Last years inaugural Singapore Fintech Festival drew more than 13,000 participants from across 60 countries, this year we can expect a bigger and more mature event.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced the second edition of the Singapore Fintech Festival, to be held in Singapore from 13 to 17 November 2017.
Organised in partnership with The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) and in collaboration with SingEx Holdings, the week-long Festival will hope to build on the success of the inaugural Festival last November, which drew more than 13,000 participants from across 60 countries.
The Global Fintech Hackcelerator, Fintech Awards and the Fintech Conference will continue to be the key components of this year’s Festival.
Last year events Last year events were spread around the city-state however the 2017 edition will be held in a single location, Singapore Expo, to allow participants greater access to the various discussions.
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In addition, an Investor Summit or «Deal Day» will be introduced in the programme line-up. The Summit will showcase investment-worthy Singapore-based start-ups and disruptive technologies to local and global investors, with a view to facilitate fintech investment deals.
MAS will combine the agendas of the Regtech Forum, Tech Risk Conference and Fintech Conference into a single multi-track conference spanning three days.
«The Singapore Fintech Festival is an excellent platform for key stakeholders of the global and regional fintech community to connect, last year’s Festival was a great start, this year’s Festival will be brighter, bigger, better,» said Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief Fintech Officer, MAS said,