Shaping the next decade of growth through AI, Tokenisation and Quantum in Financial Services
Singapore, 18 September 2025 – The Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) 2025 will be held from 12–14 November at the Singapore EXPO, convening over a thousand global leaders in finance, technology, and policy to discuss how AI, Tokenisation, and Quantum Computing can be harnessed to promote a secure and efficient global financial system. The programme will feature insights from both pioneers behind key technologies which have driven transformation of the financial sector, and changemakers working on technologies that will shape a new financial architecture in the next decade.
2. 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 Festival celebrates ten years of success, having attracted 65,000 participants from 134 countries in 2024. It will gather senior ministers, central bank governors, policymakers, industry and technology leaders for keynotes, panels, roundtables, and curated meetups, anchored around the central theme of the SFF 2025 — Shaping the Next Decade of Growth.
SFF 2025 Key Highlights
Changemaker Insights: Leaders Who Transformed the Financial Sector
3. The Festival will feature globally renowned leaders at the forefront of linking digital innovation with real world social impact. Attendees will hear insights on key foundational technologies that have shaped the last decade of financial sector development. Speakers include:
Next-Gen Financial Technologies: Artificial Intelligence, Tokenisation, and Quantum Computing
4. Over 70 focused sessions will be held to explore how AI, Tokenisation, and Quantum Computing can transform global finance over the next decade. Discussions will delve into AI’s role in transforming risk management, regulatory compliance, financial inclusion, Tokenisation’s potential to enhance capital market efficiencies, and how cybersecurity and encryption standards will need to evolve given advances in Quantum Computing. Some of the speakers include:
Special 10th Anniversary Spotlight on Founders from Singapore and Asia
5. SFF 2025 will feature insights and reflections from over 20 visionary founders from Singapore and across Asia. These founders have not only overcome challenges of the past decade but also thrived, shaping industries and ecosystems. They continue to drive momentum and innovation for years to come.
Connecting Policymakers, Innovators, and Investors
6. As a prelude to SFF 2025, the invite-only Insights Forum™ will be held on 10–11 November at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre. The Forum will convene regulators, policymakers, and industry leaders for two days of high-impact discussions focused on shaping actionable outcomes and setting the roadmap for the year ahead.
7. SFF 2025 will also feature special programmes such as:
9. 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.”
10. Chua Wee Phong, Group Chief Executive Officer of Constellar, said, “As we celebrate SFF’s 10th anniversary, it’s important to recognise that this milestone shows the strength of a whole ecosystem of regulators, start-ups, corporates, investors, academia, and technology pioneers. Each has played a vital role in building SFF into the world’s largest FinTech Festival, and Constellar is honoured to help create and nurture this collaborative spirit that drives the festival’s growth.”
11. Registration for SFF 2025 is now open at https://www.fintechfestival.sg/registration. Complimentary tickets are available for Governments, policymakers, central banks, academics, students, multilateral agencies, non-profits, and foundations. For more information, visit https://www.fintechfestival.sg.
For media enquiries, please contact:
Monetary Authority of Singapore
Bridgitte Lee
Deputy Director (Communications)
Monetary Authority of Singapore
Email: Bridgitte_lee@mas.gov.sg
Global Finance & Technology Network
Preeti Dawra
Chief Communications Officer
preeti.dawra@gftn.com | +65 9643 6372
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 promote Singapore as a dynamic international financial centre. It facilitates the development of infrastructure, adoption of technology, and upgrading of skills in the financial industry.
About Global Finance & Technology Network
The Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) is a Singapore-headquartered organisation that leverages technology and innovation to create more efficient, resilient, and inclusive financial systems through global collaboration. GFTN hosts a worldwide network of forums; advises governments and companies on policies and the development of digital ecosystems and innovation within the financial sector; offers digital infrastructure solutions; and plans to invest in financial technology startups through its upcoming venture fund, with a focus on inclusion and sustainability.
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.