CYS at Tech Week Singapore 2025: Connecting Remittance with Innovation

A Report by CYS Global Remit Digital Media Marketing Team   Last week, the CYS team had the privilege of attending Tech Week Singapore 2025, held at Marina Bay Sands, where the technology and financial communities converged under the theme “Connected Futures, Boundless Impact.” Over two full days of exhibitions, seminars, and networking sessions, we immersed ourselves in dialogues on AI, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, data, and more—while showcasing how payments and remittance technology are evolving alongside the digital wave. 

In this article, we share our experience, key insights we gleaned, and how this event shapes our direction at CYS. 

Why Tech Week Matters for Payments & Remittance 

Tech Week Singapore is more than a tech show—it’s a cross-industry platform where thought leaders, innovators, and business practitioners explore how emerging technologies can reshape operations, services, and customer experiences.

For a payments institution like CYS, participating in such an ecosystem is critical. It allows us to: 

• Understand the state of digital transformation across sectors 

• Observe how AI, cloud, and data platforms are being applied in fintech, logistics, and e-commerce 

• Forge partnerships and find synergies between technology providers, system integrators, and enterprise users 

• Signal to our clients and partners that we are forward-looking and technologically agile 

At the show, CYS attended several flagship seminars and also had the chance to connect with exhibitors who are building adjacent or complementary solutions. 

Highlights from the Seminars & Conference Tracks 

AI, Data, & Intelligent Infrastructure 

One of the recurring motifs across sessions was how generative AI, data governance, and real-time decisioning are becoming table stakes. Speakers emphasized how AI must be paired with ethics, security, and meaningful use cases—not just hype.

From CYS’s standpoint, the message is clear: enhancing our FX pricing models, risk assessment, fraud detection, and reconciliation workflows with AI and data-driven decision tools will be a key focus moving forward. 

Cybersecurity & Trust 

In a payments business, trust is non-negotiable. The cybersecurity panels emphasized zero-trust architectures, secure API design, identity management, and encryption trends. Seeing how enterprise systems are bolstering their defenses gives us new ideas about how CYS can further harden its rails and reassure clients. 

Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure 

Scalable infrastructure—especially in the cloud—was a consistent undercurrent. As fintechs and payment firms scale, operational resilience, latency, and failover planning are critical. The DevOps tracks underscored continuous delivery, monitoring, and observability, which are all relevant as we expand our global payment corridors. 

Building Connections: Exhibitor Engagement & Partnerships 

Beyond the sessions, one of the most valuable aspects was engaging directly with solution providers, platform vendors, and industry peers. A few themes emerged: 

• Embedded Platforms & APIs: Many exhibitors showcased modular APIs or plug-in fintech components (e.g. identity verification, payouts, FX modules). These are very relevant for CYS as we look to integrate and modularize our remittance services for partners. 

• Blockchain & Tokenization: Several booths explored tokenized settlement, stablecoins, or private ledgers. While CYS remains focused on regulated currency rails, such innovations may inform how we think of settlement overlays or future rails. 

• Cross-industry Use Cases: We discussed with logistics, ecommerce, and supply chain firms how payments, remittances, and settlements need to be embedded in workflows—not just as standalone transfers. 

We also had the pleasure of meeting prospective clients and partners from Southeast Asia, Japan, and Europe—many of whom expressed interest in expanding their payment reach into Asia and exploring alternative remittance corridors. 

What We Take Home — And What’s Next 

Attending Tech Week Singapore reinforced a few convictions and also sparked new strategical considerations: 

1. Payments must embed into workflows, not be standalone As businesses automate more, payments need to plug directly into systems like ERP, procurement, logistics, or marketplace platforms. We’ll be accelerating efforts to provide more modular APIs and partner integrations. 

2. Intelligence, not just plumbing, differentiates Raw transaction routing or connectivity is table stakes. The next layer is intelligence—data analytics, predictive FX, risk scoring, anomaly detection. We are investing more in ML/AI to provide that differentiation for our clients. 

3. Security & compliance remain foundational With stronger regulatory expectations globally, we must continue to stay ahead in KYC, transaction monitoring, and infrastructure resilience. The security tracks at the expo reaffirmed this focus. 

4. Partnerships will multiply Many promising conversations at the show may turn into integration or co-innovation projects. We’ll be following up with select exhibitors and technology providers to explore joint value creation. 

5. Client education is critical Many SMEs and enterprises still view remittance as a “black box” — opaque cost, delay, risk. We intend to use this momentum from the tech-show ecosystem to improve transparency, education, and trust in our services. 

Thank You — And See You Next Year 

We extend our gratitude to the organizers of Tech Week Singapore 2025, the speakers, exhibitors, and fellow delegates. The energy, ideas, and connections generated were invigorating. 

To our clients, partners, and staff: we look forward to bringing you the insights and innovations we gathered. Expect new API announcements, smarter tooling, and more collaborative offerings arising from the ideas we incubated at the event. 

Here’s to making payments seamless, intelligent, and future-ready.