Building software for Singapore
Singapore is small, but its companies often build products for the whole region, and its regulators publish detailed guidance that customers expect suppliers to follow. These are the topics we cover with Singapore clients.
Data protection done properly
Under the PDPA, organisations must have a reason for collecting personal data, tell people what it is for, protect it and keep it only as long as needed. Breaches that are likely to cause significant harm, or that affect 500 or more people, must be reported to the PDPC within three calendar days of the assessment. We design apps with data maps, access controls and logs that make those obligations manageable.
Singpass for faster onboarding
For consumer apps, Singpass login and Myinfo data sharing remove most of the typing from sign-up and give you verified details. For business apps, Corppass handles company representatives. We plan the onboarding flow around them.
Regional from day one
Many Singapore products launch in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand or the Philippines next. We build with multiple currencies, languages and payment providers in mind, so expanding means configuring a new country rather than rebuilding.
AI with good governance
Singapore's approach to AI is guidance-based rather than a single law, but enterprise buyers increasingly ask for evidence of testing and oversight. We document our models, prompts, evaluation results and safeguards as we build, which shortens your customers' procurement reviews.
Working with us from Singapore
We share your afternoon, from noon to 6 PM Singapore time, and keep working into your evening. As a rough guide, a focused MVP costs US$5,000–$15,000, a mid-sized app $15,000–$40,000 and complex platforms start from around $40,000.