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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Elevandi have announced the return of the Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) as an in-person event to be held from the 2nd to the 4th of November 2022. SFF 2022 will have the theme “Building Resilient Business Models amid Volatility and Change”—with industry events and the annual Innovation Lab Crawl being held on the 31st of October and on the 1st of November as a prelude to the main festival. The event will be held at the Singapore EXPO.

With the global economy seeing a surge in inflation and facing risks of a significant slowdown in growth, the prospects for the FinTech industry has become challenging, with many FinTech firms striving to stay resilient and viable amid the crisis.

SFF 2022 will thus focus on discussing ways to build a resilient business model in today’s challenging market environment. Key stakeholders comprising global heads of state, policy makers, regulators, financial services leaders, founders, investors and technology leaders will take stock of the drivers of change and share how organisations can design resilient business models that are able to navigate the current and future challenges. In particular, the conference will examine three key questions:

1. Viable. How are organisations building and redefining business models that can be more resilient to volatile market conditions?
2. Responsible. How are organisations balancing corporate responsibility and profitability to achieve greater stakeholder satisfaction and engagement?
3. Inclusive. How are organisations designing inclusive business models that cater to the needs of both the unbanked and underbanked?

Summits

The conference will comprise a series of Global and Knowledge Plenary sessions, and an Elevandi Insights Forum organised in the format of roundtable sessions. The Global Plenary sessions will focus on leaders and organisations addressing the core construct of resilient business models. The Knowledge Plenary sessions will feature breakout sessions on Web3 and payments; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG); banking for businesses; insurance and pensions; international growth markets powered by World FinTech Festival; and FinTech regulation. Finally, the Elevandi Insights Forum will consist of private, deep-dive roundtables that will bring the public and private sector together to address challenges faced by the financial sector and drive key actionable outcomes.

Exhibition

SFF will also see the return of a physical exhibition featuring over 500 leading organisations, including global financial institutions, regulators and FinTechs, showcasing the latest innovations and developments in the FinTech space.

The exhibition will include free-to-access Ecosystem Stages for attendees to get up close with the newest technologies, products and launches from industry players. These stages will feature product announcements and product showcases from exhibitors, a specially curated ESG Impact Zone, country and sector deep-dives in the World FinTech Festival and   showcases from the MAS Global FinTech Hackcelerator and Polyfintech100 API Hackathon.

Other Highlights 

Debuting at SFF is the Elevandi Global Founders Network, an exclusive global influencer programme that identifies exceptional founders, on an annual basis, who are building sustainable and resilient businesses, with a positive impact in the world. The global founders will be chosen through a nomination process, honoured at the SFF and be given the oppoprtunity to share their insights at the Founders Peak.

Participants can also look forward to the winners’ showcase at the SFF Global FinTech Awards and curated networking sessions, including a new FinTech Marketeers Meetup and an Investors Summit powered by Elevandi Connects.

Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief FinTech Officer, MAS and Chairman at Elevandi Board, said, “As the leading global knowledge platform for FinTech, 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 numerous intimate and interactive sessions to foster deeper discussion between public and private sector stakeholders. The return of an in-person SFF will energise all stakeholders in the FinTech community to stay strong and purposeful despite the strong headwinds ahead of us.”

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