The two-day 7th Sino-Singapore (Suzhou) Digital Fintech Expo cum 2025 Fintech Conference kicked off in SIP on Nov 19, attracting a host of experts from financial institutions, tech companies and research organizations.

Consisting of exhibitions, conferences, competitions, investment promotion and other activities, the event is designed to guide in-depth exploration of the role of AI technology in driving innovations in the financial sector.

Chai Hongfeng, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, gave a keynote report titled “AI+ Asymmetric Financial Risk Management Research”, and experts from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and Baidu AI Cloud shared with the participants achievements in cutting-edge technology research and application. Representatives from Huawei’s financial systems department and the data center of the Bank of Communications presented intelligent solutions that fully demonstrated how AI is profoundly reshaping the service models and operational systems of the financial industry.

The exhibitions highlighted AI’s deep integration and innovative applications within finance.

A parallel forum focusing on cross-border financial services between China and Singapore was held, gathering attendees from financial institutions, regulatory bodies, enterprises and other organizations of both countries.

The “Digital RMB Market” became a highlight, demonstrating the convenience of digital RMB across diverse consumption scenarios.

Additionally, the digital finance innovation and application competition and the hyperautomation developers’ competition brought together top fintech innovators with their innovative projects.

At the opening ceremony, SIP Administrative Committee and Caitong Securities signed an agreement to launch strategic cooperation in 10 aspects including consultation services for economic development, cultivation of listed companies, cross-border finance and direct investment.

November 19, 2025