Singapore, 13 November 2024… The ninth edition of the Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) concluded successfully on 8 November with 65,000 participants from 134 countries and regions in attendance.

2 Key highlights of SFF 2024 include:

• The invite-only Insights Forum brought together more than 2,300 policymakers, regulators, investors, and industry leaders for in-depth discussions across 40 roundtables. Topics ranged from the future of financial infrastructure to pathways for achieving global net-zero goals.
• More than 3,400 government and regulatory attendees across 665 central banks, regulatory institutions and government organisations participated in the Regulation Zone. Key discussion areas included Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions, quantum research and finance, cross-border data flow, and digital asset growth.
• The Technology Zone featured 64 sessions exploring AI and quantum technologies, blockchain, and e-commerce and payments applications, showcasing real-economy impact across sectors.
• At the Founders and Investors Zone, over 580 meetings between investors and startup founders were hosted during Investor Hours, catalysing new opportunities and partnerships with meaningful capital.
• The Talent Zone delivered 180 mentorship sessions and certification programmes in collaboration with academic partners, building a future-ready talent pipeline.
• The ESG Zone spotlighted Gprnt’s launch of its inaugural Disclosure and Marketplace offerings, tools meant to simplify sustainability reporting for businesses and connect them to an ecosystem of solutions to support their decarbonisation efforts.

3 The SFF organising team expresses sincere appreciation to all sponsors, speakers, partners and attendees who contributed to SFF 2024’s success.

4 SFF 2025 marks the Festival’s 10th anniversary. Join us from 12 to 14 November 2025 for this milestone event and to celebrate a decade of growth and innovation in FinTech. We look forward to welcoming and bringing together the global policy, finance and tech community next year, to continue driving meaningful progress and collaboration for decades ahead. The Insights Forum will continue as a two-day event, from 10 to 11 November.

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