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Banking Circle is a fully licensed European bank providing financial infrastructure to payment companies, banks, and marketplaces. Its cloud-based platform connects local clearing systems via a single API, enabling faster, more transparent cross-border payments in 24 currencies. Trusted by over 650 institutions, it processes over €1 trillion annually.
Banking Circle partnered with GFTN to tap into its global network of practitioners and market experts, driving discussions on market dynamics, partnership opportunities and regulatory landscapes across target markets.
Through Singapore FinTech Festival and other regional events, GFTN provided platforms where Banking Circle could amplify their brand narrative, share how they're addressing real-world challenges in cross-border payments, and connect with peers shaping the future of financial infrastructure across new markets.
GFTN provided platforms for the Banking Circle leaders to participate as keynote speakers and panellists at major forums, where they could establish their presence and credibility as industry thought leaders in different markets.
Banking Circle's expansion across Asia-Pacific continues to gain momentum. In March 2025, the company received in-principle approval for a Major Payment Institution licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Between 2022 and 2025, Singapore team has doubled in size, reinforcing Banking Circle's long-term commitment to the market. In addition, the company also completed the acquisition of Australian Settlements Limited, an Authorised Deposit Taking Institution in Australia in August 2025 and is set to revolutionise payments in Australia.
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Chairman of the Board of Directors, GFTN Singapore's Ambassador for Climate Action and Senior Adviser (National Climate Change Secretariat)
Deputy Chair, GFTN Deputy Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore
Deputy Chairman, GFTN Vice Chairman, Asia Pacific, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) Group
Vice President (Industry), Nanyang Technological University; Senior Advisor to Hungarian Minister of Culture and Innovation
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Chairman of the Board of Directors, GFTN Singapore's Ambassador for Climate Action and Senior Adviser (National Climate Change Secretariat)
Deputy Chair, GFTN Deputy Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore
Deputy Chairman, GFTN Vice Chairman, Asia Pacific, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) Group
Vice President (Industry), Nanyang Technological University; Senior Advisor to Hungarian Minister of Culture and Innovation
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Chairman of the Board of Directors, GFTN Singapore's Ambassador for Climate Action and Senior Adviser (National Climate Change Secretariat)
Deputy Chair, GFTN Deputy Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore
Deputy Chairman, GFTN Vice Chairman, Asia Pacific, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) Group
Vice President (Industry), Nanyang Technological University; Senior Advisor to Hungarian Minister of Culture and Innovation
We convene flagship and regional forums that connect financial technology leaders and communities worldwide. From the Singapore FinTech Festival to platforms across Japan, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, we create spaces where policy dialogue advances, partnerships form, and opportunities emerge. Our Network champions innovation in emerging markets, ensuring their voices shape the future of global finance.
We mobilise expertise to advance technology and financial innovation policy. With practitioner experiences and voices, we strengthen institutional capacity and regulatory frameworks and facilitate member success in emerging markets. Our collaborative approach positions us as the trusted partner for governments and organisations driving transformation at scale.
We offer advanced digital solutions. Our proprietary platforms, including ALFIN, provide analyst-grade industry intelligence. Through our partner platforms APIX, Gprnt, and Finmonda, we expand access to tools that accelerate innovation and support sustainable growth across the fintech ecosystem.
Once established, GFTN Capital will connect ambition with opportunity by providing capital and strategic guidance to growth-stage fintech enterprises globally. Our model will combine investment support with access to the global GFTN network, positioning us as a long-term strategic partner.
"Together, let us build a future where technology serves humanity, where innovation drives progress, and where finance is a force for good."
Ravi Menon, Chairman GFTN
Through global convening platforms from GFTN — including the Singapore FinTech Festival — Banking Circle has strengthened its visibility and positioned itself as a leading voice in next-generation payment infrastructure. These platforms enable Banking Circle to engage directly with senior decision-makers, regulators, and ecosystem partners across key markets, reinforcing its leadership in payments infrastructure.
As Banking Circle continues to build the infrastructure to support tokenised deposit and blockchain settlements, GFTN provides a trusted environment to share these innovations, exchange insights with peers, and shape conversations around the future of institutional payments.
Through regional forums convened by GFTN, Banking Circle contributes to and gains from market intelligence and access to networks that inform its Asia Pacific growth strategy — from understanding payment system evolution to identifying regulatory and partnership pathways.
Leveraging the neutral convening power of GFTN, Banking Circle engages with global fintechs to explore collaboration opportunities, showcasing its clearing and settlement expertise as part of its mission to build the payments infrastructure for the global financial economy.
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GFTN Advisory supports governments in developing financial ecosystems, from strategy to delivery. The approach combines regulatory insight, practitioner expertise, and connections to global networks built through years of cross-border collaboration.
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Connecting leading ecosystems through global forums across Asia, Europe, Africa and beyond.
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Expert advisory strengthening government technology, institutional capacity and strategic market access.
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Alfin and proprietary solutions, plus key partnerships for driving upskilling and digital innovation
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Investment arm under development to provide patient capital for early and growth-stage fintech enterprises
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Chairman of the Board of Directors, GFTN Singapore's Ambassador for Climate Action and Senior Adviser (National Climate Change Secretariat)
Deputy Chair, GFTN Deputy Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore
Deputy Chairman, GFTN Vice Chairman, Asia Pacific, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) Group
Vice President (Industry), Nanyang Technological University; Senior Advisor to Hungarian Minister of Culture and Innovation
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Chairman of the Board of Directors, GFTN Singapore's Ambassador for Climate Action and Senior Adviser (National Climate Change Secretariat)
Deputy Chair, GFTN Deputy Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore
Deputy Chairman, GFTN Vice Chairman, Asia Pacific, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) Group
Vice President (Industry), Nanyang Technological University; Senior Advisor to Hungarian Minister of Culture and Innovation
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Chairman of the Board of Directors, GFTN Singapore's Ambassador for Climate Action and Senior Adviser (National Climate Change Secretariat)
Deputy Chair, GFTN Deputy Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore
Deputy Chairman, GFTN Vice Chairman, Asia Pacific, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) Group
Vice President (Industry), Nanyang Technological University; Senior Advisor to Hungarian Minister of Culture and Innovation
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