Y Ventures Group Becomes First to Launch an ICO in Singapore 5026

An e-commerce platform that recently launched a token sale aimed to raise $50 million has become Singapore’s first public firm to hold an ICO. Y Ventures Group, which went public on the Stock Exchange of Singapore last year, announced a plan for creating a blockchain-based e-commerce system in July and sent the sale of its AORA token live at the end of the same month.

According to the firm, the tokens do not represent ownership of equity in the firm and, as such, should not be regarded as securities – a move perhaps aimed to sidestep concerns from market regulators. Notably, the Monetary Authority of Singapore – the country’s de facto central bank – halted one token sale in March as it deemed the tokens securities since, in that case, they did represent equity ownership.

Y Ventures may be the first, but it is not the only public firm in the city state looking to venture into the ICO space. Public entertainment company Spackman also said in February that it aims to issue a cryptocurrency called K Coin in an effort to raise funds for its celebrity business. It has not yet made any announcement about a formal launch, however.

Aside from directly conducting token sales themselves, some public firms in Singapore are also acquiring or managing projects that deal with ICOs as another route into the cryptocurrency space. In May, for example, real-estate developer Pacific Star Development signed an agreement with a startup called Crowdvilla in May to become its exclusive asset manager. Crowdvilla is now seeking to raise $18 million through an ICO to build a group of shared holiday homes.

Taking another route, MC Payment, a blockchain payments firm, acquired a lifestyle startup that raised $2.4 million through an ICO in 2017, and is now setting out to go public via the purchase of an already listed Singaporean firm called Artivision.

While Singapore currently has guidelines for ICOs, but no hard and fast rules, a spokesperson for the stock exchange said in a local news report on Friday that public companies must periodically report on their ICO status to ensure stock investors are properly informed.

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Telmai Brings Autonomous-Ready Data Observability for the Agentic AI Era 1694

Telmai’s new Data Reliability Agents deliver AI-ready data at the lake, validated in real-time, with autonomous detection, resolution, and natural language interfaces for agentic workflows.

Telmai, the AI-powered data observability platform, today announced its Agentic offerings to make enterprise data truly Autonomous-Ready. These new capabilities ensure agentic AI workflows can communicate, decide, and execute actions on real-time trusted data with minimal human oversight.

Agentic AI significantly changes the requirements for how organizations manage their data and thus their data quality (DQ). Because Agentic AI requires low-latency and real-time access to validated data, it’s imperative that data quality happens right at the source, not downstream, where most companies focus their DQ efforts today.
But validation alone isn’t enough. AI agents also need to understand whether data is truly fit for purpose in the context of their actions. This involves delivering contextual information about data health as metadata into catalogs and semantic layers that AI agents can access.

Only when trust and context are combined can AI agents operate responsibly and enterprises deploy them with real confidence.

Telmai has the unique ability to continuously validate, monitor, and enrich data with quality signals at the lake and can push that data quality metadata for consumption by agents. This creates the trusted foundation that autonomous AI products need to operate reliably and at scale.

With Telmai’s latest product launch, AI agents can continuously access reliable data and the critical data quality context needed to automate downstream workflows.

Real-Time, Continuous, Agentic AI-Ready Data

At the core of this update is the introduction of Telmai’s MCP-compliant server, which enables LLM-powered agents like Claude, Bedrock, or Vertex to query Telmai directly. Telmai continuously validates data, whether structured, semi-structured, or unstructured. Additionally, it generates comprehensive data quality metadata alongside the validated data, providing essential context on data health to ensure the data is reliable and AI-ready. Through the MCP layer, AI agents can access and retrieve validated data and metadata into their agentic workflows, eliminating the need for third-party transformations or complex workarounds.

“In the era of model commoditization, true competitive advantage will emerge from trustworthy, dynamic, and contextually aware data,” said Sanjeev Mohan, industry analyst and principal at SanjMo. “Telmai’s latest release is a big step in this process. It offers continuous validation and contextual metadata that enable AI agents to act responsibly, while reducing the operational debt that has long hindered enterprise adoption.”

