SoftBank

US to put US$250 million toward supply chain investment fund

Investment consortium would include SoftBank, Temasek and Mubadala

PayPay has been stepping up efforts to expand overseas ahead of the global offering.

PayPay, SoftBank raise US$879.8 million in payments firm’s US IPO

As at December, the number of digital payment users exceeds 72 million in a country of roughly 123 million

Malaysia’s government agreed to pay Arm US$250 million over 10 years to acquire the firm’s chip design plans for local manufacturers in a deal announced in March 2025.

Malaysia anti-graft agency probing government deal with chip firm Arm Holdings

Twelve people so far have been summoned to give statements on the Arm Holdings deal

Nvidia, whose gear is at the centre of the AI explosion, is trying to carve out a new market and clear a potential roadblock.

Nvidia forms alliance to make sure 6G networks embrace AI

The shift is vital for the future’s myriad connected devices and their complex network requirements

SoftBank will act as a link between artificial intelligence technologies and quantum infrastructure.

SoftBank, HorizonX, QAI Ventures to build Singapore quantum hub

Their partnership aims to move quantum innovation from the lab into commercial applications

Softbank has invested more than US$30 billion in OpenAI, accumulating an 11% stake as at December.

SoftBank swings to profit on valuation boost from OpenAI bet

As at December, its investment gain on the ChatGPT creator stands at an estimated US$19.8 billion

The investment would form part of a funding round that could raise up to US$100 billion for OpenAI.

SoftBank in talks to invest up to US$30 billion more in OpenAI, source says

SOFTBANK is in discussions to invest up to an additional US$30 billion in OpenAI, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

The deal would have been one of Softbank's biggest to date, and would have given a much-needed boost to the Stargate Project to build US data centres.

SoftBank stops talks to buy data centre firm Switch

Founder Masayoshi Son pursued a deal of around US$50 billion for Switch