GFTN

About GFTN
GFTN is an independent global platform that connects regulators, corporates, institutions and innovators to build resilient financial systems. The organisation bridges policy, capital and technology through international forums and ecosystem development. Recent coverage has focused on the impact of technology on economic inclusion and the intersection of finance with digital assets and sustainability.
FF News has published 11 stories, 11 video interviews and 2 analysis pieces featuring GFTN since 2019, most recently "Fintech Foundation and GFTN Launch Global Index to Benchmark Fintech Regulation" (24 June 2026).
Part of: Monetary Authority of Singapore
GFTN group companies
- Singapore FinTech Festival subsidiary
People at GFTN on FF News
- Pat Patel, Chief Executive Officer, USA, Latam, MEA & Co-CEO, Forums
- Matteo Rizzi, Senior Partner- Africa & Middle East, Global Strategic Initiatives
- Maha El Dimachki, Chief Executive Officer, GFTN Solutions
- Rebecca Martin, Strategic Advisor
Latest GFTN news
- Fintech Foundation and GFTN Launch Global Index to Benchmark Fintech Regulation 24 June 2026
- GFTN Strengthens Global Leadership Team with Anthony Thomas as Chief Strategy & Growth Officer and Maha El Dimachki as CEO of GFTN Advisory 11 November 2025
- The Inaugural Global Money Awards 2025 Winners Announced at Money20/20 USA 27 October 2025
- The Government of Odisha and the Singapore-Headquartered Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) Partner to Develop an Integrated Global Financial Technology Capability Hub in Bhubaneswar 3 August 2025
- Queen Máxima of the Netherlands Appointed Chair of Global Finance & Technology Network's International Advisory Board 3 July 2025
- Tenity and GFTN sign MoU to strengthen European Fintech Innovation and Global Collaboration 9 April 2025
- Technology's Impact on Economic Inclusion to Take Centre Stage at the Inclusive FinTech Forum 15 August 2024
- Singapore FinTech Festival 2024 Returns with Spotlight on Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Technology 8 July 2024
- Singapore FinTech Festival 2023 Attracts Record 66,000 Participants 24 November 2023
- Artificial Intelligence to take centre stage at the Singapore FinTech Festival 2023 1 June 2023
- Senior Policymakers and Financial Leaders to Convene at Point Zero Forum on Generative AI, Digital Assets, and ESG Technologies 16 February 2023
GFTN video interviews
- Driving policy change in global fintech with Elevandi | FF News at Singapore Fintech Festival 11 December 2023
- Pat Patel, on Show Floor 3 June 2019
- Pat Patel, on Social Plans 30 May 2019
- Pat Patel, on Freebies 30 May 2019
- Pat Patel, on EWPN 29 May 2019
- Pat Patel, on the Lab 28 May 2019
- Pat Patel, on Ecosystem 21 May 2019
- Pat Patel, on Payments 21 May 2019
- Pat Patel, Money20/20 on Main Stage 17 May 2019
- Pat Patel, Money20/20 on Attending the Event! 14 May 2019
- Paris Fintech Forum 2019: Pat Patel, Money20/20 18 February 2019