Singapore FinTech Festival 2022 returns as an in-person event from 31 October to 4 November

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Elevandi – a not-for-profit entity created by MAS to connect people and businesses, ideas and insights in the fintech sector in Singapore and globally – today announced the return of the Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) as a personal event to be held from November 2 to 4, 2022, featuring industry events and the annual Innovation Lab Crawl on October 31 and November 1. Organized by MAS and Elevandi in collaboration with Constellar – a global player in the meetings, incentives, congress and exhibition industry – and in collaboration with The Association of Banks in Singapore, SFF 2022 will be held at the Singapore Expo.

The theme for SFF 2022 is “Building robust business models in the midst of volatility and change.” 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. Key stakeholders including 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?

Conference

The conference segment of SFF 2022 will consist of a series of global and knowledge plenary meetings, and an Elevandi insight forum:

● 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) criteria; banking services for businesses; insurance and pensions; international emerging markets; and fintech regulation.

● The Elevandi Insights Forum will consist of small, in-depth roundtables that bring the public and private sectors together to address challenges facing the financial sector and identify actionable outcomes.

Display

SFF 2022 will look back to a physical exhibition with over 500 leading organisations, including fintech firms, financial institutions, technology firms and decision makers, showcasing their latest innovations and developments in the fintech space.

The exhibition will include ecosystem stages that are freely available to attendees to get up close and personal with the latest technologies, products and launches from industry players. The ecosystem stages will include product announcements and product presentations from exhibitors, 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 Polyfintech100 API Hackathon.

Other highlights

The Elevandi Global Founders Network debuts at SFF, an exclusive global influencer program that identifies exceptional founders on an annual basis who are building sustainable and robust businesses with a positive impact on the world. The global founders will be selected through a nomination process, honored at SFF and will share their 10-minute insights at Founders’ Peak.

Attendees can also look forward to the winners’ showcase at the SFF Global Fintech Awards and curated networking sessions including an investor summit powered by Elevandi Connects.

Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief Fintech Officer of MAS and Chairman of Elevandi, said: “As the leading global fintech knowledge platform, 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 . The format this year has been enhanced to add a series of intimate and interactive sessions, to foster a deeper discussion between public and private sector stakeholders. The return of a personal SFF will energize all stakeholders in the fintech community to remain strong and focused despite the strong headwinds ahead.”

Jean-François Quentin, CEO of Constellar, said: “We are delighted to bring the global fintech community together in Singapore, home to world-class events including SFF. The SFF community is a special community that has continued to connect and collaborate on our hybrid event platforms over the past two years. 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.”