MAS confirms the return of the Singapore Fintech Festival 2022 as an in-person event

The Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) returns as an in-person event from 2 to 4 November 2022; the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has confirmed.

Organized by MAS and its not-for-profit entity Elevandiin partnership with Constellation and in collaboration with The Banking Association of SingaporeSFF 2022 will be held at the Singapore EXPO.

SFF will follow a number of industry events, and of course the annual Innovation Lab Crawl, which will be held on 31 October and 1 November.

With the global economy experiencing a rise in inflation and facing the risk of a significant slowdown in growth, many fintech firms are striving to remain robust and viable, which is why this year’s theme will fall under “Building robust business models in the midst of volatility and change”.

Key stakeholders comprising government leaders, regulators, financial services leaders, entrepreneurs, investors and technology leaders will take stock of the drivers of change and examine three key questions:

• Viable: How do organizations build and redefine business models that can be more resilient to volatile market conditions?
• Responsible: How do organizations balance social responsibility and profitability to achieve greater stakeholder satisfaction and engagement?
• Inclusive: How do organizations design inclusive business models that address the needs of the unbanked and underbanked?

The conference setup

The conference segment of SFF 2022 will engage the participants with a number of forums and sessions:

• Global plenary sessions will focus on leaders and organizations addressing the core construction of robust business models.
• Knowledge plenary sessions will include breakout sessions on Web3 and payments; environmental, social and governance (ESG); banking services for businesses; insurance and pensions; international growth markets and fintech regulation.
• The Elevandi Insights Forum will consist of small, deep-dive roundtables that bring the public and private sectors together to address challenges facing the financial sector and identify actionable results.

The exhibition layout

There is nothing like a face-to-face conversation, which is why SFF 2022 will look back to a physical exhibition with over 500 fintechs, financial institutions, technology firms and decision-makers, who will together showcase their latest innovations and developments in the fintech space.

The exhibition will include ecosystem stages that are free to access, which will feature exhibitors’ product announcements and product displays; a specially curated ESG impact zone; country and sector deep dives in the World FinTech Festival; and the finalists’ showcases from the MAS Global FinTech Hackcelerator and the Polyfintech100 API Hackathon.

Other SFF highlights

Debuting at SFF is Elevandi’s influencer programme, the Global Founders Network, which identifies the founders who build sustainable and environmentally friendly businesses. The global founders will be selected through a nomination process, honored at SFF and share their 10-minute insights at Founders’ Peak.

“SFF 2022 will focus on bringing best-in-class experts to share industry insights to build business models that remain viable and resilient amid the crisis,” comments Sopnendu MohantyChief Fintech Officer in MAS and chairman of Elevandi.

“The format this year has been enhanced to add a series of intimate and interactive sessions, to foster deeper discussion between public and private sector stakeholders.”

Mohanty explains how the return of a personal SFF will “energize all stakeholders in the fintech community to remain strong and focused despite the strong headwinds ahead.”

In addition to this, Jean-Francois QuentinCEO of Constellar, said: “With live events back at full capacity, the return of SFF in person will enable personalized and immersive event experiences to catalyze new innovations, strengthen networks and build impactful partnerships.”