Deadline: varies according to region
Registration is now open for the Visa Everywhere Initiative 2024 . If you're looking for an opportunity to show the world your innovative fintech startup and a platform to gain recognition and build credibility, the Visa Everywhere Initiative competition is for you. This year's competition will be held at the TechCrunch Disrupt event on 28 October in San Francisco.
The Visa Everywhere Initiative is an open innovation programme that helps startups like yours unlock new opportunities - and can provide a global platform to demonstrate your innovative solutions. The programme was first launched in the US in 2015 and quickly expanded into a global programme. To date, almost 15,000 startups have enrolled in the programme - many of which now work with Visa or its clients.
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The 2024 global competition will be more exciting than ever - with an incredible opportunity for the selected finalists to present themselves to Visa executives, potential clients and investors. One fintech per region will be selected to compete in the global finals of the TechCrunch Disrupt event.
Prizes
- Two cash prizes will be awarded during the global final held on 28 October at the TechCrunch Disrupt event in San Francisco.
- Overall winner: $ 100,000 USD
- Audience Favourite: US$ 20,000 (the overall winner is also eligible to win the Audience Favourite prize)
- The global finalists will also be welcomed by Visa at the TechCrunch Disrupt Pavilion to exhibit their companies together in the Expo Hall with the following benefits:
- (1) permanent demonstration table or kiosk in the Expo Hall all 3 days
- (1) 11" x 14" table plate with sponsor logo
- Founder's pass
- Access to free Wi-Fi and energy from partners
- Access to the Startup Exhibitor Lounge
- Access to the TechCrunch Disrupt press list
- Inclusion in the Disrupt mobile app
- Before the global finals, the following local and regional prizes will also be awarded:
- KBO: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman
- Entries must be submitted by 22 April 2024. KBO Finals to be held on or around 11 June 2024 (face-to-face event)
- 1st place - $ 40 thousand
- 2nd place - $ 26.6 thousand
- 3rd place - $ 13.3 thousand
- Social Impact Award/Special Edition - US$ 10 thousand
- FIRE Risk Premium - $ 25 thousand
- Levant: Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine
- Entries must be submitted by 22 April 2024. Levant Finals will be held on or around 4 June 2024 (face-to-face event)
- 1st place - $ 25 thousand
- 2nd place - $ 13 thousand
- 3rd Place - $ 7K
- Audience favourite - US$ 10 thousand
- Qatar and Kuwait
- Entries must be submitted by 22 April 2024. The finals in Qatar and Kuwait will be held on or around 13 June 2024 (face-to-face event).
- 1st place - $ 40 thousand
- 2nd place - $ 25 thousand
- 3rd Place - $ 15K
- Audience favourite - US$ 10 thousand
- Social Impact Award - US$ 10 thousand
- CEMEA (Central Europe, Middle East and Africa)
- Entries must be submitted by 6 May 2024. CEMEA Regional Finals to be held on or around 17 July 2024 (virtual event)
- 1st place - $ 20 thousand
- Audience favourite - US$ 10 thousand
- North America
- Entries must be submitted by 13 May 2024. One (1) global finalist from this region will be determined on or around 19 August 2024.
- Latin America
- Entries must be submitted by 3 June 2024. One (1) global finalist from this region will be determined on or around 19 August 2024.
- Europe
- Entries must be submitted by 1st July 2024. One (1) global finalist from this region will be determined on or around 19 August 2024.
- Asia-Pacific
- Entries must be submitted by 12 July 2024. One (1) global finalist from this region will be determined on or around 15 September 2024.
Eligibility
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- They are looking for fintech startups with products that offer innovative payment and commerce solutions for consumers and businesses. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Emerging Spaces
- Artificial intelligence
- Big Data/Open Banking
- Cloud computing
- Digital Identity and Biometrics
- Cybersecurity and privacy
- Fraud and Risk
- Alternative Finance
- Future Loyalty
- Cash handlers
- Shipping
- P2P and downloads
- Cross-border payments
- B2C (Disbursements)
- B2B payment orchestration
- Facilitators (Commerce and Banks)
- Online markets and e-commerce
- Incorporated Finance
- Core banking and banking facilitators
- FinTech Aggregators
- Digital Acceptance
- BaaS
- Neobanks and Brokerages
- Neobanks/Digital Banks
- MNOs
- Digital Brokers
- Digital Wallets
- Loans
- Commercial loans
- BNPL
- Consumer loans
- Capital providers
- Alternative loans
- Social, Creator and Games
- Platforms and services for creators
- NFT markets
- Collectibles
- Game wallets and tokenisation
- Payments and in-game transactions
- Facilitator of the gig economy
- Cryptography
- Encryption exchanges
- Encryption enablers
- Decentralised Finance and Blockchain
- Web3
- Other categories
- Urban Mobility
- Risk
- Emerging Spaces
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