KPMG opens AI trust hub Singapore

Why it matters

KPMG launched a Trusted Artificial Intelligence Centre of Excellence in Singapore on May 25, saying the new hub is designed to help companies move from AI pilots to governed, enterprise-scale deployments. The firm said the centre is supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board and will focus on trust, governance, risk management and adoption across business functions. Singapore’s EDB said the launch was attended by Minister of State Jasmin Lau, EDB managing director Jermaine Loy and KPMG in Singapore managing partner Lee Sze Yeng. ### Why is KPMG putting this centre in Singapore? Singapore’s Economic Development Board has been promoting the country as an AI hub, and its official materials say more than 60 AI Centres of Excellence are already based there. EDB says Singapore expects AI to generate S$198.3 billion in economic benefits by 2030 and has been pitching the country as a regional base for companies building and deploying AI systems. (kpmg.com) KPMG said Singapore was the right location because the question for companies is no longer only how fast they can adopt AI, but how they can build systems that are trusted by customers, regulators and international partners. On its campaign page for the centre, KPMG said the offering is aimed at moving clients from experimentation to scalable deployment. (edb.gov.sg) ### What exactly will the new hub do for clients? KPMG said the centre is a “dedicated capability hub” built to help organisations embed AI as a trusted, enterprise-ready asset. The firm said its approach combines “trust by design,” data controls intended to improve output reliability, and operating models built around business use cases rather than demonstrations of the technology alone. (kpmg.com) A May 26 open-day notice from KPMG said visitors would be shown AI-enabled use cases across several industries and introduced to the firm’s “Four-Door Framework,” which it said underpins its AI strategy. KPMG described the session as an experience-led walkthrough focused on making adoption “measurably practical, sustainably valuable, and ethically responsible.” ### Who was involved in the launch? (kpmg.com) EDB said Jasmin Lau, Singapore’s Minister of State for Digital Development and Information and for Education, officially launched the centre alongside Jermaine Loy and Lee Sze Yeng. KPMG’s press release said the initiative is part of a broader effort to strengthen Singapore’s position as what it called a “globally trusted AI hub.” (kpmg.com) KPMG also tied the launch to findings from its 2025 Global CEO Outlook, which EDB cited as showing that more than seven in 10 chief executives rank AI as a top investment priority. The firm said many companies still face a gap between AI ambition and sustained enterprise impact. ### How does this fit with Singapore’s wider AI debate? (edb.gov.sg) Fintech News Singapore reported on May 26 that Monetary Authority of Singapore Managing Director Chia Der Jiun had warned global growth could become too narrowly driven by AI if gains remain concentrated in a small number of companies and sectors. The same report said he cited computing costs, financing risks, disruption and possible regulatory intervention as sources of uncertainty around the AI investment boom. (edb.gov.sg) KPMG’s launch materials did not cite those remarks directly, but the timing places the new centre in the middle of a broader Singapore discussion about scaling AI while managing governance and concentration risks. That is an inference from the sequence of the announcements and the language used by both KPMG and Singapore officials. (fintechnews.sg) ### What happens next? KPMG said on its Singapore events page that the AI CoE open day took place on May 26 from 9 a.m., with demonstrations of sector-specific use cases and the firm’s operating framework. EDB’s media release and KPMG’s campaign pages indicate the next phase is client engagement around rollout, governance and assurance as companies shift from pilot projects to scaled deployment. (kpmg.com 1) (kpmg.com 2)

Key numbers

• KPMG on May 25 launched a Trusted Artificial Intelligence Centre of Excellence in Singapore, backed by the Economic Development Board, to help companies scale governed AI.
• KPMG scheduled an AI CoE open day for May 26 in Singapore, where it said clients would see industry use cases.
• KPMG launched a Trusted Artificial Intelligence Centre of Excellence in Singapore on May 25, saying the new hub is designed to help companies move from AI pilots to governed, enterprise-scale deployments.
• Singapore’s Economic Development Board has been promoting the country as an AI hub, and its official materials say more than 60 AI Centres of Excellence are already based there.

What happens next

• KPMG launched a Trusted Artificial Intelligence Centre of Excellence in Singapore on May 25, saying the new hub is designed to help companies move from AI pilots to governed, enterprise-scale deployments.
• The firm said the centre is supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board and will focus on trust, governance, risk management and adoption across business functions.
• Singapore’s EDB said the launch was attended by Minister of State Jasmin Lau, EDB managing director Jermaine Loy and KPMG in Singapore managing partner Lee Sze Yeng.

Sources

• kpmg.com
• edb.gov.sg
• kpmg.com
• edb.gov.sg
• fintechnews.sg

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