Singapore FinTech Festival: dates, who attends, and how founders get in
The Singapore FinTech Festival brings the global financial ecosystem together, connecting people setting policy, building new technologies, deploying capital and creating the next wave of financial innovation.
Verified ·11 official sources·Organised by Monetary Authority of Singapore and Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN), in collaboration with the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS)
The essentials from the organiser's own pages: when, where, how big, and how founders get in. Speakers, investor lists and past editions are on the official site.
- Next edition
- Nov 18–20, 2026 · Singapore FinTech Festival 2026 source
- Where
- Singapore EXPO, Singapore, Singapore
- Format
- hybrid
- Tickets
- Complimentary–SGD 6,000 (2026; published pass prices) source
- Startup pass
- Register online for the SGD 650 Startup Pass; eligibility is limited to startups incorporated within the last five years (2026). Startups can also apply to the Global FinTech Hackcelerator; applications for its 2026 edition closed on 2026-08-21, with finalists pitching at Demo Day. source
- Global FinTech Hackcelerator
- SGD 240,000 prize pool (2026) source
- Cadence
- Annual, November (the published 2025 and 2026 dates are in mid-November)
FintechAICrypto & web3Pre-seedSeedSeries AGrowthFoundersInvestorsCorporatesPressStudentsPolicy & government
Next edition
| Dates | Nov 18–20, 2026 source |
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| Edition | Singapore FinTech Festival 2026 |
| Venue | Singapore EXPO, Singapore, Singapore |
| Tickets | fintechfestival.sg source |
How founders get in
| Startup programme | Register online for the SGD 650 Startup Pass; eligibility is limited to startups incorporated within the last five years (2026). Startups can also apply to the Global FinTech Hackcelerator; applications for its 2026 edition closed on 2026-08-21, with finalists pitching at Demo Day. source |
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Global FinTech Hackcelerator
| Prize | SGD 240,000 prize pool (2026) source |
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Meeting investors there
Investor Hours arranges pre-scheduled one-to-one startup–investor meetings, booked by self-request through the SFF app or curated by GFTN; SFF MeetUp also facilitates pre-scheduled introductions. source
Before you go: the hub's cold email to VCs playbook covers the pre-event outreach that fills a meeting calendar, and Causo matches your stage and thesis to the funds in its database so you know who to ask for a meeting.
Official links and socials
Apply
Social
Prepare for it
- How to cold email VCs — book the meetings before you land.
- The 12-slide seed deck — what to have ready when a partner says "send me the deck".
- Pitch Deck Roaster — a slide-by-slide pass before you submit to Global FinTech Hackcelerator.
- Accelerator deadlines — the application windows that open around the event.
Sources
Every fact above was read from one of these official pages on Oct 8, 2026:
- fintechfestival.sg
- fintechfestival.sg/join-sff2026
- fintechfestival.sg/registration
- fintechfestival.sg/faq
- fintechfestival.sg/agenda
- fintechfestival.sg/festival-overview
- fintechfestival.sg/investor-hours
- fintechfestival.sg/global-fintech-hackcelerator
- fintechfestival.sg/why-attend
- mas.gov.sg/development/fintech/singapore-fintech-festival
- gftn.co/press/singapore-fintech-festival-2026-to-explore-the-five-forces-rewiring-global-finance
Singapore FinTech Festival: frequently asked
When is Singapore FinTech Festival 2026?
Singapore FinTech Festival 2026 runs Nov 18–20, 2026 at Singapore EXPO, Singapore, according to the organiser's published dates.
How much does Singapore FinTech Festival cost?
Published ticket prices run Complimentary–SGD 6,000 (2026; published pass prices). Startups: Register online for the SGD 650 Startup Pass; eligibility is limited to startups incorporated within the last five years (2026). Startups can also apply to the Global FinTech Hackcelerator; applications for its 2026 edition closed on 2026-08-21, with finalists pitching at Demo Day..
How do startups get into Singapore FinTech Festival?
Register online for the SGD 650 Startup Pass; eligibility is limited to startups incorporated within the last five years (2026). Startups can also apply to the Global FinTech Hackcelerator; applications for its 2026 edition closed on 2026-08-21, with finalists pitching at Demo Day.
What is Global FinTech Hackcelerator?
Singapore FinTech Festival's pitch competition. Prize as published: SGD 240,000 prize pool (2026).
How big is Singapore FinTech Festival?
70,000+ attendee audience (2026 published figure); 65,000 participants (2024 actual) attendees, from 142 countries and regions (2026 published audience claim); 134 countries and regions (2024 actual) countries, per the organiser.