Optro announced its expansion into Singapore, establishing the company’s newest regional center to support customers across the Asia Pacific.
The company, formerly known as AuditBoard, provides an AI-powered governance, risk, and compliance platform used by more than half of the Fortune 500.
Optro said the Singapore expansion is designed to provide localized support for its growing APAC customer base and help audit, risk, compliance, and infosec teams access AI-powered tools for increasingly complex regulatory and risk environments.
The announcement was made at The Institute of Internal Auditors International Conference 2026 in Singapore.
The expansion comes as organizations across the region face rising challenges tied to artificial intelligence, cybersecurity threats, regulatory scrutiny, and digital transformation.
Optro cited the Internal Audit Foundation’s Risk in Focus 2026: APAC report, which found that 39% of organizations identify digital disruption, including AI, among their most significant business risks, while 58% rank regulatory change among their highest audit priorities.
Optro said Singapore’s position as a regional financial center, digital innovation hub, and leader in responsible AI development makes it a strategic base for supporting enterprise risk management across APAC.
The company’s platform is designed to support connected approaches across audit, risk, compliance, and infosec. Optro also said its alliance network combines its GRC capabilities with expertise from consulting firms to support teams across the region.
The Singapore expansion follows Optro’s recent acquisition of Midship, an AI-native autonomous controls testing platform. Optro said the combination brings an agentic system of action for GRC to market and can automate up to 87% of controls management.
Optro has also received recent industry recognition, including leadership designations in The Forrester Wave for Governance, Risk, and Compliance Platforms and the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Governance, Risk and Compliance Tools, Assurance Leaders.
KEY QUOTES:
“Global risk teams today are being asked to do more than ever before. By bringing our innovative platform and expansive partner network to the heart of APAC, we’re providing the agentic tools and on-the-ground expertise to help our customers in the region navigate increasing risk and compliance complexity while adding strategic value to their organisations.”
Raul Villar Jr., Chief Executive Officer of Optro
“The localised support from a global GRC platform leader like Optro will strategically elevate its presence in the region and is expected to drive significant value for its customers. Their shift toward agentic GRC marks a tipping point, enabling organisations to keep pace with today’s changing regulations and complex risk landscape.”
Rolando Caraig, Internal Audit Head at Fuse Financing and Former CAE at GCash
“We are excited to have partnered with Optro. At OCBC, we continuously enhance our audit capabilities to support the bank’s Next Frontier Strategy. Leveraging platforms like Optro allows us to sharpen our focus on what matters most and ensures consistent, high-quality audit delivery across the organisation. This partnership advances our broader goal of modernising the internal audit function, maintaining robust governance, and staying agile in an increasingly dynamic business environment.”
Harry Lim, Head of Group Audit at OCBC Bank
“Organisations across APAC are operating in an increasingly complex risk and regulatory environment, where speed, insight, and adaptability are critical. Optro’s expansion into Singapore and its continued innovation in agentic GRC bring a powerful combination of technology and local proximity. Together, we are helping clients modernise internal audit and risk functions, automate routine work, and elevate their focus on strategic, forward-looking risk.”
Gordon Tucker, Regional Managing Director for APAC at Protiviti
