Our Initiatives

Singapore FinTech Festival

SFF brings together the global FinTech community to engage, connect, and collaborate on issues relating to the development of financial services, public policy, and technology. As the world’s largest FinTech festival, last year’s edition brought together over 62,000 participants from 115 countries.

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Elevandi Insights Forum

The Elevandi Insights Forum leverages the format of private, invite-only, deep-dive roundtables curated by our expert knowledge partners to bring Senior Government Officials from the public sector and C-level attendees from the private sector together to debate challenges faced by the financial sector and to develop actionable next steps.

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Point Zero Forum

The Point Zero Forum in Zurich, Switzerland will gather 1,000 central bankers, regulators, and industry leaders for leadership dialogues, roundtables, workshops, and networking to drive transformative technology adoption, growth, and assess governance and risk frameworks.

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Inclusive FinTech Forum

The Inclusive FinTech Forum will foster strategies for the inclusive and sustainable development of FinTech. Policymakers, entrepreneurs, investors, corporates, and foundations will convene in Kigali, Rwanda to align on the implementation, policies and partnerships that will harness technology to accelerate greater financial inclusion.

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The Founders Peak

An initiative designed to celebrate Founders, their journey, and experiences – a cathartic experience in which speakers have the opportunity to share a purposeful story with the world and one that we hope will inspire the next wave of entrepreneurs, leaders and society at large.

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The Capital Meets Policy Dialogue

The Capital Meets Policy Dialogue calls for policymakers to share strategic perspectives on FinTech regulations, sectors of interest and concern, and emerging risks. Conversely, the dialogue is an equal measure call for investors to share capital direction, sectoral outlook, opportunities, challenges, and risks.

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Green Shoots

Participate in regulatory consultations at Green Shoots – a platform to nurture and grow new ideas. Green Shoots sessions introduce new announcements, products and policies for the FinTech community.

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Elevandi Education

Elevandi Education distills the best insights from across our platforms year-round into bite-sized courses to help professionals, regulators and students upskill, keep updated, and stay relevant.

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  • Participating CEOs

    Participating CEOs

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    Adena Friedman

    President & CEO, Nasdaq Inc

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    Bill Winters

    Group CEO, Standard Chartered plc

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    Christian Mumenthaler

    Group CEO, Swiss Re

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    Chuck Robbins

    Chair & CEO, Cisco

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    Dan Schulman

    President & Chief Executive Officer, PayPal

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    Dinesh Khara

    Chairman, State Bank of India

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    Eric Jing

    Chairman & CEO, Ant Group

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    Jane Fraser

    Chief Executive Officer, Citigroup

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    Jos Dijsselhof

    CEO, SIX Group Services AG

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    Kamal Quadir

    CEO, bKash

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    Larry Fink

    Founder, Chairman & CEO, BlackRock

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    Marc Benioff

    Chair & CEO, Salesforce

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    Michael Miebach

    CEO, Mastercard

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    Mike Wells

    Group CEO, Prudential plc

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    Noel Quinn

    Group CEO, HSBC Holdings plc

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    Philipp Rickenbacher

    Chief Executive Officer, Julius Baer

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    Piyush Gupta

    Group CEO, DBS

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    Rachmat Kaimuddin

    Chief Executive Officer, Bukalapak

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    Ralph A.J.G. Hamers

    Group CEO, UBS Group AG

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    Satya Nadella

    Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft

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    Shayne Elliot

    CEO, ANZ

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    Sundar Pichai

    Chief Executive Officer, Google and Alphabet

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    TS Anil

    Global CEO, Monzo Bank

  • Participating Entrepreneurs

    Participating Entrepreneurs

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    Andre Soelistyo

    Co-Founder & CEO, GoTo

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    Anthony Eisen

    Co-Founder & CEO, Afterpay

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    Anthony Tan

    Co-Founder & CEO, Grab

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    Cameron Winklevoss

    Co-Founder & President, Gemini

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    Kris Marszalek

    Co-Founder & CEO, Crypto.com

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    Kristo Käärmann

    Co-Founder & CEO, Wise

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    Nandan Nilekani

    Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board, Infosys

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    Sallie Krawcheck

    Founder and CEO, Ellevest

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    Tyler Winklevoss

    Co-Founder & CEO, Gemini

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    Vijay Shekhar Sharma

    Founder & CEO, Paytm

  • Participating Investors

    Participating Investors

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    Ben Horowitz

    Co-Founder & General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz

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    Mark Carney

    Vice Chairman, Brookfield Asset Management

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    Mathieu Chabran

    Co-Founder, Tikehau Capital

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    Tim Draper

    Founder & Managing Partner, Draper Associates

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    Vinod Khosla

    Founder & Partner, Khosla Ventures

  • Participating Policymakers

    Participating Policymakers

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    Agustin Carstens

    GM, Bank for International Settlements

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    Dr. Patrick Njoroge

    Governor, Central Bank of Kenya

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    Dr. Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput

    Governor, Bank of Thailand

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    Dr. Sri Mulyani Indrawati

    Minister of Finance, Republic of Indonesia

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    H.E. Serey Chea

    Deputy Governor, National Bank of Cambodia

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    H.E. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta

    President, Kenya

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    Ignazio Visco

    Governor, Bank of Italy

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    Kristalina Georgieva

    MD, International Monetary Fund

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    Mairead McGuinness

    Commissioner, European Commission

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    Mathias Cormann

    Secretary-General, OECD

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    Perry Warjiyo

    Governor, Bank Indonesia

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    Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern

    Former MP, Prime Minister, New Zealand

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    Shri Narendra Modi

    Prime Minister, India

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    The Hon Mia Amor Mottley