Natural Language AI Assistants & Decentralized Data Trust

Building on this foundation, Telmai is introducing a suite of AI assistants called Data Reliability Agents accessible through natural language interfaces, enabling both technical and non-technical users to interact directly with the platform. This decentralization means that ownership of data reliability no longer sits solely with engineering, accelerating time to value by making platform management and critical data quality insights accessible and actionable to all relevant stakeholders.

Autonomous Detection and Remediation

Telmai’s Data Reliability Agents enable autonomous detection and resolution of data anomalies. These intelligent agents continuously monitor data pipelines for irregularities and provide clear, plain-language explanations of root causes. Identifying and resolving complex data quality issues that once required deep technical expertise are now easily understood and addressed by both technical and business teams. Beyond detection, the Data Reliability Agents provide actionable recommendations and assist in generating data quality rules tailored to newly identified anomalies.

Furthermore, these Data Reliability Agents augment existing automated workflows, such as ticket creation and alert triggers, to help data teams proactively adapt and drive continuous improvement in their data quality processes.

This comprehensive approach closes the loop from detection through triage and remediation, ensuring that data being fed into the downstream processes is not only trustworthy but consistently ready for autonomous consumption and decision-making.

“As AI agents take the reins of decision-making, we believe autonomy should never come at the cost of reliability,” said Mona Rakibe, Co-founder & CEO of Telmai. “With these updates, Telmai is laying the groundwork for true intelligent automation and allowing enterprise data teams to shift their focus to driving measurable business value via Agentic AI.”

About Telmai

Telmai is a data observability platform company that enables enterprise data owners to monitor and detect real-time data issues. The platform leverages AI to monitor all data passing through the data pipeline before entering the data warehouse, protecting downstream systems and analytics used for decision-making. Telmai’s open architecture supports anomaly detection closest to data sources and works over complex data types with native support for nested and multi-valued attributes.

GAIM.FUN Secures Seed Funding to Revolutionize Virtual World Creation with AI 1767

GAIM.FUN, an innovative AI-powered platform transforming how virtual worlds and games are built, today announced the successful completion of its Seed funding round. This round attracted a distinguished group of investors specializing in AI, gaming, and Web3, including Griffin Gaming Partners, Bitkraft Ventures, Benchmark, 1Up Ventures, Playground Global, Norwest Venture Partners, and Hiro Capital, signaling strong market confidence in GAIM.FUN’s pioneering vision.

GAIM.FUN empowers creators by enabling them to turn a single sentence into a fully explorable, interactive 3D environment within minutes. Its cutting-edge AI engine generates modular, editable assets seamlessly integrated with physics properties, dynamic narratives, and intelligent NPC behaviors. Compatible with Unity and Unreal engines, GAIM.FUN dramatically accelerates development pipelines for indie developers, small studios, educators, and UGC creators alike.

The platform’s unique approach combines generative world models with a user-friendly editor, eliminating traditional barriers in 3D content production. With GAIM.FUN, users can automatically generate branching storylines, intelligent quest logic, and deeply simulated environments—all customizable to fit any creative vision.

Proceeds from the seed round will propel further AI advancements, expand the engineering and creative teams, and amplify global marketing to grow a vibrant user ecosystem. GAIM.FUN is positioned to lead the future of immersive virtual experience creation.

About GAIM.FUN

Founded to empower creators through AI, GAIM.FUN turns natural language prompts into dynamic, interactive 3D worlds ready for game engines. The platform’s modular assets, integrated physics, and adaptive narratives enable rapid prototyping and production, making it a hub for modern digital storytelling.

