.

ALDI SÜD has acquired an undisclosed minority stake in DALI Everyday Grocery. But seven share-allotment filings, a Venturi top-up and investments made through different entities leave the Philippines-based hard-discount retailer’s current ownership unresolved in freely accessible records.

The undisclosed investment amount from a new ¥3 Bn CVC fund underscores the Japanese group’s push into digital services while anchoring a powerful enterprise partner in the mental health space.