    QC, MP, Prime Minister, Barbados

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    The Hon Scott Morrison

    Former MP, Prime Minister, Australia

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    Yi Gang

    Governor, People’s Bank of China

  • Participating Regulators

    Participating Regulators

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    Dr. Patrick Njoroge

    Governor, Central Bank of Kenya

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    Dr. Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput

    Governor, Bank of Thailand

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    Dr. Sri Mulyani Indrawati

    Minister of Finance, Republic of Indonesia

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    François Villeroy de Galhau

    Governor, Banque de France

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    H.E. Serey Chea

    Deputy Governor, National Bank of Cambodia

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    Ignazio Visco

    Governor, Bank of Italy

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    Perry Warjiyo

    Governor, Bank Indonesia

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    Ravi Menon

    Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)

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    Shri P. Vasudevan

    Chief General Manager, Reserve Bank of India

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    Yi Gang

    Governor, People’s Bank of China

  • Participating Thought Leaders

    Participating Thought Leaders

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    Bill Gates

    Co-Chair and Trustee, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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    Daniel M. Tani

    Former Astronaut, AstroTani

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    Dr. Taimur Baig

    Managing Director and Chief Economist, DBS Bank

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    Eduardo Saverin

    Co-Founder, Facebook

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    Sonam Wangchuk

    Director, Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh

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    Stuart Haber

    Co-Inventor, Blockchain

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    Vitalik Buterin

    Ethereum Founder, Ethereum Foundation

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The ELEVANDI Story

Elevandi means to lift up or elevate in Latin.

An accidental global conference


In 2016, the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) Fintech group, intending to host a modest seminar on fostering a global dialogue on the impact of Fintech, accidentally gave birth to a highly successful international event called Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF). In its first edition, it became a runaway success attracting over thirteen thousand delegates, way above its modest goal of gathering a few hundred people, who all came together to discuss the impact of Fintech-led transformation.

Late Anshu Jain, Former Deutsche Bank Co-Ceo, at his closing address at the inaugural Singapore Fintech festival, said, "This is the Woodstock moment of Fintech."

Unprecedented growth


Since its launch, the festival has grown to become the world"s largest gathering of the global Fintech ecosystem, bringing more than 60,000 people together from over 130 countries, who come together to develop hundreds of insights and valuable knowledge assets. The festival has attracted heads of state, central bank governors, global CEOs from technology and financial services, impact makers, market influencers and entrepreneurs. In addition, it has become an annual destination for Fintechs, FIs, and Tech companies, to announce products, introduce innovations and foster collaborative public-private dialogues. SFF also takes pride in being the most affordable and inclusive global such event.

Christine Lagarde, Former IMF Managing Director and Currently President of the European Central Bank, at the 2018 Singapore Fintech Festival, said,

"In Singapore, it is often windy. Winds here bring change and opportunity. Historically, they blew ships to its port. These resupplied while waiting for the Monsoon to pass, for the seasons to change. "Change is the only constant," wrote the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus. Singapore knows this. You know this. It is the true spirit of the Fintech Festival - opening doors to new digital futures; hoisting sails to the winds of change."

Institutionalisation of SFF - Elevandi


SFF"s unprecedented growth, both in size and the quality of its content, made it imperative to consider enriching it with institutional strength. Therefore, in August 2021, the MAS announced the creation of an independent legal entity, named Elevandi, to foster an active and open dialogue between the public and private sectors, to advance FinTech further in the global digital economy.

A founding team from the MAS FTIG group was selected and transferred to Elevandi to help achieve that vision. Elevandi is now rapidly evolving into a world-class knowledge platform with fresh insights captured from initiatives that connect people, in addition to flagship SFF programmess like Elevandi Insights Fourm, Green Shoot Series, Inclusive FinTech Forum, Point Zero Forum, and more.

Elevandi now brings millions of people via online and physical engagement and is fast establishing itself as a credible and inclusive global knowledge platform.
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Our Board

Amol Dethe

Editor for The Economic Times’s online portals, ETBFSI and ETCFO. ETBFSI does in-depth coverage of the BFSI(and FinTech) sector and ETCFO covers the CFO community.

Iqbal Jumabhoy

The Founder and Chairman of real estate investment and development firm, The Wire Group, Iqbal Jumabhoy also helms a travel-tech platform, BlackBook, as Founder and CEO. He was previously the Managing Director and CEO of SilverNeedle Hospitality.

Jo Ann Barefoot

CRO and Co-founder of Alliance for Innovation Regulation and Co-founder of Hummingbird Regtech. Jo Ann is a globally well-regarded policymaker with over 35 years of experience and was the first woman Deputy Controller of the Currency (OCC).

Matthias Kröner

Founder & Managing Director of Tradelite Solutions, based in Germany. Formerly, Matthias served as Founder and CEO of Fidor Bank and DAB Bank; has over 25 years in financial services, with unparalleled insight into corporate strategy, innovation leadership.

Neil Parekh

Partner and Head of Asia, Australia and New Zealand at Tikehau Capital. Neil is an accomplished Singaporean banker with over 30 years of global experience in financial services including the APAC region, Europe and the U.S.

Oliver Bussmann

Senior Technology Executive with 30+years of influential leadership in different industries (High Tech and Financial Service) with UBS, SAP, Allianz, Deutsche Bank, and IBM.

Ong Ai Boon

Director of The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS). She was appointed in 1982 and has since led the ABS with her extensive regulatory and operational experience in the banking industry.

Pieter Franken

Global FinTech Pioneer and Passionate Innovator based in Japan. Pieter has a career spanning 30 years in Financial Services, specialising in management, FinTech, innovation and large-scale digital transformations.

Sopnendu Mohanty

Chief FinTech Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore. Sopnendu is a well-known Singaporean FinTech Professional with over 25 years of global experience in the Financial Sector covering financial services, technology and innovation.

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