The Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) will mark its 10th anniversary from Nov 12 to Nov 14 at the Singapore Expo, under the theme "Shaping the Next Decade of Growth".

Organised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN), and Constellar, in collaboration with the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS), the event will examine how new technologies can promote a secure and efficient global financial system.

More than 70 sessions will explore artificial intelligence’s role in transforming risk management, regulatory compliance and financial inclusion; tokenisation’s potential to unlock capital market efficiencies; and how cybersecurity and encryption must evolve in the age of quantum computing.

Notable speakers include:

  • Professor Urbasi Sinha, head of the Quantum Information and Computing laboratory at the Raman Research Institute. He was named one of Asia’s Top 100 Scientists in 2018 and is the Gates Cambridge Impact Prize winner
  • Charles Cascarilla, co-founder and CEO of Paxos
  • Rafael Echemendia, global cybersecurity expert and founder of The Ethical Hacker
  • Dr Agustín Carstens, whose leadership at the Bank for International Settlements and initiative to establish key innovation hubs around the world has guided the central bank community through this period of digital transformation.
SFF 2025 will also feature special programmes that will bring together capital, ideas, and talent to boost collaboration and growth. They include The Founders Peak, Capital Meets Policy Dialogue, Investor Hours, and SFF MeetUp. Attendees can also explore Singapore’s innovative FinTech Ecosystem via the Innovation Lab Crawl.

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As for the 10th Global FinTech Hackcelerator, it will spotlight AI and showcase the boldest early-stage innovators transforming financial services. This year also sees the launch of the Global Impact Champions Awards under the theme of financial health, with winners to be announced during the festival.

As a prelude to SFF 2025, an invite-only Insights Forum will be held from Nov 10 to Nov 11 at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre. The forum will gather regulators, policymakers and industry leaders for two days of discussions aimed at shaping actionable outcomes and setting the agenda for the year ahead.

"SFF’s 10th anniversary represents a decade of convergence between financial services and technology. This journey mirrors the evolution of FinTech from early digital innovations to today’s AI-driven transformation. Looking ahead, Singapore continues to provide a dynamic platform for innovation, setting the foundation for the next decade as we harness emerging technologies to create new possibilities for the global financial ecosystem,” says Kenneth Gay, MAS’s chief FinTech officer.

Sopnendu Mohanty, GFTN’s group chief executive officer, adds: “SFF 2025 calls for urgent action to address persistent gaps in global finance and to build the next generation of trusted and inclusive infrastructure powered by AI, quantum computing, and tokenisation. It aligns innovation, regulation, and capital to foster resilient and inclusive financial systems, and create new growth opportunities connecting Singapore, Asia, and the world.”