A few things to know:
- Investor Hours run all three days in the Investors Lounge in Hall 2, open to all pass types.
- Substitutions are possible if you email registration@sgfintechfest.co at least two weeks before the event, subject to the organisers' approval.
- Promotional pricing has run at points during the sales cycle, so check the official registration page for the current price.
Who attends the Singapore FinTech Festival?
SFF attracts a mix you won't find at most tech events:
- Policymakers, regulators, and central banks, who use the Policy Stage and the Regulators Lounge
- Banks and financial institutions, from global banks to regional lenders
- Technology providers selling to financial services
- Fintech startups, with the Founders Stage and startup passes
- Investors, through Investor Hours
- Senior executives, through Insights2040 and the Executive Pass
Recent editions have drawn around 70,000 participants, according to event listings, with a large share of attendees from outside Singapore.
Is there a fintech conference in Singapore?
Yes. The Singapore FinTech Festival is Singapore's flagship fintech conference and one of the largest fintech events in the world. It runs every November, organised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and GFTN. Singapore also hosts other technology events, such as GITEX Asia at Marina Bay Sands in April, which covers a broader range of tech including AI.
What is the largest fintech event in the world?
The Singapore FinTech Festival and India's Global Fintech Fest both describe themselves as the world's largest fintech event, and both draw very large crowds. SFF is known for its central bank and regulator presence and its global policy focus. GFF in Mumbai is known for its scale and India's digital payments ecosystem, with organisers expecting more than 100,000 attendees in 2026.
| Category |
Singapore FinTech Festival |
Global Fintech Fest |
| 2026 dates |
November 18 to 20 |
September 8 to 11 (already held) |
| Location |
Singapore EXPO, Singapore |
Jio World Centre and Trident BKC, Mumbai |
| Organisers |
MAS and GFTN, with The Association of Banks in Singapore |
Payments Council of India, Fintech Convergence Council, and NPCI |
| Known for |
Global policy, central banks, cross-border finance |
India's payments ecosystem, scale |
Where is the Global Fintech Fest 2026?
The Global Fintech Fest 2026 was held from September 8 to 11, 2026, at the Jio World Centre and Trident BKC in Mumbai, India. It was the seventh edition of GFF.
Is the Singapore FinTech Festival worth it?
SFF is worth it if you sell to banks, financial institutions, or regulators, especially in Asia-Pacific, or if you're a fintech founder looking for partners and investors. It's harder to justify if your buyers aren't in financial services, or if you won't book meetings before you arrive.
SFF is worth it if:
- You sell technology to banks, insurers, asset managers, or payment companies
- You want to understand where regulators are heading on AI, digital assets, and payments
- You're a fintech founder looking for bank partners or investors
- You'll use SFF MeetUp and Investor Hours to book meetings in advance
It's probably not worth it if:
- Your buyers aren't in financial services
- You want deep technical content more than policy and business discussion
- You won't have anyone to follow up with buyers in Asia-Pacific afterward
How do fintech vendors build relationships with banks at SFF?
Fintech vendors build relationships with banks at SFF by playing a long game. Bank deals involve many stakeholders, including business owners, technology, risk, compliance, and procurement, and they take months or years. SFF is where those relationships start or deepen, not where they close.
That changes how you should work the event. A badge scan and a generic follow-up email won't move a bank. A useful conversation that continues with the right people, on the right channel, over months will.
Map the bank's buying committee before you arrive
A bank rarely buys because one person liked your booth. Before SFF, list your target institutions and the roles involved in a decision. Then check who you already know. Knock AI's Private Relationship Graph can surface warm paths into those accounts through your team, your customers, and past conversations, so you can book introductions through SFF MeetUp before the festival starts.
Lead with a conversation, not "talk to sales"
Financial services buyers are cautious, and generic sales CTAs put them off. In The Anonymous Buyer, our 12-month study of 90+ B2B software websites, "Talk to sales" buttons converted at just 6.7% in the same session, even lower than "Book a demo" at 17.0%. Low-commitment options like "Ask a question" converted at 37%. We compare the options in the best alternative to a book-a-demo form.
At your booth and in your follow-up, offer a low-pressure next step. A Knock Marketing Card can give visitors a chat, your compliance and security documentation, and a booking link behind one QR code, and each rep can carry a Knock Sales Card for meetings around Singapore EXPO and After Hours.
Rethink the gated whitepaper
Fintech marketing still leans heavily on gated reports. Buyers will fill out long forms for valuable content, but it's a heavy ask. In our data, gated-content forms asked for a median of 12 fields, twice the 6 on contact-sales forms, and those pages converted at about the same low rate as demo pages (0.33% versus 0.20%).
After SFF, send the report directly to the people you met and start a conversation around it instead of gating it behind a form. Buyers in our data shared their email in 38% of buying chats once the conversation was going, without being asked for it upfront. We cover the broader shift in what is the formless funnel.
