Public Sector Engagement Opportunities

Explore current opportunities for fintechs to engage with public sector bodies, including tenders, trade missions, and market engagement events. Below are the latest updates and calls to action for Fintech Wales members. Please contact the FinTech Wales team for further information.

Singapore Fintech Festival (18-20 Nov)

The Office for Investment: Financial Services is currently planning its presence at Singapore Fintech Festival (18-20 Nov).

Alongside the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, The Office for Investment: Financial Services is currently planning a UK pavilion at the festival to showcase the UK as a leading destination for fintech investment. There may be opportunities for organisations to take space within the pavilion, including access to dedicated desks and display areas. Depending on final arrangements with the event organisers, a small financial contribution may be required.

If your organisation is interested in exploring this opportunity, please get in touch with the FinTech Wales team and we can connect you with the Office for Investment.

€47m cyber tender opportunity in Romania

  • Offer Deadline: 08.09.26 3:00 PM with Bid validity: 08.03.27 12:00 AM

Summary of the opportunity: SRI Cyber Resilience Tender (RON 234.9 Million ≈ EUR 47.0 million)

(Source: Press release on the case: SRI lansează o licitaţie de 234,9 milioane de lei pentru întărirea rezilienţei cibernetice a infrastructurilor publice – Forbes.ro)

  • The Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) has launched a public procurement procedure worth RON 234.9 million ≈ EUR 47.0 million (excluding VAT) to develop advanced cybersecurity platforms aimed at strengthening the resilience of public-sector infrastructures against cyber attacks and supporting Romania’s digital transformation efforts.
  • The project’s overarching objective is to leverage emerging and advanced technologies to research, develop, and innovate cybersecurity tools, products, and services that enhance the security of public institutions. The resulting solutions will create a specialized knowledge base containing detailed information on cyber threats affecting Romania and the Central and Eastern European region, together with methods for detection, mitigation, and response.
  • The procurement includes two major cybersecurity platforms:

ROMAL (National Malware Identification Platform)

    • A next-generation malware detection and analysis platform.
    • Designed to consolidate cyber threat intelligence into a single national database.
    • Intended to help public-sector users verify suspicious files and digital content.
    • Will perform continuous threat monitoring and periodic scans to maintain up-to-date information on emerging cyber threats.

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    • An advanced malware detection solution that will combine private indicators of compromise (IoCs), threat intelligence feeds, and artificial intelligence algorithms.
    • Aims to identify threats at an early stage, improve cyber defence capabilities, and ensure the continuity and security of government and critical national infrastructure systems.

Overall, the initiative represents one of Romania’s largest recent cybersecurity investments and is intended to enhance national cyber resilience, strengthen protection of sensitive public-sector data, and improve the ability of public institutions to detect, analyse, and respond to sophisticated cyber threats.

Please get in touch with the FinTech Wales team as soon as possible if you would like more information.