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Organised by GFTN in partnership with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the Global FinTech Hackcelerator spotlights the boldest early-stage innovators transforming financial services. The programme seeks groundbreaking, market-ready solutions that leverage technology to drive a more efficient, inclusive, and resilient financial system.
Up to 20 finalists showcase their visionary solutions at the Singapore FinTech Festival, with winners crowned at the FinTech Awards dinner.
Up to 20 finalists showcase their visionary solutions at the Singapore FinTech Festival, with winners crowned at the FinTech Awards dinner.
Global Recognition
Showcase your startup on the global stage at Singapore FinTech Festival, before an audience of investors, media, and financial institutions.
Expert Connection
Connect with industry leaders, investors, and mentors, with opportunities to run pilots with our Corporate Champions.
Cash Prize & Stipend
Win from a prize pool of up to S$240,000, plus a S$20,000 stipend per finalist team to offset travel and accommodation.
Funding Opportunities
Gain access to our Investor Network and signature Investor Hours™ sessions: curated 1:1 meetings with active VCs and family offices, designed to accelerate funding conversations.
GXS Bank
Adaptive Risk and Fraud Modelling Systems
Credit and fraud risk share common signals, yet are assessed in silos — creating blind spots that lead to missed risks and mounting losses. As financial behaviours shift, static and disconnected models fall further behind. How might we build an adaptive risk
modelling system that unifies credit and fraud assessment into a single, continuously learning framework?
modelling system that unifies credit and fraud assessment into a single, continuously learning framework?
Julius Baer
Next Generation Wealth Experiences
US$84 trillion in wealth is set to transfer to a generation that has never known banking without a smartphone. Yet private banking's client experience remains largely manual, relationship-dependent, and slow to personalise at scale. How might we use AI to deliver a seamless, hyper-personalised digital journey — from onboarding to portfolio advisory — that meets next generation wealth clients where they are?
Zurich Insurance
Closing the SME Protection Gap
Most SMEs don't know what they don't know. Gaps in coverage against cyber, supply
chain, and asset risks go unnoticed until a claim is denied or a loss hits — and as businesses grow, those gaps quietly compound. How might we use AI to give SMEs a clear, real-time picture of their risk exposure and coverage gaps, and guide them to the right protection at every stage of their growth?
chain, and asset risks go unnoticed until a claim is denied or a loss hits — and as businesses grow, those gaps quietly compound. How might we use AI to give SMEs a clear, real-time picture of their risk exposure and coverage gaps, and guide them to the right protection at every stage of their growth?