Southeast Asia is one of the world's fastest-growing financial regions, home to over 680 million people and some of the most dynamic digital economies. From cross-border payments and digital identity to sustainable finance and AI, ASEAN is advancing digital finance through technology and policy alignment.
GFTN Southeast Asia, headquartered in Singapore, connects ASEAN markets with global partners. We convene policymakers, technologists, investors, and institutions to build practical pathways for inclusive growth. Through forums, programmes, and partnerships across Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines, we translate innovation into scalable impact.
OUR MANIFESTO
What We Believe
At GFTN, we believe progress is built together. We connect visionaries, regulators, and innovators through trust and shared purpose to turn ideas into action, markets into communities, and growth into impact. This is our manifesto for a more connected financial future.
We are ecosystem builders
Positioned as a neutral convener, we open gateways to new markets, create strategic corridors, and support international expansion grounded in trust, proximity, and long-term impact.


We bring solutions
As sherpas for innovation and FinTech diplomacy, we remain impartial yet deeply engaged. Whether navigating regulation or designing future-ready solutions, we walk alongside all stakeholders, as co-pilots of change.
We offer capital with conviction
Through trusted, unbiased partnerships, we unlock access to resources, relationships, and insights that drive inclusive and sustainable acceleration.

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We bring experts and practitioners together
Our forums are open, safe spaces for collaboration across perspectives. They are fuelled by real-world applications and peer-to-peer blueprints that guide action.
We are a community rooted in trust
Regulators inform innovators, and innovators inspire regulators. By staying above the fray, we create an environment where authenticity thrives, collaboration is frictionless, and confidence is built through transparency and shared purpose.

We are GFTN.
Where Growth Meets Purpose.
FESTIVAL
Singapore FinTech Festival
12–14 November 2025 | Singapore As GFTN's flagship platform, SFF convenes more than 65,000 participants to shape the future of finance.
FORUM
Black Swan Summit India 2026
February 2026 | Bhubaneswar, India Part of the BharatNetra Initiative, the Forum brings together innovators, policymakers, and investors to strengthen India's eastern corridor for financial innovation.