NUS FinTech Summit 2026 — participants in front of the official Summit backdrop
278
Participants from 10 countries
44
Submissions from 14 institutions
$13K
Total prize pool
5
Days of hacking, panels & demos

The Story

More than a hackathon

SINGAPORE, 9 January 2026 — NUS FinTech Society successfully concluded the 5th edition of its annual flagship event — and its most ambitious yet. What started as a student hackathon has grown into one of Southeast Asia's most internationally diverse student FinTech competitions.

This year centred on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) by Ripple, challenging teams to build Minimum Viable Products that solve real financial problems — from payments and decentralised identity to Real-World Asset tokenisation and RLUSD integration.

"We pushed for major changes this year: hybridisation, a physical hacking day, and live bounty pitching. It took endless debate and meticulous planning to make it work."

There were hiccups and plenty of room to improve — but the outcome was an event that felt closer to the real industry than any previous year. The organisers came away with a newfound respect for everyone working behind the scenes in this ecosystem.

Highlights

Inside the Summit

Panel Discussion — Stablecoins as a Global Commerce New Engine Panel Discussion
Demonstration Day — 9 January 2026 Demonstration Day
Finalist team presenting their XRPL project Finalist Pitches
Career Booth Fest and participant registration Career Booth Fest
Catering and networking session Networking & Catering
Group photo — participants and speaker Participants

Programme

Five days, one mission

15 Dec–1 Jan
Registration Period
Open for individual and team sign-ups.
5–6 Jan
Online Workshops
Technical, product & FinTech workshops open to all participants.
7 Jan
Opening Day & Problem Statement
Physical Opening Ceremony at COM3 MPH. Ripple problem statement unveiled live.
7–9 Jan
Hackathon
Three days of intensive ideation, prototyping, and building on XRPL.
9 Jan AM
Submission Deadline
Final project submissions close. Shortlisted teams prepare for demos.
9 Jan PM
Demo Day, Career Booths & Awards
Live finalist pitches, panel discussion, career booth fest, prize ceremony & afterparty.

What was at stake

Prizes & Bounties

🥇 First Place
$5,000
SGD · Main track champion
$3,000
SGD · 2nd Place
$1,000
SGD · 3rd Place
🔗
Ripple Bounty
$500 × 2
Best XRPL developer experience feedback. Up to 2 teams rewarded.
🌍
BGA Track
2,000 USDT
Best blockchain project aligned with UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

The People

It takes a village

Core Organising Team
Gwen Thai Khai Xuen Wei Guang Delia Tan Stella Woon Steven Nathanael Mulyadi Tingan Yu Ryan Darius Lim
Speakers & Judges
Chuan Jin (C.J) Fong Tommy Ching Jungpil Hahn Christopher Howes Dr. Nasri N. Emma Nasseri
NUS FinTech Summit 2026 core organising team

Partners & Sponsors

Powered by the best

Platinum
Ripple
Gold
GSRFlowdesk
Silver
MetacampBlockchain for Good Alliance
SEE
YOU
IN
2027.

NUS FinTech Summit 2026 was proof that student innovation can go head-to-head with the industry. To every participant, organiser, sponsor, judge, and mentor — thank you for making this happen.

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