On 13 November 2024, The Monetary Authority of Singapore published the updates of the ninth edition of the Singapore FinTech Festival wrapped up on 8 November 2024, attracting a record-breaking 65,000 participants from 134 countries and regions. The annual event has solidified its reputation as one of the world’s premier gatherings for financial technology, bringing together policymakers, regulators, investors, industry leaders, and innovators to discuss critical issues shaping the future of global finance.
Singapore FinTech Festival 2024 showcased a range of specialised zones and targeted forums designed to foster insights, innovation, and collaboration across diverse areas of the financial technology landscape. Major highlights included:
The invite-only Insights Forum convened over 2,300 influential figures, including policymakers, regulators, investors, and industry leaders, for in-depth discussions across 40 roundtables. This year’s agenda covered topics such as the future of financial infrastructure, the role of technology in sustainable finance, and pathways to achieving global net-zero targets. These sessions aimed to encourage strategic thinking and policy innovation among decision-makers in finance and technology.
Over 3,400 representatives from 665 central banks, regulatory institutions, and government agencies took part in the Regulation Zone, discussing key developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions, quantum research in finance, cross-border data flow, and the growth of digital assets. This zone underscored the commitment of global regulatory bodies to engage with emerging technologies that are reshaping the financial sector.
Featuring 64 sessions, the Technology Zone explored cutting-edge advancements in AI and quantum technologies, blockchain, and e-commerce applications. These sessions highlighted the real-world impact of these technologies, presenting innovations across sectors and underlining their potential to drive economic transformation.
The Founders and Investors Zone facilitated over 580 meetings between startup founders and investors during Investor Hours, creating opportunities for meaningful capital engagement and partnership. This zone served as a catalyst for new ventures, enabling early-stage businesses to connect with investors keen to support groundbreaking fintech solutions.
Singapore FinTech Festival 2024’s Talent Zone delivered 180 mentorship sessions and certification programmes in collaboration with academic partners. These initiatives focused on building a future-ready talent pipeline for the fintech sector, ensuring that emerging professionals possess the skills needed to thrive in an evolving digital economy.
Sustainability remained a core theme with the launch of Gprnt’s inaugural Disclosure and Marketplace offerings in the ESG Zone. These tools aim to simplify sustainability reporting for businesses and connect them to solutions supporting decarbonisation efforts, highlighting Singapore FinTech Festival’s commitment to promoting environmental, social, and governance principles in finance.
The Singapore FinTech Festival organising team expressed its sincere appreciation to all sponsors, speakers, partners, and attendees for contributing to the success of Singapore FinTech Festival 2024. The event’s impact reflects a collective commitment to shaping the future of fintech through collaboration, innovation, and responsible growth.
Looking ahead, the Singapore FinTech Festival will celebrate its 10th anniversary from 12 to 14 November 2025. This milestone event promises to continue driving meaningful progress in the fintech sector and fostering collaboration within the global finance and technology community. The Insights Forum will be held over two days, from 10 to 11 November 2025, marking a decade of influential discussions and forward-thinking initiatives. The 10th edition of Singapore FinTech Festival is poised to welcome participants from around the world to commemorate a decade of growth and innovation, reinforcing Singapore’s role as a global hub for fintech and financial policy development.