Singapore FinTech Festival 2025 Explores the Technology Blueprint for the Next Decade of Finance

Nov 9, 2025
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Press release - Singapore, 9 November 2025 The Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) will kick off next week from 12 to 14 November 2025, celebrating its 10th anniversary as a global platform for FinTech innovation. 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), SFF has been driving collaboration and dialogue across finance, policy, and technology, catalysing innovation and advancing an open, connected and inclusive financial ecosystem.

2. Under the theme Technology Blueprint for the Next Decade of Finance, SFF 2025 will spotlight how the emerging technology stack, Artificial Intelligence (AI), tokenisation, and quantum technologies are reshaping global finance and unlocking new opportunities for sustainable growth and inclusion across emerging markets and the Global South.

Festival Highlights

3. SFF 2025 will convene participants from around the world and feature more than 800 speakers in over 400 sessions, comprising keynote addresses, panel discussions and fireside chats that spotlight the breakthrough technologies and trends set to define the next decade of global finance. These include:

AI’s Next Frontier: Driving smarter, safer and more inclusive finance through trust, shared standards, and responsible innovation.
Tokenisation: Enabling faster, cheaper and more secure finance through programmable ledgers and globally coordinated frameworks.
Settlement Assets: Potential uses of Central Bank Digital Currencies, stablecoins, and tokenised deposits, built on trust, interoperability, and sound governance.
Quantum: Paving the way towards quantum-resilient financial systems.
Financial Inclusion: Enabling access and opportunity for 1.4 billion unbanked people through digital infrastructure and interoperable systems.

Please see conference programme for the list of headline and notable speakers.

4. SFF will also host over 500 sponsors and exhibitors, featuring more than 40 international pavilions across six exhibition halls. Each hall will offer stage programmes, networking lounges and experiences that connect ideas, people and opportunities across the global FinTech landscape.

New Features and Initiatives

5. SFF 2025 will feature new initiatives that celebrate the past decade of FinTech progress:

SFF 10th Anniversary Gallery: A visual journey through a decade of FinTech innovation, celebrating key milestones while inspiring delegates to envision the next 10 years of transformation.
Time Capsule: A collective reflection on the future of FinTech, where participants share predictions, messages and artefacts to be sealed and unveiled in 2035.
Next Gen Leaders Programme: A new initiative to identify, connect and empower emerging innovators, entrepreneurs, and changemakers shaping the future of finance and technology.
SME Sustainability Barometer 2025: Gprnt, launched by MAS as a digital platform of GFTN for sustainability disclosures, will release its first report in partnership with PwC, the Sustainability Alliance and the Singapore Business Federation. The report surveyed 560 SMEs to examine how businesses can go green, access sustainable finance and drive long-term growth.
SFF Livestream: As part of bringing SFF to the world, global audiences can tune in to three premier stages - Festival, FutureMatters, and Frontier - to hear the leading voices in finance, technology, and policy.

The SFF Curtain Raiser: Insights Forum™ and The Innovation Lab Crawl

6. Preceding the SFF 2025 main conference is the Insights Forum™, held from 10 to 11 November at Sands Expo & Convention Centre. Sessions and dialogues will be centred on:

Public-Private Roundtables across eight key themes will convene senior leaders to address shared priorities and produce actionable outcomes through dialogue.
Layer 1 Summit, returning for its second year to advance public-private dialogue on digital assets, tokenisation and AI infrastructure.
Thematic Spotlights developed with industry partners across key sectors and regions.

7. The Innovation Lab Crawl, held from 10 to 11 November, will showcase emerging technologies and pilot projects across 11 participating organisations. Attendees will gain a first look at innovations shaping the future of financial services hosted by leading institutions across Singapore’s FinTech ecosystem.

8. Kenneth Gay, Chief FinTech Officer, MAS, said, “SFF has grown remarkably over the past decade, both evolving with and shaping the landscape of FinTech innovation. As we look to the future, SFF 2025 represents a pivotal moment that will define the next decade of FinTech growth and transformation. This gathering provides an opportunity for the global ecosystem to come together – to share knowledge, forge meaningful partnerships, and collectively redefine the way financial services are delivered globally. We are excited to welcome the global FinTech community to join us at SFF as we work together to unlock new opportunities for a new era of financial innovation and inclusion.”

9. Sopnendu Mohanty, Group Chief Executive Officer, GFTN, said, “Over the past decade, SFF has shown that when policy, finance, and technology come together, finance can be both innovative and inclusive when guided by shared purpose. The coming decade will focus on harnessing AI responsibly, scaling tokenisation safely, and preparing for a quantum-ready future that can withstand global shocks and shape the next-generation financial infrastructure that is open, trusted, and efficient.”

10. Chua Wee Phong, Group Chief Executive Officer, Constellar, said: “At the heart of SFF’s 10th edition is a dynamic exhibition where visitors can explore real-world applications of frontier technologies from global and regional leaders. Beyond the exhibition, the Festival comes alive with immersive experiences, including a new gamification initiative powered by Ant International’s Antom that adds an interactive digital layer to enhance engagement. These highlights are in addition to other Festival elements, such as the SFF Gallery, livestreamed sessions, and after-party celebrations, together creating a unique festivalisation of discovery, networking, and innovation at SFF 2025.” 11. For more details and SFF 2025 registration, visit http://www.fintechfestival.sg. ***

About the Monetary Authority of Singapore

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is Singapore’s central bank and integrated financial regulator. As a central bank, MAS promotes sustained, non-inflationary economic growth through the conduct of monetary policy and close macroeconomic surveillance and analysis. It manages Singapore’s exchange rate, official foreign reserves, and liquidity in the banking sector. As an integrated financial supervisor, MAS fosters a sound financial services sector through its prudential oversight of all financial institutions in Singapore – banks, insurers, capital market intermediaries, financial advisors and financial market infrastructures. It is also responsible for well-functioning financial markets, sound conduct, and investor education. MAS also works with the financial industry to foster the growth of Singapore as an international financial centre.

About Global Finance & Technology Network

The Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) is a Singapore-headquartered not-for-profit organisation established by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in 2024. With offices in Tokyo and Berlin, GFTN’s mission is to bridge policy, capital, and technology to build financial systems that are resilient, efficient, and inclusive. Through its commercial subsidiaries, GFTN Services and GFTN Capital, GFTN hosts global forums across five continents, bringing together innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers from over 130 countries. It offers policy advice to governments to promote financial technology innovation, inclusion, and capacity building. GFTN Capital will complement this mission through its upcoming venture capital firm, investing in high-potential, growth-stage FinTech’s globally. For more information, please visit www.gftn.co.

About Constellar

Constellar is Asia's preferred partner for convening businesses, curating ideas and creating opportunities for sustainable business growth and global impact. Based in Singapore, we curate and develop influential trade events for key industries, connecting global marketplaces in sectors such as fintech, industrial transformation and ESG. We also manage the Singapore EXPO, Singapore's largest purpose-built venue for Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE). Visit constellar.co for more information.

About The Association of Banks in Singapore

The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) plays an active role in promoting and representing the interests of the banking community in Singapore. In doing so, ABS works closely with the relevant government authorities towards the development of a sound financial system in Singapore. Since its establishment in 1973, ABS has promoted common understanding among its members and projected a unifying voice on banking issues. It has brought its members closer together through various guidelines and banking practices as well as the support of projects of mutual benefit to face the challenges of the financial and banking community in Singapore. Today, ABS has a membership of more than 150 local and foreign banks.