Singapore FinTech Festival 2026: 20 Companies to Watch

Singapore FinTech Festival 2026 (SFF 2026) runs from 18 to 20 November 2026 at Singapore EXPO, organised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN), in collaboration with the Association of Banks in Singapore. This year's programme is built around five forces that MAS says are "rewiring" global finance: technology, geoeconomics, capital, talent and policy.

Below are 20 companies to watch at and around SFF 2026, grouped by theme: identity and compliance, exchanges and custody, stablecoins and payments, and tokenisation and banking rails. For each company we give its status as listed on the official festival site as of 20 October 2026. Sponsor lists change in the run-up to the event, so check the official pages before you plan meetings.

SFF 2026 at a glance

The finalist and awards dates come from a MAS release of 19 October 2026. Each of the three Hackcelerator problem statements, set by GXS Bank, Julius Baer and Zurich Insurance, carries S$80,000 in prize money for its winner.

The SFF 2026 theme: five forces rewiring finance

The MAS announcement of 26 August 2026 frames the festival around five questions:

• Technology: how financial institutions can use AI while staying ahead of AI-enabled scams, cyber threats and the coming quantum challenge.
• Geoeconomics: how financial networks adapt as trade, investment and capital flows shift and new economic corridors emerge.
• Capital: whether productivity gains can sustain an investment boom that has pushed AI-connected firms to around 40% of S&P 500 market capitalisation.
• Talent: how institutions reskill their workforce as AI changes jobs.
• Policy: how governance and risk frameworks keep pace with technology without compromising trust and resilience.

Programme formats named by MAS include Founders Peak, Investor Hours, the Capital Meets Policy Dialogue, the SFF MeetUp one-to-one meetings, the Global FinTech Hackcelerator, international pavilions and a multi-hall exhibition. The official site lists seven conference stages.

How we picked the 20

We started from the festival's own pages: the sponsor wall on the homepage (Grand, Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Friends of FinTech tiers) and the 2026 attending organisations page, which ends with "and many more", so it is not complete. From those we chose companies whose work matters most to crypto, compliance and onchain finance. iDenfy exhibits as part of the Innovation Agency Lithuania joint booth, and Innovation Agency Lithuania appears on the official attendee organisations list. We have also left out third-party exhibitor counts, which disagree with each other and often describe earlier editions.

Identity, KYC and compliance

Onboarding and monitoring sit under every licensed crypto business. MAS's own policy strand covers exactly that, so these firms are the natural starting point.

1. iDenfy

iDenfy is an identity verification and fraud prevention company founded in 2017, with Lithuania as its home base and a presence in the UK and the US. It provides KYC identity checks, KYB business verification and AML screening tools that exchanges, fintechs and other regulated firms use to onboard and monitor customers. At SFF 2026 iDenfy is exhibiting at Singapore EXPO as part of the joint booth (Lithuania pavilion) run by Innovation Agency Lithuania, which is listed among the official attendee organisations. KYC, KYB and AML are the compliance layer every crypto exchange in Singapore has to run. For background, see the best KYC and KYB software for crypto exchanges.

2. Sumsub

Sumsub, a verification and anti-fraud platform used by many crypto exchanges, is on the official 2026 attending organisations list under FinTech and Technology.

3. Trulioo

Trulioo offers global identity and business verification and is also on the official 2026 attending organisations list.

4. SEON

SEON focuses on fraud prevention and AML and is listed as a Friends of FinTech sponsor. With AI-enabled scams one of MAS's stated technology concerns, fraud tooling is likely to be a recurring theme.

5. Elliptic

Elliptic is a blockchain analytics firm whose tools help exchanges and banks screen crypto transactions for sanctions and illicit-finance exposure. It is a Friends of FinTech sponsor.

6. TRM Labs

TRM Labs provides blockchain intelligence to compliance teams and law enforcement and is SFF 2026's Bronze sponsor. Firms like Elliptic and TRM Labs also help with Travel Rule and transaction-monitoring work.

Exchanges, brokers and custody

7. Binance

Binance, one of the largest crypto exchanges by trading volume, is a Platinum sponsor.

8. Coinbase

The US-listed exchange Coinbase is a Gold sponsor.

9. OKX

OKX is a Gold sponsor and also appears on the attending organisations list.

10. Robinhood

Robinhood is a Silver sponsor. For Sui followers, Robinhood has offered SUI spot trading to US customers since 2025, per the Sui Foundation.

11. Fireblocks

Fireblocks provides custody and transfer infrastructure for institutions moving digital assets and stablecoins. It is a Gold sponsor.

