One global community

In neighborhoods across ASEAN, life unfolds in simple, meaningful ways: neighbors sharing meals, children playing freely on warm streets and communities coming together in times of joy and challenge. These everyday acts of connection build resilience, trust and shared wellbeing.

- LITO VILLANUEVA

This sense of community health extends beyond physical spaces. It encompasses our financial lives. Just as a neighborhood thrives when everyone looks out for one another, our region’s economic vitality depends on collaboration, inclusion and access for all.

Fintech is more than just technology. It’s a bridge that connects us to better opportunities and financial security. Our ASEAN neighbors are not rivals, but partners in this journey. By working together, we can shape ecosystems where financial health becomes a shared reality rather than just an aspiration.

This spirit of partnership and inclusion is front and center at events like the Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) 2025, where ASEAN’s digital finance community gathers to chart a path toward measurable, inclusive progress.

At SFF 2025, the Philippines once again took the stage at the Bagong Pilipinas Country Pavilion with a powerful, unified message: we are moving beyond digital access toward measurable financial health. This conversation is unfolding on two fronts. While we announce vital industry initiatives in Singapore, simultaneous discussions are happening in Basel, Switzerland, where the Financial Stability Institute of the BIS and the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development hold a global Financial Health Workshop, represented by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli Remolona Jr. and Digital Banks Association of the Philippines (DiBA) and Maya Bank president Angelo Madrid from the Philippines.