Finnovation Day@Singapore FinTech Festival 2026
Alongside Singapore FinTech Festival 2026What to expect
Hey Singapore, get ready for a startup pitch competition, investor feedback sessions, and curated networking — happening alongside Singapore FinTech Festival 2026! Join us for an evening of executive discussions, curated networking and practical insights alongside Singapore FinTech Festival. Unlike traditional conference side-events, Finnovation Day Singapore is designed as a high-level gathering for banking executives, fintech leaders and financial infrastructure innovators exploring the technologies that will shape the next generation of financial services. This edition focuses on one of the industry's most exciting frontiers: The AI-Native Bank: Preparing Financial Infrastructure for Autonomous Commerce. We will unpack how AI agents, autonomous payments and intelligent financial infrastructure are transforming the way banks, businesses and consumers interact with money. 🌍 About Finnovation Day Finnovation Day is TechEmbassy's global fintech series, hosted alongside the world's leading fintech conferences across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Each edition explores the most important shifts in financial services through expert discussions, executive networking and curated Innovation Showcases. Topics evolve with the market—from AI and payments to digital assets, lending, compliance and financial infrastructure. Hosted by Svitlanka Serhiichuk, Fintech Ambassador at TechEmbassy and Co-Founder of Neofin. Co-organized with Future Finance Fest (3f), a global community bringing together internationally recognised fintech scholars, banking executives and policy experts to bridge academic research with real-world financial innovation. In collaboration with Singapore's leading fintech ecosystem partners, financial institutions and innovation communities.
What to expect: Executive Panel Discussion From AI Assistants to Autonomous Finance: Are Banks Ready for Agentic Payments? A forward-looking discussion featuring banking technology leaders, payment innovators, infrastructure providers and AI experts exploring how intelligent agents are beginning to reshape payments, customer journeys and financial operations. Topics include: • Agentic payments • AI-native banking • Digital identity • Autonomous commerce • Trust, governance and security • Financial infrastructure for AI
💡 Innovation Showcase A curated showcase of companies building technologies that banks and financial institutions should be watching over the next three to five years. Rather than traditional startup pitches, participating companies demonstrate practical innovations from AI infrastructure and payment orchestration to compliance, identity and programmable finance.
🔥 Executive Fireside Chat An intimate conversation with a leading industry executive exploring how established financial institutions prepare for an AI-native future.
🤝 Executive Networking Meet banking CIOs, CTOs, Heads of Innovation, fintech founders, payment companies, investors, researchers and ecosystem leaders in an environment designed for meaningful conversations and long-term partnerships.
Who Should Attend CIOs, CTOs, Heads of Innovation, Product and Technology leaders from banks, payment companies, fintechs, financial infrastructure providers, regulators, investors, researchers and founders building the future of financial services.
Speakers Coming soon.
🚀 Startup Pitch Competition 5 selected fintech startups pitch live on stage to a panel of active investors in fast-paced, 3-minute rounds. Quick pitches, fast Q&A, and live scoring — a format that keeps startups in the spotlight. 🏆 Prizes & Awards At the closing Prize Ceremony: Pitch Competition Winner (Main Prize) — $25,000 in AWS credits from Spendbase
🎤 Apply to Pitch Only FinTech and related startups are eligible to participate. Spots are limited — apply now to be part of it!
⚖️ The Jury Coming soon
🤝 Partners Finnovation Day Singapore is made possible through collaboration with our global sponsors, ecosystem partners and Singapore's leading fintech communities, helping connect innovators with the institutions shaping the future of finance. HighLevel — an AI-powered business operating system embedding intelligence across sales, marketing, and customer management. Spendbase — our official Pitch Competition Prize Partner.
About TechEmbassy TechEmbassy organizes curated side-events at the world's leading tech conferences — pitch competitions, investor feedback sessions, and networking for a hand-picked audience of founders, investors, and industry experts. Finnovation Day Singapore is one stop in our Global Series — explore the full calendar of our events around the world at https://techembassy.org/ 🌐 Website: https://techembassy.org/ 📅 Events calendar: https://luma.com/techembassy.org 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-embassy/
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