• At the launch, KPMG also unveiled its Trusted AI Assurance offering that is aligned with relevant international standards and frameworks to mitigate risk and build trust in AI deployment. This gives businesses a clear, credible pathway to scale AI confidently as Singapore reinforces its position as a trusted node in the global community.

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 25 May 2026 - As Singapore deepens its commitment to becoming a world-leading AI hub, the question of how organisations build AI that is trusted — by customers, regulators and international partners — has become as consequential as how fast they build it. Today, KPMG took a significant step in answering that question with the launch of its Trusted Artificial Intelligence Centre of Excellence (AI CoE). Supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), the AI CoE is a dedicated capability hub designed to help organisations move beyond AI experimentation and embed AI as a trusted, enterprise-ready asset. At the same event, KPMG also unveiled its Trusted AI Assurance — a structured, business-focused, evidence-based approach that gives Singapore businesses a rigorous multi-faceted assessment of their AI deployment and a clear pathway to scale confidently. Today's launch — bringing together government, enterprise and the professional services sector — signals a pivotal shift in the national AI conversation: from speed to scale of adoption where trust is the foundational bedrock of deploying AI. The Trusted AI CoE was officially launched by Ms Jasmin Lau, Minister of State, Ministry of Digital Development and Information & Ministry of Education, alongside Mr Jermaine Loy, Managing Director of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), and Ms Lee Sze Yeng, Managing Partner of KPMG in Singapore. KPMG's 2025 Global CEO Outlook shows that more than seven in ten CEOs now rank AI as a top investment priority — yet for many, the gap between ambition and sustained enterprise impact remains wide. Governance, data readiness and workforce capability are the defining constraints of this next phase of adoption. Singapore-based businesses face a further dimension: as they expand regionally and globally, they need their AI systems to be trusted not just at home but across multiple jurisdictions — each with its own regulatory expectations and stakeholder standards. Lee Sze Yeng, Managing Partner at KPMG in Singapore, said: "Across every sector, we are seeing the same pattern: organisations that moved fast on AI are now asking harder questions — where is the real value, are our people genuinely ready to work alongside AI, and can we stand behind the decisions our systems make? These are not technical questions. They are leadership questions. And for Singapore businesses with ambitions beyond our shores, there is an added dimension: the trust that matters to customers and regulators in the markets you are entering may be defined differently from what is required here. Through the KPMG Singapore Trusted AI Centre of Excellence, we are partnering with businesses to rigorously assess where they stand, close the gaps that matter, and build AI that is trusted not just locally but in the markets most critical to their growth. Trusted AI is not a constraint on ambition. Done well, it is the foundation for it." Jermaine Loy, Managing Director, EDB, said: "KPMG's Trusted AI Centre of Excellence here in Singapore will enable businesses across diverse sectors – including financial services, healthcare, logistics and manufacturing – to scale use of AI with confidence, supported by robust governance frameworks and assurance capabilities. At the same time, this strengthens Singapore's growing AI ecosystem by building enterprise capabilities and workforce readiness for AI adoption. We welcome KPMG Singapore's efforts to work with EDB and the relevant agencies in advancing Singapore's position as a globally trusted hub for AI deployment and innovation."

Trusted AI Assurance — Giving Singapore Businesses a Foundation to Scale AI

For Singapore businesses, the ambition to scale AI is rarely the obstacle. What is harder — and more consequential — is the question of whether the AI they are building and deploying can genuinely be stood behind: by their boards, by their customers, employees and by the regulators and partners they will encounter as they grow beyond Singapore's shores. KPMG's Trusted AI Assurance offering (the "Trusted AI Assurance") was developed in response to the need to address the trust deficit with AI in the business community to boost adoption. It is not a certification exercise or a compliance checklist. It is a rigorous, evidence-based independent assessment that gives leadership teams an honest picture of where they stand — and a clear, practical path to where they need to be. What makes it meaningful is its specificity. The Trusted AI...