The Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF 2025) celebrates its tenth year and looks to the next decade with artificial intelligence (AI), tokenisation and quantum computing at the centre of the conversation.
The 2025 edition will run from 12 to 14 November at the Singapore EXPO, bringing together over a thousand global leaders from finance, technology and policy, including senior ministers, central bank governors and industry heads, to explore how emerging technologies can strengthen the global financial system.
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 drew 65,000 participants from 134 countries last year.
This year’s theme, “Shaping the Next Decade of Growth,” highlights how AI, tokenisation and quantum computing could drive the next phase of financial innovation.
More than 70 sessions will address topics such as AI-driven risk management, regulatory compliance, financial inclusion, tokenisation in capital markets and new cybersecurity and encryption challenges posed by quantum technologies.
Speakers include Dr Roy Fielding, Nandan Nilekani, Dr Paul Taylor, Eric Jing and Dr Agustín Carstens, alongside Charles Cascarilla of Paxos, cybersecurity expert Rafael Echemendia, SEON co-founder Tamas Kadar, Dyna.Ai co-president Tomas Skoumal, Professor Urbasi Sinha of the Raman Research Institute and Vijay Shekhar Sharma of Paytm.
The festival will also feature insights from more than 20 founders from Singapore and across Asia who have shaped regional fintech ecosystems over the past decade.
Networking and investment-focused programmes such as the Founders Peak, Capital Meets Policy Dialogue, Investor Hours and the SFF MeetUp will provide opportunities for collaboration.
Attendees can also join the Innovation Lab Crawl to explore Singapore’s fintech ecosystem.
The tenth Global Fintech Hackcelerator marks a decade of innovation, spotlighting early-stage innovators working with AI.
SFF 2025 will also recognise the inaugural recipients of GFTN’s Global Impact Champions Awards, launched under the theme of financial health.
An invite-only Insights Forum on 10 and 11 November at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre will gather regulators, policymakers and industry leaders ahead of the main event for two days of high-impact discussions focused on shaping actionable outcomes and setting the agenda for the year ahead.
Registration for SFF 2025 is now now open, with complimentary tickets offered to government agencies, policymakers, central banks, multilateral agencies, academics, students, foundations and non-profit organisations.
Kenneth Gay, Chief Fintech Officer of MAS, said,
“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.”
Sopnendu Mohanty, Group Chief Executive Officer of GFTN, said,
“SFF 2025 marks ten years of public-private sector dialogue that has propelled the development of open banking, embedded finance, cross-border digital assets, and innovative models of financial inclusion. As we celebrate this milestone, 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.
As the flagship event of GFTN’s global network of forums, SFF aligns innovation, regulation, and capital to foster resilient and inclusive financial systems, and create new growth opportunities connecting Singapore, Asia, and the world. We are proud to lead this global dialogue from Singapore.”