Permission Agent is Live on Permission.ai, Ushering in New Era of Data Ownership as the First Personal AI that Pays You for Your Data 1922

For the first time, individuals—not Big Tech—can control and profit from their own data at scale with one of the first commercially-available Agentic AI applications

Permission, the platform that enables individuals to own and earn from their data, announced today the official launch of Permission Agent, live and available for download on Permission.ai. This innovative browser-based companion is the first personal agentic AI, designed to give individuals control of their digital footprint and transform everyday online activities into real earnings. Permission Agent also introduces one of the first opportunities for consumers to experience agentic AI, by autonomously taking control of the browser to execute multiple tasks on the user’s behalf.

For decades, tech giants have been profiting from extracting and selling user data without consent, flooding people with invasive ads while pocketing the revenue. Today, Permission Agent levels the playing field by acting as a personal “digital mini-me,” capturing only the information a user approves and turning it into tokenized rewards through Permission’s liquid, tradeable $ASK token.

“Big Tech has built trillion-dollar empires on user data without compensation, like drilling oil on private land without paying,” said Charlie Silver, CEO of Permission. “With the Permission Agent, we’re putting power back where it belongs—with individuals. Today’s launch underscores our laser focus on helping users to not only control their data, but to also profit from it at scale.”

How Permission Agent Works

  • Personal AI that pays you: Users install the browser-based Permission Agent which identifies opportunities for the user to generate real-world value from their data, while also performing agentic AI tasks on behalf of the user. Much like a personal digital assistant, it makes life easier while monetizing data. Every approved data contribution earns ASK tokens, creating a simple, scalable way to profit from online activities.
  • Transparency and trust: Unlike cookies and consent boxes that mask specifics of data resale, Permission Agent provides a clear, auditable trail of consent so users know exactly when and how their data is being used.
  • Personal data as property: Every piece of data shared through Permission Agent is recorded immutably, proving ownership and ensuring that individuals, not tech platforms, benefit from the value it generates.

The launch of Permission Agent comes at a pivotal moment, as regulators tighten scrutiny on data practices and lawsuits mount against companies for unauthorized use of training data. Permission Agent offers a consumer-first solution that enables individuals to keep control, receive compensation and contribute to what Permission calls the “Gold Standard of Data”—human-verified, consented and auditable inputs that enterprises trust, regulators accept, and markets reward.

About Permission

AI Needs Permission. Permission is pioneering the future of data ownership in the age of AI. Founded on the principle that data is an individual’s asset, Permission ensures people are compensated whenever their data is used. With the rise of AI, the demand for clean, human-verified data has never been greater. Permission’s ASK token provides the mechanism for rewarding individuals while enabling businesses to access certified, auditable data—the gold standard for training and deploying AI responsibly. By aligning individual incentives with enterprise needs, Permission is building a more equitable and trustworthy data economy. For additional information, please visit https://www.permission.ai/.

Precisely Integrates Master Data Management with Data Governance to Power AI and Advanced Analytics 2016

Latest updates consolidate MDM and governance from a single vendor – making trusted data visible, understandable, and actionable across the enterprise

Precisely, the global leader in data integrity, today announced new updates to its EnterWorks software, integrating master data management (MDM) with the Data Governance service in the Precisely Data Integrity Suite. The release enables organizations to easily link master data to policies, goals, and metrics – ensuring greater visibility, accountability, and compliance across the business.

While MDM deployments focus on delivering a trusted version of data in product, supplier, location, or other domains, many organizations struggle to make that data accessible, understood, and consistently applied across business functions and partners. By bringing EnterWorks master data into the Data Integrity Suite’s Data Governance service, Precisely is bridging this gap, giving teams across IT and business functions the ability to quickly discover and interpret the data that matters most, align it with compliance requirements and strategic priorities, and build a shared language that drives confidence and collaboration.

“Too many organizations have invested in MDM initiatives, only to find the value falls short when teams can’t easily access or apply master data in the right business context – and with today’s focus on AI, that gap results in a serious competitive disadvantage,” said Cameron Ogden, SVP of Product Management at Precisely. “By making the invisible visible, creating a common business language, and applying AI to automate tasks such as asset descriptions, customers can strengthen audit readiness, realize ROI, and ensure their data is trusted and ready to fuel advanced analytics and AI initiatives.”

