– Connecting Korean fintech startups with global investors and business partners
– November 17 showcase to feature startup pitches, one-to-one meetings and investor networking
– AI finance, digital identity and cross-border payment solutions to take center stage
Seoul Fintech Lab, supported by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, announced that it will operate a dedicated booth at the Singapore Fintech Festival 2026, one of the world’s largest fintech events, and host the Korean Fintech Innovation Showcase on November 17.
The initiative will introduce the technologies and services of ten promising Korean fintech startups to international markets and expand opportunities for investment and business collaboration with global investors and financial institutions. Seoul Fintech Lab will support solution demonstrations and on-site business consultations at its dedicated festival booth.
The showcase will take place on Tuesday, November 17, from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Rooftop Function Room of Aqueen Hotel Paya Lebar in Singapore. Under the theme “Korean Fintech Innovation Showcase & Investor Networking,” the event will bring together startup presentations and investor networking.
The program will feature investor pitches by all ten participating companies, one-to-one business meetings with investors and buyers from Singapore and the wider Asia-Pacific region, and a networking session. Companies will introduce their technologies and business models and explore market entry and partnership opportunities in individual meetings.
Participating companies will showcase services across AI-driven investment and risk management, document forgery detection, blockchain-based decentralized identity (DID), global payments and trade settlement, and peer-to-peer lending agreements. The ten companies and their core services are listed below.
Participating Companies and Core Services
1. GIRAFFE AI LABS (CEO: Byungwook Cho)
[AI Quant / Web3] Web3 financial brokerage powered by more than 13 years of AI quantitative trading expertise.
2. SicPama (CEO: Jung Suh)
[F&B Data / CRM] Restaurant CRM that sees every diner, not just the payer, revealing Key Diners who bring new customers, adopted by Singapore’s No.1 POS provider.
3. RiskX Corp (CEO: Janghyuk YOUN)
[AI Financial SaaS] AI-powered SaaS automating structured product pricing, requests for quotes (RFQs) and risk management.
4. NoriSpace Co.,Ltd (CEO: Hyunjoon Shin)
[AI Financial Security] On-premises security solution detecting generative AI document manipulation and image forgery in one second.
5. Seoul Labs Inc. (CEO: Dohee Jang)
[Blockchain DID] Digital identity infrastructure linking DID and alternative credit scoring on the EVM-compatible XPHERE mainnet.
6. CrossHUB (CEO: Jay Kim)
[Global Payments / DID] CES 2026 Innovation Award-winning Travel Pass integrating passport-based DID, payments and currency exchange for international tourists.
7. ORDERNOW (CEOs: Seon-yong Jeong and Dongwook Lee)
[F&B Payments / Financial OS] Integrated F&B payments and data operating system in Asia-Pacific, with over A$200 million in annual payment volume.
8. DA Ground(SmashFi) (CEO: Brian Hoonjong Paik)
[Crypto Quant] Intelligent automated Bitcoin accumulation and options strategies using MVRV and volatility algorithms.
9. KABlabs co.,ltd (CEO: Geun-je Lee)
[AI Trade Settlement] AI trade document verification cutting L/C review time by 15 minutes, with XRPL stablecoin escrow settlement.
10. MoneyGuardService Inc. (CEO: Moongyu Moon)
[Legal / P2P Fintech] P2P financial agreement platform covering mobile promissory notes, repayment tracking and financial institution integration.
“Our booth and showcase at the Singapore Fintech Festival will provide a pivotal opportunity for Korean fintech startups with distinctive AI and blockchain technologies and solid track records to expand beyond Asia into global financial markets,” said a Seoul Fintech Lab representative. “We will provide hands-on support to help them secure investment agreements and business partnerships with global investors and technology partners in Singapore.”