12. Anchorage Digital

Anchorage Digital is listed as a Friends of FinTech sponsor. The Sui Foundation describes it as "home to America's first federally chartered crypto bank". On 8 October 2026 it joined the Hashi coalition to bring institutional Bitcoin onto Sui. We cover that in our Hashi mainnet explainer.

Stablecoins and payments

13. Circle

Circle, the issuer of USDC and EURC, is a Silver sponsor and appears on the attending organisations list.

14. Paxos

Paxos issues regulated stablecoins and the gold-backed PAX Gold token (see tokenised gold explained). It is a Platinum sponsor.

15. Ripple

Ripple, the payments company behind the RLUSD stablecoin and a major contributor to the XRP Ledger, is a Gold sponsor.

16. Stripe

Stripe, the online payments company that bought the stablecoin infrastructure firm Bridge in 2025, is a Platinum sponsor.

17. Visa

Visa is a Grand sponsor, the festival's top tier, alongside Ant International, ITPO, Mastercard and Tencent.

18. Mastercard

Mastercard is also a Grand sponsor. Card networks are increasingly involved in stablecoin settlement, which is one reason stablecoin payments keep coming up at events like this; see stablecoin payments in 2026.

Tokenisation and banking rails

19. Hedera

Hedera, a public proof-of-stake network governed by a council of organisations and often used for tokenisation pilots, is a Gold sponsor. For the wider picture, see the best RWA tokenisation platforms.

20. Banking Circle

Banking Circle, a payments bank serving fintechs and payment companies, is a Platinum sponsor.

Also on the official lists

Other crypto-relevant names on the 2026 attending organisations page include StraitsX, HashKey Group, Triple-A, ADVANCE.AI, TrustDecision, Flagright and the Stellar Development Foundation. Cobo and Payward are Friends of FinTech sponsors.

What SFF 2026 means for crypto and DeFi users

SFF is a policy and institutions event, not a DeFi conference, and the official pages make no mention of DeFi protocols. What comes out of it tends to shape how licensed firms onboard users, screen transactions and connect to stablecoin rails. That affects anyone who buys crypto on a regulated exchange and then moves it onchain. If you are new to how identity checks work, start with what KYC means in crypto and KYC in DeFi.

As of 20 October 2026 there is no confirmed Sui Foundation presence on the official SFF 2026 pages. Sui's own Singapore event this year was Sui Basecamp 2026 in October, alongside TOKEN2049. For the local picture, see Sui in Singapore. JewelSwap builds DeFi on MultiversX, Sui and Radix, including liquid staking and yield farming. Access to DeFi depends on local rules, so check what applies where you live.

Frequently asked questions

When is Singapore FinTech Festival 2026?

Singapore FinTech Festival 2026 takes place from 18 to 20 November 2026 at Singapore EXPO. It is preceded by the invite-only Insights2040 Annual Meeting on 16 and 17 November at Sands Expo & Convention Centre.

Who organises SFF 2026?

SFF 2026 is organised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN), in collaboration with the Association of Banks in Singapore.

What is the SFF 2026 theme?

The festival is built around five forces MAS says are rewiring global finance: technology, geoeconomics, capital, talent and policy.

Is iDenfy exhibiting at SFF 2026?

Yes. iDenfy is exhibiting at Singapore EXPO as part of the Innovation Agency Lithuania joint booth (Lithuania pavilion). Innovation Agency Lithuania is listed on the official SFF 2026 attendee organisations page.

Which crypto companies sponsor SFF 2026?

As of 20 October 2026 the official site lists Binance and Paxos as Platinum sponsors, Coinbase, OKX, Ripple, Fireblocks and Hedera as Gold, Circle and Robinhood as Silver, TRM Labs as Bronze, and Anchorage Digital, Elliptic, Cobo and Payward among the Friends of FinTech.

Is Sui at Singapore FinTech Festival 2026?

There is no Sui Foundation or Sui-related company on the official SFF 2026 pages as of 20 October 2026. Sui held its own Singapore event, Sui Basecamp 2026, on 7 and 8 October.

Keep reading

• TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026 recap
• Sui in Singapore
• Best KYC and KYB software for crypto exchanges
• The crypto Travel Rule explained
• Stablecoin payments in 2026
• Hashi mainnet: native Bitcoin on Sui

This article is educational and is not financial, legal or investment advice. Sponsor tiers and attendee status are taken from fintechfestival.sg as of 20 October 2026 and can change before the event; company descriptions are general and sources are linked inline.