THE seventh Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF) began on Monday (Oct 31), with a large number of speakers and exhibitors participating in the week-long programme that is back as an in-person event for the first time since 2019. 

In a statement on Monday, SFF organisers – the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Elevandi – said that the festival will see “more than 850 expert speakers and over 250 hours of content across its week-long programme”.

They also noted that there would be 450 exhibitors and 25 international pavilions across the exhibition hall. 

Elevandi is a not-for-profit entity set up by MAS to foster open dialogue between the public and private sectors to advance fintech in the digital economy. 

The organisers expect participants from more than 110 countries and 2,000 organisations to attend SFF 2022, which has the theme “Building Resilient Business Models amid Volatility and Change”.

The conference and exhibition segment of SFF takes place on Nov 2 to 4 at the Singapore Expo, while other dialogues and lab crawls will also be held across Singapore earlier in the week.

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong will open the conference on Nov 2.  

“The industry is on the cusp of moving into three areas – Web3, digital assets, and an ESG-focused economy,” said Sopnendu Mohanty, chief fintech officer of MAS and chairman of Elevandi. 

“We have designed SFF to reflect this shift in an open, engaging and bold way, focusing on finding solutions to today’s challenges and taking definitive steps toward implementation across the financial sector. ” 

SFF 2022 is organised by MAS and Elevandi, in partnership with Constellar and in collaboration with The Association of Banks in Singapore.

Jean-François Quentin, group chief executive officer of Constellar, said: “There is no replacement for the physical event experience in unlocking the potential of impactful partnerships. The large international profile of new and returning exhibitors reflects a hunger for the global SFF community to connect face-to-face again after two years.”