AFSC the past 6 years
* Based on AFSC at The Next Big Thing 2024 – Singapore Event
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3,000+ BFSI attendees
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10+ APAC countries
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20+ Years of track record
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59% Enterprise companies*
Key themes
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Preparing the core for a digital ecosystem
What is the right strategy – multiple cores vs migration?
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Applications
Realising AI dividends
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Cloud strategy for a digital, resilient world
Evaluating hybrid cloud and distributed databases for addressing compute power restrictions
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Preparing trade finance for de-dollarisation
Digital payment systems to support multi-currency transactions and cross-border payments.
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Data orchestration
Where will alternate data and synthetic data fit in?
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Building equity through operational resilience and reducing business disruption
How to enhance trust in financial services?
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Connected finance
Is embedded insurance and embedded finance the key to future success?
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Climate change impacts on projects and insurance
How to leverage geospatial analytics?
About IDC Financial Insights Innovation Awards
Taking place alongside AFSC is the IDC Financial Insights Innovation Awards (FIIA), which aims to recognize outstanding achievements and best practices in the BFSI sector for their use of technology to enable them to grow and prosper in the age of digital economy.
Every year, submissions are judged for how well business outcomes are achieved through the novel application of IT innovation, based on their main technology focus and business goal.
Download IDC’s Financial Insights Innovation 2025 Nomination Toolkit to guide your nominations and join us in celebrating excellence.
2025 FIIA categories
- Most Innovative Bank / Insurer / Capital Market Firm
- Leader in Resiliency
- Leader in Customer Engagement
- Leader in Infrastructure Modernization
- Leader in Intelligent Banking / Insurance
- Leader in Sustainable Finance
FIIA winners
Our analyst experts for banking and finance in Asia/Pacific
Dr. Ashish Kakar
Research Director, IDC Asia/Pacific
Eric Gao
Research Director, IDC Asia/Pacific
Michael Sek Pheng Yeo
Associate Research Director, IDC Asia/Pacific
Xiao Liu
Research Director, IDC Asia/Pacific
Surya Narayan Saha
Research Manager, IDC Asia/Pacific
Siri Si
Research Manager, IDC Asia/Pacific
Dr. Chris Marshall
Vice President, Data, Analytics, AI, Sustainability, and Industry Research, IDC Asia/Pacific
Why partner with us?
IDC brings decades of experience organizing events built on data insights and market knowledge. Become our partner and benefit from the following:
- Position your brand as a fintech leader: Empower BFSI CIOs, CSOs, and IT decision-makers with insights into the latest cyber threat landscape while showcasing your cutting-edge tech solutions to help them achieve their objectives.
- Opportunity to reach audiences: Grab this chance to reach an engaged community of C-Suite, influencers and decision makers.
- Brand exposure: Leverage on IDC’s multichannel and engaging delegate outreach, pre-, on-, and post-event to amplify your brand reach.
- Speaking opportunity: Take the stage for a keynote session, panel discussion, or live demo, engaging with in-person attendees alongside IDC analysts and industry experts.
- Exhibition booth: Operate a dedicated exhibition space for networking with scanner for documenting client leads and interactions.
- Generate new leads and drive marketing ROI: Showcase your products and services though a physical booth at the event with standard IDC set-up, built for casual, intimate conversations to generate leads.