Modernized User Interface Streamlines Onboarding and Adoption

In addition to the integration with data governance policies, assets, and definitions, the updates to EnterWorks introduce a modernized user interface with visual enhancements across the dashboard, repository lists, and record detail views. The refreshed design aligns with the Precisely Data Integrity Suite, creating a cohesive experience across the solutions that simplify onboarding and encourages broader adoption of governance-aligned data practices.

These latest updates are especially relevant across industries with strong regulatory standards and practices, such as retail, consumer packaged goods (CPG), manufacturing, oil and gas, financial services, and healthcare. By consolidating MDM and data governance from a single vendor, organizations can:

  • Increase visibility and shared understanding of master data with a single, searchable catalog of EnterWorks metadata alongside all other enterprise data assets in the Data Integrity Suite
  • Increase productivity with AI-powered asset descriptions of key master data fields directly in the Data Integrity Suite.
  • Expand MDM ROI and improve compliance by showing how EnterWorks master data fields relate to goals, KPI’s, metrics, policies, and rules
  • Eliminate manual spreadsheets by seeding business glossary and data catalog metadata directly from EnterWorks
  • Accelerate adoption and productivity with a modernized user interface across platforms

The announcement underscores Precisely’s commitment to delivering connected solutions across its portfolio that enhance end-to-end data integrity lifecycle capabilities and empower organizations to drive trusted outcomes for powerful AI and analytics initiatives.

About Precisely

As a global leader in data integrity, Precisely ensures that your data is accurate, consistent, and contextual. Our portfolio, including the Precisely Data Integrity Suite, helps integrate your data, improve data quality, govern data usage, geocode and analyze location data, and enrich it with complementary datasets for confident business decisions. Over 12,000 organizations in more than 100 countries, including 95 of the Fortune 100, trust Precisely software, data, and data strategy consulting to power AI, automation, and analytics initiatives. Learn more at www.precisely.com.

Appknox and CredShields Partner to Deliver Unified Security Across Mobile and Web3 Ecosystems 2384

New alliance bridges enterprise mobile app security and blockchain/smart contract protection to address the evolving global security landscape

Appknox, a global leader in enterprise mobile application security, today announced its strategic partnership with CredShields, a pioneering provider of A.I. Powered blockchain and smart contract security solutions. The collaboration provides organizations with a unified approach to securing mobile, decentralized and cloud-native environments, helping enterprises and startups safeguard their digital ecosystems.

Organizations are rapidly expanding their digital infrastructures — from mobile-first apps to decentralized platforms and Web3 ecosystems — which also means an expanded attack surface. Mobile malware threats for Android users grew 29% in the first half of 2025, Web3 security incidents resulted in over $2.3 billion in cryptocurrency losses in 2024 (a 32% increase from 2023) and 80% of companies experienced cloud security incidents, with a third leading to data breaches. These critical issues are compounded by fragmented defenses that fail to address the full lifecycle of risk across modern digital environments.

“Security vendors can no longer operate in silos,” said Subho Halder, CEO of Appknox. “By partnering with CredShields, we’re reinforcing our commitment to making security a true growth enabler, not just a compliance checkbox, helping organizations innovate confidently across mobile, cloud, and Web3 ecosystems.”

CredShields addresses the growing threat of smart contract and blockchain vulnerabilities by combining AI-powered automation with expert services, making Web3 security scalable and accessible. Paired with Appknox’s continuous testing and monitoring of mobile apps and APIs, the partnership offers an end-to-end security solution for high-growth markets, including fintech, enterprise mobility, and decentralized applications across the U.S., GCC and beyond, helping organizations:

  • Protect mobile applications, APIs and digital assets with full-stack coverage.
  • Meet stringent compliance and regulatory requirements across global markets.
  • Turn security into a growth enabler by ensuring customer trust and resilience.

