Hitachi to Showcase Innovative Financial Solutions as Platinum Sponsor at Singapore FinTech Festival 2026
October 29, 2026
To answer the crucial question of “What’s next in Financial Services?” Hitachi and its Group of Companies will showcase a wide range of innovative solutions at the Singapore FinTech Festival 2026 (SFF2026) and Insights 2040 Annual Meeting (I2040AM), a by invite-only workshop hosted by Hitachi. The 3-day event aims to understand current challenges and co-create possible finance technology with customers.
At the Hitachi booth (Singapore EXPO Hall 2), the suite of advanced fintech solutions include:
- HMAX Finance use cases for future financial services
- Next-generation digital banking and payment solutions
- AI-Powered monitoring for digital asset transactions
- Smarter banking decisions with AI Agents
- Physical climate risk analysis
- Sustainable finance enablement platform
- AI, cloud, and engineering excellence for the BFSI sector in ASEAN
Beyond the booth showcase, attendees can hear from Hitachi thought leaders through speaker sessions at SFF, the invite-only workshop at I2040 AM and in-booth seminars. These sessions will feature presentations and discussions on key financial themes and showcase Hitachi’s capabilities, offering firsthand insights into how Hitachi is advancing the future of financial services.
On the last day of the 3-day trade show (20 November), there will be two speaker sessions presented by Mr. Anuj Khosla (Chief Executive Officer, Digital Business, Hitachi Payment Services Pvt. Ltd.) and Ms. Nischita Hejmady (Director of Digital Strategy, Hitachi Payment Services Pvt. Ltd.) respectively.
Under the theme "The New Economics Across the Payments Value Chain", Mr. Anuj Khosla will explore how new value is created as payment processing becomes increasingly commoditized, and discuss monetization strategies leveraging data, software, and embedded finance.
Ms. Nischita Hejmady will discuss what it takes to build commercial payment rails that actually work, and where the challenges still remain, at the speaking session on “The Missing Middle: Powering the Next Wave of Commercial Payment Corridors."
Hitachi solutions at a Glance
| Title | Description | Recommended for |
|---|---|---|
| HMAX Finance concept | HMAX Finance Connecting Intelligence. Transforming Finance. HMAX Finance is Hitachi's AI-powered transformation platform for the financial industry, combining deep financial expertise, data, ecosystem partnerships, and advanced AI to drive the future of finance. Come join us in building the future of finance together. | • CEOs, Chief Digital Officers and Chief Strategy Officers • Executives seeking an overview of Hitachi's financial services portfolio |
| End-to-End Payments Stack | Explore a one-stop lineup of everything a payments business needs, from POS, payment gateway and real-time payments to card issuance and toll & transit solutions. Get hands-on with the latest payment terminals, including Soundbox, a device widely used across India. | • Chief Payments Officers and Heads of Card Business • Bank and fintech executives driving merchant business growth |
| AI-Powered Banking Transformation | See live demos of proven results from global financial institutions, including commercial loan underwriting accelerated by more than 60% with AI agents, fraud detection, breaking down data silos, and 24x7 operation of mission-critical systems. Find practical ideas for putting AI to work in your business. | • Chief AI Officers, Chief Data Officers and CIOs • CROs, Chief Credit Officers and CTOs |
| Investing in a Climate-Resilient Future | Discover physical climate risk analysis that quantifies the financial impact of floods on each building to inform lending, investment and insurance decisions, plus a platform that uses Singapore's green building data to identify green opportunities and support decarbonization planning. Join our demo to see how climate data can go beyond disclosure. | • Chief Risk Officers and Chief Sustainability Officers • CFOs overseeing climate-related disclosure |
Booth Information
Date & Time: 10:00am – 6:00pm (18 – 20 November)
Booth: 2C25
Location: Hall2, Singapore EXPO
Daily in-booth Seminar
Topic: How Can the Industry Fight Financial Crime Together?
Date & Time: 19th November, 2:00pm – 2:30pm
Location: Hitachi Booth at 2C25
Overview: Japan’s Collaborative Digital Asset AML Initiative and Opportunities for APAC Cooperation
- A panel discussion with Takamitsu Ito, Japan Country Manager at Chainalysis, Inc., a leading blockchain intelligence and analytics company.
- Bringing together Chainalysis’ global expertise and Hitachi’s experience in collaborative AML initiatives in Japan.
- Explores the potential to extend collaborative approaches to financial crime prevention across APAC, and the key conditions required for successful cooperation
Speaker Session 1
Title: The New Economics Across the Payments Value Chain (Agenda | Singapore FinTech Festival)
Date & Time: 20th November, 12:15pm – 1:00pm
Location: Hall1, Festival Stage
Speaker: Mr. Anuj Khosla, -CEO, Digital Business, Hitachi Payment Service Pvt. Ltd
Speaker Session 2
Title: The Missing Middle: Powering the Next Wave of Commercial Payment Corridors
(Agenda | Singapore FinTech Festival)
Date & Time: 20th November, 3:40pm - 4:10pm
Location: Hall5, FutureMatters Stage
Speaker: Ms. Nischita Hejmady, Director – Digital Strategy & International Business,
Hitachi Payment Service Pvt. Ltd
Insights 2040 Annual Meeting (invite-only)
On November 17th, Ms. Nischita Hejmady (HPY) will host an open-door workshop titled “What’s next in payments and commerce? Advancing growth, trust and social impact.”
Based on the premise that the next era of payments will be won not by transaction speed, but by how trusted, intelligent, and valuable each individual payment can be made, this session examines a range of options surrounding payment innovation — including enhancing customer experience through payment innovation, ensuring trust, security, and resilience in an era of 24/7 online payments, and embedding AI across the payments value chain.
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Participating Hitachi Group of Companies
Hitachi Digital Services (Vietnam)
Hitachi India Pvt, Ltd.
About Hitachi Asia Ltd.
Hitachi Asia Ltd., (Hitachi Asia) a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., is headquartered in Singapore. With offices across seven ASEAN countries, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam – Hitachi Asia and Hitachi’s subsidiary companies offer IT, OT (Operational Technology) and products to support customers in their transformation journeys. We will contribute to the growth in the ASEAN region by co-creating with customers to identify the social challenges and needs and deliver the solutions. For more information on Hitachi Asia, please visit the company’s website at https://www.hitachi.com/en-sea/.
Information contained in this news release is current as of the date of the press announcement, but may be subject to change without prior notice.
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