Held in conjunction with the Singapore FinTech Festival which takes place from 14 to 18 November 2016, the FinTech Exhibition will serve as a complementary event to the festival’s line-up of topical conferences and workshops.
SINGAPORE – SingEx Exhibitions, the developer and organiser of a series of new-to-market trade events announces the inaugural launch of FinTech Exhibition at Singapore EXPO Halls 1 & 2 from 16 to 17 November 2016. The exhibition will showcase technological innovations which can enhance financial institutions’ products and solutions offerings and spur the financial industry’s growth in the digital economy.
The launch of this exhibition comes on the heels of the September 2016 report by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) which proclaimed that Singapore has become a major FinTech hub in Asia-Pacific as both a regional base for global FinTech firms and for national start-ups.
Held in conjunction with the Singapore FinTech Festival which takes place from 14 to 18 November 2016, the FinTech Exhibition will serve as a complementary event to the festival’s line-up of topical conferences and workshops. The festival, organised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), in partnership with the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS), is designed to bring together the global FinTech community to exchange knowledge and build a smarter financial centre in Singapore. The FinTech exhibition will see over 4,000 attendees from central banking, asset management, risk management, regulatory compliance, venture capitalists, start-ups and many others from over 45 countries. Attendees to the exhibition will be able to explore and discover innovative, commercialised and disruptive products and solutions ranging from authentication and biometrics to digital and mobile payments, big data, cyber security and many others from over 70 companies and organisations.
“Industry insights have shown that the FinTech movement is gaining traction rapidly in Asia and set to disrupt the financial world as we know it. Our collaboration with MAS on this exhibition is to provide financial technology providers with a dedicated platform to connect and showcase their innovations and solutions to end-users. Financial players will be able to experience, re-think and re-construct their business solutions and services for tomorrow’s savvy consumer, and strengthen Singapore’s position as Asia Pacific’s FinTech hub,” said Mr Aloysius Arlando, Chief Executive Officer, SingEx Holdings.
Mr Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief FinTech Officer, MAS, said: “MAS is glad to partner SingEx to bring quality exhibitors to the Singapore FinTech Festival. Participants will be able to explore cutting-edge innovations and get a glimpse into the technology solutions of the future at the exhibition.”
Over 40 leading global and local companies and start-ups from the financial and technology industries such as Bank of Tokyo–Mitsubishi UF, Citi, Crowdo, Deloitte, IBM, KPMG Services, MasterCard Worldwide, UOB, V-Key and many others will showcase their current innovation, solutions and services which will re-engineer the way financial companies operate their businesses and accelerate growth.
In addition, dedicated country pavilions such as Abu Dhabi Pavilion led by Abu Dhabi Global Market; Japan Pavilion led by Japan External Trade Organisation; and Andhra Pradesh electronics and IT Agency will feature in the exhibition.
“Singapore is fast becoming a leading global FinTech hub with the potential to claim the number one position in the world, if we have the right technology in place. While FinTech is not a new term, many businesses are still struggling to understand how they combine the latest technologies with regulatory requirements.”
“At IBM, we have invested billions of dollars in research to surface the potential of disruptive and emerging technologies such as blockchain, cloud, cognitive computing and cybersecurity, and are working with our clients both large and small to help embed these technologies in business processes through our Bluemix platform. We look forward to engaging with the broader community at the FinTech Exhibition to accelerate the development of Singapore’s ecosystem in the FinTech space,” said Richard Turrin, FinTech Executive, IBM Asia-Pacific.
“As a Singapore based FinTech start-up with global ambitions, the FinTech Exhibition provides Crowdo with the ideal platform to showcase its progress to the world and use it as a base to network with global players ranging from FinTech peers to conventional financial players and investment funds who are seeking to gain exposure to a dynamic and thriving Asian market,” commented Mr Leo Shimada, Co-Founder and CEO of Crowdo.
And to top it off, attendees will be able to relish hand-picked local and international cuisines, served from 20-feet shipping container-kiosks in an industrial-like setting. The exquisite creations are curated by award-winning Chef Teo Yeow Siang, a double Gold medallist at the recent World Culinary Olympics 2016.
Furthermore, SingEx will be harnessing its state-of-the-art technology to enrich exhibitors’ and visitors’ experiences through real-time registration updates, business networking application, and social media wall and thus enabling them to digitally stay connected and engaged with the exhibition.
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