– Recognition in Enterprise Fintech underscores Osome’s leadership in AI-enabled, expert-backed business management solutions –

SINGAPORE and HONG KONG, Nov. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Osome, an AI-enabled business management platform, has been recognised in the Enterprise Fintech category of the inaugural Singapore’s Top Fintech Companies 2026, an honours list of companies committed to excellence, innovation, and overall impact in the Fintech industry.

The Singapore’s Top Fintech Companies 2026 list, developed by Tech in Asia in collaboration with data firm Statista, evaluates Singapore-based Fintech companies based on the analysis and weighting of overarching and segment-specific KPIs. The inaugural ranking recognised 95 companies in Singapore across seven different market segments.

Since its founding, Osome has focused on supporting founders and their vision of growth, helping them overcome the burden of financial administrative tasks. Over the last two years, Osome has transformed customers’ experiences with an AI-enabled platform while maintaining its human touch. Through these improvements, Osome enables business owners to focus on customers, gain clearer visibility into their financials, and strengthen both growth and investor reporting.

“Every Osome experience combines human expertise with technology,” added Tamas Gögge, Chief Product Officer of Osome. “We are committed to empowering founders through technology and expert support. Our AI-enabled platform is constantly enhanced to provide entrepreneurs with greater visibility and control over their business performance, enabling informed decision-making in real time.”

“Osome has been like a constructive partner for us. They keep our finances sharp, allowing us to focus on building our business. Their collaborative and supportive approach makes a real difference and seeing them recognised in this list feels like a win for every founder who relies on them to stay sane and scale smart,” said Gitesh Athavale, co-founder of ZOQQ Pte Ltd, an Osome customer.

Another customer, Arjun Abraham Zacharria, Founder & CEO, EximPe, said: “Osome has been a game-changer for EximPe. Their AI-enabled platform, combined with expert support, has streamlined our financial and administrative processes, allowing us to focus more on growth. We are happy to have Osome as a trusted partner on our journey.”

Osome has expanded its capabilities across the world’s financial hubs, including Singapore, Hong Kong SAR, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates. We are committed to enabling founders to manage and grow their businesses in the digital age. In each hub, we support, enable and empower founders through our ecosystem, creating offerings that deliver a win-win for both Osome and our partners.

About Osome

Osome is an AI-enabled business management platform that blends intuitive digital tools with expert local guidance to reduce customers’ administrative burdens. Since 2017, it has supported over 30,000 companies in Hong Kong SAR, Singapore, and the United Kingdom on their growth journeys with incorporation, accounting, and corporate secretarial services. It has established a presence in the United Arab Emirates with various specialised services. To date, Osome has processed over 5 million financial documents and generated more than 100,000 months of financial reporting.

The PRIME product series features the world’s only technology capable of regenerating lead-acid batteries without internal overheating. With regular maintenance and the use of a regenerator, lead-acid batteries can achieve up to 3 times the lifespan of typical use.

SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Amid growing global concerns over lithium-ion battery fires, often referred to as “lithium fire phobia”, South Korea’s leading lead-acid battery regeneration company, REPOWERTEK, has unveiled its groundbreaking fifth-generation “PRIME Series” regenerator, along with an innovative industrial workshop and platform business model, marking a new chapter in the global battery regeneration industry. The PRIME system restores batteries without generating internal heat or damage, extending battery life by 200–300% and offering a safer, more economical alternative to lithium-based energy storage.

Amid intensifying global competition in energy storage, lithium-ion batteries are increasingly considered “ticking time bombs,” prone to fire, thermal runaway, and toxic gas emissions—a trend now described as “lithium phobia.” Even so-called safe LFP (LiFePO₄) batteries carry risks of hydrogen fluoride release and explosions under thermal stress, highlighting the urgent need for fundamentally safer solutions.

PRIME addresses this critical gap. Over more than a decade of research and development, and five product generations, REPOWERTEK has exported PRIME to over 70 countries. The system safely and repeatedly restores industrial lead-acid batteries for ESS, UPS, and traction applications across telecommunications, data centers, hospitals, shipping, railways, and defense. Its proprietary high-frequency pulse algorithm ensures stable battery performance for up to 10 years while preventing overheating or degradation.

