{"id":5656,"date":"2026-10-07T01:01:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T01:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/softspace.com.my\/?p=5656"},"modified":"2026-10-07T01:01:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T01:01:45","slug":"soft-space-named-in-granite-asias-nextgen-tech-30-class-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/softspace.com.my\/?p=5656","title":{"rendered":"SOFT SPACE named in Granite Asia\u2019s NextGen Tech 30 Class of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR , October 2026<span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2014 SOFT SPACE has been included into Granite Asia\u2019s NextGen Tech 30 Class of 2026, a premier public-private initiative that recognises and supports the region&#8217;s top growth-stage technology companies.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Powered by Granite Asia in strategic partnership with the SGX Group, the NextGen Tech 30 is a highly selective initiative that convenes a powerful network of sovereign wealth funds, leading institutional investors, and key government agencies. The programme is specifically designed to identify, elevate, and accelerate the growth of visionary companies that have consistently demonstrated the capacity for massive global scale and transformative market impact.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SOFT SPACE\u2019s selection for this prestigious cohort underscores its remarkable evolution into a mission-critical, enterprise-ready payment infrastructure provider. By abstracting the immense complexity of modern financial systems into seamless, scalable solutions, SOFT SPACE has established itself as the backbone of digital payments for its clients. Today, the company securely and efficiently helps over 100 financial institutions and strategic partners across 30 global markets with their diverse payment needs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe are pleased to be included in Granite Asia\u2019s NextGen Tech 30 Class of 2026,\u201d says Joel Tay, Chief Executive Officer of SOFT SPACE. \u201cRecognition from a respected multi-asset investment platform firm such as Granite Asia is particularly meaningful, and we appreciate being selected alongside companies advancing technology in their respective fields. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cFor SOFT SPACE, this is an encouraging acknowledgement of our work to make payments a more seamless part of everyday business. My thanks go to our team for their dedication, and to our customers and partners for their continued trust.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This recognition adds to a milestone year of accelerated growth for SOFT SPACE. It follows the company\u2019s recent Platinum win for SoftPOS Innovation at Juniper Research\u2019s 2026 Fintech &amp; Payments Future Digital Awards, the inclusion into Forbes Asia\u2019s 100 to Watch list, as well as its recent re-selection into the Tokyo Stock Exchange\u2019s Asia Startup Hub.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read full release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.graniteasia.com\/news\/nextgen-tech-30-announces-2026-class-as-asias-ai-companies-move-beyond-software-into-the-real-world\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR , October 2026 \u2014 SOFT SPACE has been included into Granite Asia\u2019s NextGen Tech 30 Class of 2026, a premier public-private initiative that recognises<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":5657,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,38,42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-company-announcement","category-company-news","category-news-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/softspace.com.my\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/softspace.com.my\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/softspace.com.my\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/softspace.com.my\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/softspace.com.my\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5656"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/softspace.com.my\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5660,"href":"https:\/\/softspace.com.my\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5656\/revisions\/5660"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/softspace.com.my\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/softspace.com.my\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/softspace.com.my\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/softspace.com.my\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}