Singapore FinTech Festival 2025 Returns as Top Asia Crypto & Web3 Event

The Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) returns for its 10th edition from November 10–11, 2025. It’s promising to be one of its most influential gatherings yet. Held at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre, this milestone year will not only celebrate a decade of fintech innovation. It is also to project a roadmap for the next ten years of digital finance.

This year’s theme, “Framing the Next Decade of Growth,” couldn’t come at a better time, as it marks Singapore’s 60th year of independence and a full decade of the festival. SFF 2025 brings together the big minds of global finance: central bankers, startup trailblazers, tech innovators, and policymakers. It’s a chance to look back at how far fintech has come. With the aim of figuring out what still needs building, fixing, and reimagining for the road ahead.

A Decade of Innovation and the Road Ahead

Since its debut in 2016, SFF has evolved into the world’s largest fintech event. It has showcased milestones such as real-time payments, Open Banking, and cross-border payment corridors like PayNow-UPI. 

This year’s edition will spotlight how AI, tokenization, and quantum computing will define the next era of global finance. The focus will shift toward how these tools can be deployed with trust, interoperability, and inclusion. The pillars needed to build resilient, borderless systems.

What to Expect at SFF 2025

The festival will feature six premium stages. It covers everything from decentralized finance and digital public infrastructure to wealth management, regtech, and cross-border payments. Panels, fireside chats, and startup demos will run throughout the two-day program.

Including exclusive workshops, networking meetups, and evening mixers at Boat Quay under the SFF After Hours banner. Attendees can also enjoy live music, local food, and culture-infused experiences designed to blend with creativity.

More than 900 global speakers will headline the festival. With defining voices from the last decade returning to share hard-won lessons and future forecasts. Previous editions featured figures like Christine Lagarde, Vitalik Buterin, Sundar Pichai, and Rajeev Chandrasekhar. The 2025 lineup promises similar star power.

Insights Forum: The Global Brain Trust

The SFF Insights Forum will convene central banks, policymakers, and C-suite leaders in a closed-door setting. The goal: tackle key challenges such as regulatory fragmentation, cross-border interoperability, and systemic financial risks.

This year’s forum will dive deep into six themes, from stablecoins and wealth governance to digital public infrastructure and data sharing. Organized under Chatham House rules, the forum aims to produce actionable outcomes for both public and private stakeholders.

Addressing the $5.2 Trillion Financing Gap

Even with all the progress fintech has made, big hurdles remain. Around the world, small and medium-sized businesses still face a massive $5.2 trillion financing gap. Shockingly, 1.4 billion people still don’t have access to basic banking services. That’s not just a number; it’s a clear signal that inclusion can’t wait.

SFF 2025 wants to push the conversation into action. The festival will shine a spotlight on solutions that can scale up responsibly. It’s improving financial access, preparing for aging populations, tackling cyber threats, or advancing green finance. This year’s themes dig into the real-world problems that fintech still needs to solve.

Strategic Support from Fintech Powerhouses

The festival continues to draw support from major global players. Grand sponsors include Ant International, Circle, Mastercard, and Tencent. Other notable partners are Solana, TRM, Zühlke, and fintech banks like Toss Bank. The range of sponsors underscores the event’s cross-sector importance, from Web3 builders to traditional financial giants.

International pavilions from Switzerland, Poland, Italy, Seoul, and the Philippines will showcase regional innovations and investment opportunities.

Your Gateway to SFF 2025

SFF 2025 offers a variety of passes tailored to individual attendees, startups, government agencies, and students. Early bird Delegate Passes are available at SGD 750 until July 31. Other options include Startup Passes (SGD 550), Executive Passes, and complimentary Government and Academic Passes.

Passes grant access to exclusive 1-on-1 meetings, the festival’s six main stages, premium networking sessions, and the after-hours events. Whether you’re building the next super app or investing in frontier markets, there’s a pass for every ambition.