Tech news from Singapore in May 2023 covered items including: Singapore’s world-highest levels of ransomware attacks; Singaporean AI-driven code-writing software; China’s Alipay+ moves in the Singapore payments landscape; and more.
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Singapore: Temasek Review 2023
- Singapore: Network for Electronic Transfers payments group partners China’s Alipay+, integrating payment option into SGQR system available to 11000 merchants
- Singapore: Dyson tech major to construct next-generation batteries plant in Singapore to focus on new products, part of an ongoing Sg$1.5BN investment in the city-state
- The Singapore Early-Stage Emerging Tech Startups 2022 landscape report is now available from SGInnovate, looking at physical sciences-, life sciences- and engineering-focused solutions
- Singapore: Integra Partners Fund II LP closes at $90M, looking to back pre-A to Series B startups in fintech, insurance-tech, and digital health in SE and South Asia
CSET: Mapping emerging technologies and their supply chains
- Singapore: SquareX raises $6M seed funding with cybersecurity focusing on browser-based cloud SaaS tools, providing ‘disposable’ headless browsers
- Singapore: WhatsApp and Stripe partner to allow Singapore businesses to accept payments directly within WhatsApp chats
- Singapore: TikTok launches free 3-week intensive technical bootcamp for tertiary students, aiming to train 5000 students over 5 years
- Singapore: Charge+ EV charging provider unveils plans or 5000km EV charging highway spanning 5 countries – Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam
- Singapore: LocofyAI raises $4.25M with front-end development acceleration platform using AI to convert web and app designs to functional code
World Economic Forum: Quantum Readiness Toolkit
- Singapore: An intro to Insectta, ‘mining’ soldier fly larvae not for cattle feed but for higher-value functional ingredients, melanin and chitosan
- Sophos State of Ransomware 2023 report: “Singapore reported the highest rate of ransomware attacks in this year’s study, with 84% of organizations being hit in the previous year…”
- Singapore: Crypto Asia Expo 2023 set for June 7-8, looking at all things crypto, blockchain, web3 and beyond
- Singapore’s Circles partners E& International for digital telco JV in Abu Dhabi
- Singapore’s Lazada unveils LazzieChat, an eCommerce-focused AI chatbot powered by OpenAI ChatGPT tech
- Japan: Sumitomo trading house preps to begin sales of insect-based feed for farmed fish in Japan later this year, with sights on generating 30,000 tonnes of insect feed by 2030
KPMG Venture Pulse Q2 2023 – Asia: An overview of key findings
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