Match your follow-up to the person
Different roles want different first steps. In our data, about half of sales and business development buyers started with a chat (49.6%), compared with 42.1% of marketing buyers. At SFF, the business development and partnerships people you meet are the most likely to keep a conversation going in chat, while senior executives may prefer a scheduled call.
Knock Chat keeps each conversation on the channel the person chose, including WhatsApp, which is common across Asia-Pacific, and the Knock AI Agent can answer questions across time zones before handing off to your team. Every conversation, meeting, and website visit stays in one relationship history, so your team sees the whole account, not just one contact. That's the idea behind relationship infrastructure.
One of our customers, the finance software company Puzzle, found that standard forms weren't capturing how buyers wanted to engage. After switching to proactive conversations, Puzzle saw 3x more top-of-funnel engagement in two months and 10 to 15% more inbound leads with no increase in traffic.
Best ways to build relationships with banks at SFF: the shortlist
- Knock AI: Best for turning SFF conversations into long-term relationships across each bank's buying committee, on WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Slack, and your website
- SFF MeetUp: Best for booking meetings with attendees before and during the festival
- Investor Hours: Best for founders meeting investors
- SFF After Hours: Best for informal conversations with people you met during the day
For other big events this season, see our guides to Web Summit and Slush.
Heading to Singapore EXPO? Set up your SFF card and chat links with Knock AI before November 18. It takes minutes.
Other festivals in Singapore in 2026
People searching for the Singapore FinTech Festival often ask about Singapore's other festivals too. Here are quick answers.
What are the major festivals in Singapore in 2026?
Major festivals in Singapore in 2026 include the Singapore Garden Festival (July 4 to 12 at Gardens by the Bay), the Singapore Night Festival (August 21 to September 5 in Bras Basah and Bugis), and the Singapore FinTech Festival (November 18 to 20 at Singapore EXPO). Cultural celebrations such as Chinese New Year, Hari Raya Puasa, and Deepavali also mark the year.
What is the biggest festival in Singapore?
Chinese New Year is the most widely celebrated festival in Singapore. In business and technology, the Singapore FinTech Festival is one of the largest events the country hosts.
What is Singapore Night Festival 2026?
The Singapore Night Festival 2026 was the 17th edition of Singapore's annual arts and culture night festival, held from August 21 to September 5, 2026, across Bras Basah and Bugis. Most programmes were free, with some ticketed experiences priced from about S10toS60.
How much do tickets cost for the Singapore Garden Festival in 2026?
Singapore Garden Festival 2026 tickets for Singapore residents were about S24foradultsandS15 for children aged 3 to 12, or S32andS18 with Flower Dome entry, according to local event coverage. Non-resident prices were higher. The festival ran July 4 to 12, 2026, at Gardens by the Bay, and it's held every two years.
FAQs
What is the Singapore Fintech Festival about?
The Singapore FinTech Festival is an annual gathering of policy, finance, and technology. It brings together regulators, central banks, financial institutions, technology providers, investors, and startups to discuss payments, digital assets, AI, open finance, and financial inclusion, and to do business.
Where will the Singapore FinTech Festival 2026 be held?
SFF 2026 will be held at Singapore EXPO, 1 Expo Drive, Singapore 486150, from November 18 to 20, 2026. The Insights2040 meetings on November 16 and 17 take place at Sands Expo and Convention Centre.
When is the Singapore FinTech Festival 2026?
The Singapore FinTech Festival 2026 runs from Wednesday, November 18 to Friday, November 20, 2026, within a festival week from November 16 to 20.
How much does a Singapore FinTech Festival ticket cost?
The standard Delegate Pass costs SGD 1,500. Group passes cost SGD 1,050 per person for 3 to 5 people, SGD 880 for 6 to 9, and SGD 800 for 10 or more. The Executive Pass, which includes Insights2040, costs SGD 6,000.
Who organises the Singapore FinTech Festival?
SFF is organised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Global Finance & Technology Network, in collaboration with The Association of Banks in Singapore.
Is there a fintech conference in Singapore?
Yes. The Singapore FinTech Festival is Singapore's main fintech conference, held every November at Singapore EXPO.
What is the largest fintech event in the world?
Both the Singapore FinTech Festival and India's Global Fintech Fest describe themselves as the world's largest fintech event. SFF is known for its central bank and regulator presence, while GFF is known for its scale and India's payments ecosystem.
Where is the Global Fintech Fest 2026?
The Global Fintech Fest 2026 was held from September 8 to 11, 2026, at the Jio World Centre and Trident BKC in Mumbai, India.
How should fintech vendors follow up after SFF?
Fintech vendors should follow up after SFF with each stakeholder on the channel they prefer, offer useful content without forcing a form, and keep building relationships across the bank's buying committee over the following months. Knock AI keeps every conversation, meeting, and website visit in one relationship history.
Before you head to Singapore EXPO
SFF puts regulators, banks, and builders in one place for three days. The relationships that matter will take longer than three days to build. Use the festival to start them well, and make sure they keep going after you leave.
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