“With blockchain-related hacks causing over $2 billion in losses last year, more than half due to smart contract vulnerabilities, organizations need security that is both scalable and accessible,” said Shashank In, Founder & CEO of CredShields. “By partnering with Appknox, we’re combining AI-powered automation with expert services to proactively identify and mitigate risks across emerging digital platforms, helping businesses turn security into a strategic advantage rather than a reactive necessity.”

This collaboration reflects a forward-looking approach to cybersecurity, signaling a shift from point solutions toward integrated ecosystems. To learn more about how CredShields and Appknox are redefining how enterprises and innovators protect the applications that power the global digital economy, visit www.appknox.com and www.credshields.com.

About Appknox

Appknox is a global leader in mobile application security, providing comprehensive solutions including SAST, DAST, API testing, and the newly launched Storeknox continuous monitoring platform. Trusted by Fortune 2000 companies and government organizations across 60+ countries, Appknox specializes in detecting AI vulnerabilities and seamlessly integrates with CI/CD pipelines. Our enterprise-grade solutions help financial services, healthcare, and retail organizations meet global compliance requirements while protecting their mobile ecosystems from emerging threats. Learn more at appknox.com.

About CredShields

CredShields is a leading blockchain security company disrupting the industry with AI-powered protection for smart contracts, decentralized applications, and Web3 infrastructure. Trusted by global platforms and enterprises, CredShields has completed over 4 million scans on its flagship platform SolidityScan.com, supports 200,000+ monthly scans, and integrates with 70+ developer tools. As the pioneer of the OWASP Smart Contract Security Standards Project, CredShields is setting the world’s first global benchmark for Web3 security, empowering innovators across DeFi, NFTs, and enterprise blockchain adoption to launch and scale with confidence while driving digital trust in the decentralized era.

CellPoint Digital Launches One Source Orchestration, the First Payment Optimization Platform to Meet the Demand of OOSD Retailing Models 2187

Built for the new generation of airline and travel retail, OSO turns payments into a commercial advantage

Airlines and travel merchants are overhauling their sales and distribution processes, moving toward modern “Offer-Order-Settle-Deliver” (OOSD) models that promise more personalized retailing and greater revenue potential. Yet payments remain the missing piece – fragmented, expensive, and unfit for modern retail.

Today, CellPoint Digital, the leader in travel payments, announced the launch of One Source Orchestration (OSO), the only platform built exclusively for the airline and travel industry’s transition to Offer-Order-Settle-Deliver (OOSD) retailing.

From coordinating dynamic offers and inventory fulfillment to managing ancillary sales and multi-payer transactions, OSO provides the advanced and configurable payment capabilities travel merchants need to seize the revenue opportunity presented by OOSD models and enter new markets with fewer barriers. With OSO implemented, airlines and travel merchants can expect improvements ranging from 2% to 13% in payment flow-through, depending on operational complexity and market coverage.

How One Source Orchestration Handles the Complexities of Travel Payments

OSO is built to optimize the multi-party flows and challenges unique to travel, whether splitting transactions across multiple merchants or multiple shoppers, processing points-plus-cash bookings, or settling ancillary sales in different currencies. Its modular architecture supports these complex processes without adding operational overhead, giving travel merchants the speed and flexibility they need to adapt to new retail models while reducing friction at checkout, accelerating settlements, enhancing customer experiences, and improving profitability.

The OSO platform builds on CellPoint Digital’s proven expertise in travel payments, processing 10,000 transactions per second, reinforcing its position as a trusted global partner for travel merchants. The cloud-native platform supports hundreds of payment methods, acquirers and fraud solutions, and features 99.999% uptime, providing maximum flexibility and reliability from booking to post-purchase.

