MyFW 2025 gathers regional leaders to address the future of finance through digital innovation, sustainability, and inclusive growth. The event sets the stage for transformative conversations on AI, blockchain, financial resilience, and regulatory clarity.
MALAYSIA, 6 AUGUST 2025 – MyFW 2025, Malaysia’s premier financial sector event, kicked off this week, spotlighting the transformative forces of digitalisation, sustainability, and demographic change shaping the future of finance. Themed around three strategic tracks — Finance for the Future, Finance for Change, and Finance for a Resilient Ecosystem — the event underscores the financial industry’s critical role in enabling inclusive, sustainable and future-ready growth.
Held from 4 to 7 August at Sasana Kijang and the AICB Centre of Excellence, the event is jointly organised by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB), Fintech Association of Malaysia (FAOM), and Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). It brings together regulators, financial institutions, fintech innovators, digital banks, policymakers, and academia for a week of bold dialogue and cross-sectoral collaboration.
Minister of Finance II, Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan, officiated the event, urging the financial sector to drive outcomes that matter — including economic resilience, innovation and social mobility. “The financial sector must play a more active role in shaping the country’s future by supporting new growth areas and fostering inclusive development,” he said.
In his opening address, BNM Governor Dato’ Sri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour emphasised the importance of whole-of-ecosystem collaboration to shape the future of finance. “The future we are building demands that policymakers, regulators, technologists, investors, and innovators sit at the same table,” he said.
Keynote addresses explored emerging technologies and global interoperability. Tan Sri Andrew Sheng, Chairman of George Town Institute of Open and Advanced Studies, highlighted how AI, open data, and cloud computing are transforming financial services. Douglas Feagin, Head of Ant International, presented insights on the convergence of AI and mobile payments in enabling seamless cross-border transactions.
A flagship panel, Navigating the Fintech Frontier: Bridging Innovation and Regulation, brought together central bank governors and financial regulators from Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong. Moderated by the World Bank’s Erik Feyen, the panel addressed the importance of regulatory clarity, agile policymaking, and cross-border cooperation in fostering responsible innovation.
“While regulation must be clear, it must also be agile to keep pace with rapid market evolution,” said Dato’ Mohammad Faiz Azmi, Executive Chairman of the SC. He added that Malaysia is advancing its regulatory framework for digital assets to support innovations like blockchain-based bond tokenisation and broaden access to wealth creation.
The week-long event features masterclasses, dialogues, and expert-led sessions on open finance, digital assets, sustainable finance, generative AI, and cybersecurity — offering participants deep insights into the future of financial systems.