“PRIME is more than a technology,” said a REPOWERTEK spokesperson. “It is a comprehensive platform redefining industrial battery management, improving safety, sustainability, and cost efficiency worldwide.”

The platform integrates battery subscription and leasing models, PRIME maintenance services, equipment rental, lead recycling, and strategic partnerships with manufacturers, creating recurring revenue streams and a fully circular, sustainable closed-loop ecosystem.

Inspired by automotive maintenance practices, the PRIME system incorporates scheduled restoration cycles. After initial regeneration at roughly two-thirds of a battery’s service life, follow-up treatments every 12–18 months restore capacity, reduce total ownership costs, and maintain fire-free operation over the battery’s extended lifespan.

In 2025, REPOWERTEK showcased its technology at major global exhibitions, including Middle East Energy (Dubai), The Smarter E Europe (Munich), RE+ (Las Vegas), and Smart Energy Week (Tokyo). The company’s next appearance will be at Solar & Battery Asia 2025, November 5–7, at KINTEX (Hall 5 – Booth D5) in Goyang, South Korea.

REPOWERTEK is now seeking regional joint venture partners and investors to expand its industrial battery regeneration and maintenance platform across the ESS, UPS, and traction battery markets.

For partnership or investment inquiries, visit www.regenerator.co.kr or contact REPOWERTEK INC. directly. (prime@repowertek.com)

FONTAINEBLEAU, France and SINGAPORE and SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — INSEAD, The Business School for the World, today announced the launch of Botipedia, the world’s largest encyclopaedic knowledge portal.

Encyclopaedias have come a long way, from the printed editions of the 1800s and CD ROMs in the 1990s, to today’s online crowd-edited Wikipedia. So, what’s next?

Powered by proprietary AI, Botipedia leverages hundreds of algorithms to mimic the work of legions of humans to create Wikipedia entries. Every entry is processed by the Dynamic Multi-method Generation (DMG) technique, backed by unique datasets consisting of a vast curated library of archives and satellite feeds that provide high quality, verifiable data. Botipedia directly quotes reliable sources or fully generates original content using natural language generation techniques that are designed to avoid hallucination or intrinsic biases.

In Botipedia, no subject, event, language or geography is too obscure to merit an article. While Wikipedia has some 64 million English articles, Botipedia generates over “400 billion” entries in over 100 languages.

“We are creating Botipedia to provide everyone with equal access to information, with no language left behind,” says Phil Parker, INSEAD Chaired Professor of Management Science, creator of Botipedia and holder of one of the pioneering patents in the field of generative AI. “We focus on content grounded in data and sources with full provenance, allowing the user to see as many perspectives as possible, as opposed to one potentially biased source.

Botipedia’s technology does not limit itself to large language models (LLMs) or similar generative methods. Rather, each form of output relies on a customised method. For example, text or tables relating to weather, are generated for all possible longitudes and latitudes using geo-spatial methods. This approach has the advantage of dramatically increasing both the quantity and the accuracy of content available.

Botipedia enables users to find the materials they need to create new or updated articles faster, especially across underserved languages. In Wikipedia for example, there are 7 million articles in English but only 40,000 in Swahili. This limits Swahili speakers’ access to over 99 percent of Wikipedia’s content. Botipedia’s use of DMG has a secondary benefit of being more sustainable, operating at a fraction of the processing power compared to GPU-intensive methodologies, such as ChatGPT.

“Botipedia is one of many initiatives of the Human and Machine Intelligence Institute (HUMII) that we are establishing at INSEAD,” says Lily Fang, Dean of Research and Innovation at INSEAD. “It is a practical application that builds on INSEAD-linked IP to help people make better decisions with knowledge powered by technology. We want technologies that enhance the quality and meaning of our work and life, to retain human agency and value in the age of intelligence.”  

Botipedia was launched during the INSEAD AI Forum in Singapore and currently accessible via invitation only, with full public access to follow. To request access, visit here.  Watch demo video here.