“We’re entering a once-in-a-generation transformation of the travel industry, and that demands a purpose-built payment solution for modern retailing,” said Kristian Gjerding, CEO of CellPoint Digital. “OSO was built from the ground up to support convenient, localized payment experiences for travelers, and to drive profitability, efficiency, and revenue for the merchants who serve them.”

OSO arrives as more airlines and travel merchants adopt modern retailing, placing CellPoint Digital in a unique position as the only travel-focused provider with a single, scalable orchestration platform spanning the entire payment supply chain. It delivers unmatched speed, intelligence, and control while supporting global expansion strategies and diverse payment ecosystems.

Positioning Payments for the Next Phase of Airline and Travel Retail

According to McKinsey, advanced retailing will add $45 billion in airline value by 2030. OSO is the infrastructure that makes that value tangible, powering dynamic pricing, personalized bundles, and next-generation revenue models while also eliminating operational bottlenecks. These capabilities enable travel merchants to capture more revenue from their retailing strategies.

Eliminating Revenue Loss through Payment Optimization

Airlines and travel merchants leave hundreds of millions of dollars on the table due to sub-optimal payment processes—foregone revenue that will only grow with the higher order values created by OOSD. OSO, which is designed for payment optimization in the OOSD framework, pays both front-end and back-end dividends for airlines and travel merchants, positioning them to capitalize on the industry’s transition to more dynamic packaging and bundling.

OSO also helps travel merchants increase revenue by addressing one of the most significant leaks in the payment process: failed or declined transactions that often result in abandoned bookings. Using AI and machine learning, the platform continually optimizes transaction routing to improve approval rates by up to 25%. Automated retries and real-time fraud optimization further reduce declines.

Orchestration that Supports Global Growth

For travel merchants entering new markets, OSO removes common barriers such as integrating local payment methods, supporting multi-currency transactions, and addressing regional fraud risks. Its alternative payment method (APM) hub, configurable form-of-payment (FOP) rules engine, dynamic currency conversion, and localized fraud protection all work together to create consistent, trusted payment experiences in every geography and channel. The result is much higher customer satisfaction and greater capacity to scale.

An Integrated Platform Built for Travel Retail

OSO goes beyond solving travel payment pain points—it sets the standard for how payments power the future of airline and travel retail. It provides a unified control layer for all payment providers and methods, with tools to manage ticket changes, refunds, and itinerary modifications. Real-time order processing and payment-driven offer creation support OOSD retail strategies, while multi-region support, complete with FX optimization, simplifies cross-border transactions.

AI-driven routing improves acceptance rates and reduces fees, while continuous fraud monitoring helps maintain high conversion rates without adding friction. OSO also integrates with the core systems that run the travel industry, including Global Distribution Systems (GDS), Central Reservation Systems (CRS), Property Management Systems (PMS), Offer Management Systems, and features pre-built connectors to airline Passenger Service Systems (PSS). It can be deployed in single-tenancy environments with local data storage to meet the data privacy requirements of all global regions.

“OSO puts the customer at the center while delivering clear business results,” said Gjerding. “Higher approval rates, lower costs, broader payment choice, and stronger fraud protection benefit travelers and the brands that serve them. This is the future of travel retail and OSO is the platform that makes it possible.”

About CellPoint Digital

CellPoint Digital is a fintech leader in payment orchestration and optimization for the global airline, travel and hospitality industries. CellPoint Digital’s industry leading solution, the One Source Orchestration Platform, is designed for modern retailing and distribution processes, including “Offer-Order-Settle-Deliver” (OOSD) models. CellPoint Digital optimizes digital payment transactions from cards and alternative payment methods and accelerates the deployment of new payment options, allowing merchants to easily scale their payment ecosystem worldwide, unify their customer payment experiences across channels, intelligently route each transaction, increase conversion rates, and minimize payment costs. CellPoint Digital has offices in Copenhagen, Dallas, Dubai, London, Miami, Pune and Singapore. Visit www.cellpointdigital.com to learn more.