The Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF) 2024 wrapped up on 8 November, drawing 65,000 participants from 134 countries and regions.
This year’s attendance slightly trailed last year’s record of 66,000 participants.
The ninth edition of the event featured discussions, showcases, and networking opportunities across several key zones, emphasizing innovation and collaboration in financial technology.
For those who missed the announcements, Fintech News Singapore has curated 10 key highlights from SFF 2024, capturing the essence of this year’s developments.
The Insights Forum, an invite-only gathering, brought together more than 2,300 policymakers, regulators, investors, and industry leaders for in-depth discussions across 40 roundtables.
Topics included the future of financial infrastructure and pathways to achieving global net-zero goals.
In the Regulation Zone, over 3,400 government and regulatory attendees from 665 central banks, regulatory institutions, and government organisations explored areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), quantum research, cross-border data flow, and digital asset growth.
The Technology Zone showcased 64 sessions focused on AI and quantum technologies, blockchain, and e-commerce and payments applications, highlighting real-economy impact across sectors.
The Founders and Investors Zone hosted more than 580 meetings between investors and startup founders during Investor Hours, fostering new opportunities and partnerships.
Meanwhile, the Talent Zone delivered 180 mentorship sessions and certification programmes in collaboration with academic partners, aimed at building a future-ready talent pipeline.
The ESG Zone spotlighted Gprnt’s launch of its inaugural Disclosure and Marketplace offerings, designed to simplify sustainability reporting for businesses and connect them to an ecosystem of solutions to support their decarbonisation efforts.
Looking ahead, SFF 2025 will celebrate the festival’s 10th anniversary from 12-14 November, with the Insights Forum scheduled for 10-11 November.