Contact: news@insead.edu

Multifonds enables the bank to manage traditional and alternative funds on a single fund accounting platform

SINGAPORE, Nov. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Multifonds today announced that DBS, Southeast Asia’s largest bank by assets, has gone live with Multifonds Fund Accounting Platform in Singapore, Hong Kong SAR and Indonesia. The solution was successfully implemented in fifteen months by a joint DBS and Multifonds team.

Multifonds is a single fund accounting platform that supports traditional and alternative funds and combines asset servicing, position keeping, valuation and accounting functions across the bank’s key Asian markets. The fully automated solution enables DBS to streamline its end-to-end operations and achieve high rates of STP to improve service quality and support client growth in the region’s most dynamic markets.

DBS is the first client in Asia to adopt the latest version of Multifonds solution. This empowers DBS to significantly step up their operational efficiency with Workflow and Exception Manager (WEM) and streamline the NAV process by the Fund Accounting and Transfer Agency systems integration.

Multifonds was selected by DBS after a rigorous evaluation process and detailed proof of concept demonstrating the platform’s capability to handle the specificities of each market, with a truly multi-asset coverage including complex derivatives across Credit, FX, IR and EQ, ETFs, and PEs. This supports a wide range of fund structures and requirements, such as advanced PL allocation per share class or master segment structure with rebates fees.

In addition, Multifonds, in collaboration with DBS, is actively contributing to the development of regulatory reports tailored to the dynamic Indonesia market, helping to ensure that these reports remain current and aligned with the latest regulatory changes. These insights help the bank and its clients keep abreast of the evolving financial landscape.

Oded Weiss, CEO of Multifonds, commented:
“We are delighted to be chosen as the fund accounting platform for such a prestigious and world-leading bank. DBS has established a global reputation for fund servicing, and Multifonds’ modern technology platform will help the bank deliver highly flexible and client-centric solutions with unmatched scalability and efficiency. Multifonds is looking forward to continuing its partnership with DBS Securities Services, strengthening the bank’s technology capabilities, and developing new functionalities to meet the needs of other markets in Asia.”

About Multifonds:
Multifonds is a single, global platform supporting fund accounting, investor servicing, and NAV oversight for both traditional and alternative funds. Visit: www.multifonds.com

MANILA, Philippines, Nov. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Digital travel platform Agoda has partnered with the Philippines Department of Tourism (DoT) to launch the inaugural edition of its exclusive Executive Masterclass platform, under the theme of ‘Leadership for Resilience’. The one-day session was held for 72 participants including DoT senior officials, hotel associations, and hotel partners from across the Philippines, focusing on capacity building and inclusive growth in tourism.

The Masterclass engaged senior executives in various knowledge-sharing and interactive modules aimed at enhancing their ability to leverage technological solutions, improving service offerings, and supporting economic growth through collaborative efforts. The program underscores Agoda’s commitment to empowering the local ecosystem through data-driven decision-making and integration of advanced technologies like AI.

“We are thrilled to have collaborated with the Philippines Department of Tourism to host the Executive Masterclass,” said Mike Hwang, Country Director for the Philippines at Agoda. “By equipping our partners and the industry with the tools and insights needed to thrive in today’s dynamic market, we support the vision of seeing the world for less and encourage shared growth for stakeholders across the Philippines.”

Verna C. Buensuceso, Undersecretary for Tourism Development Planning, from the Philippine Department of Tourism commended the initiative, stating, “The theme “Leadership and Resilience” resonates deeply especially at this time when natural calamities and other disruptions have affected countries worldwide. It reminds us that true leadership encompasses guiding our stakeholders and communities through uncertainty, embracing innovation and adversity and ensuring that recovery and growth are inclusive and sustainable.”

The event serves as a fitting prelude to preparations for the Philippines’ hosting of ASEAN as it embodies the same spirit of collaboration, innovation and shared leadership among government, the private sector and host communities that define partnerships in the travel and tourism industry. 

Leveraging Agoda’s extensive network of accommodations, the session reinforced the strong ties between Agoda and the Philippines Department of Tourism, creating a fertile ground for growth and advancement. With a shared commitment to innovation and collaboration, this Masterclass establishes the foundation for sustained partnership within the tourism sector.