Deadline: Varies by Region
Application is currently open for the Visa Everywhere Initiative 2024. If you are looking for an opportunity to showcase your innovative fintech startup to the world and a platform to gain recognition and build credibility, the Visa Everywhere Initiative competition is for you. This year’s competition will be hosted at the TechCrunch Disrupt event on October 28 in San Francisco.
Visa Everywhere Initiative is an open innovation program that helps startups like yours unlock new opportunities — and can give you a global platform to demonstrate your ground-breaking solutions. The program first launched in the U.S. in 2015, and quickly expanded into a global program. To date, nearly 15,000 startups have applied to the program — many of which now work with Visa or its clients.
The 2024 global competition is going to be more exciting than ever before — with an amazing opportunity for selected finalists to get in front of Visa’s executives, potential clients, and investors. One fintech per region will be selected to compete in the global finals at the TechCrunch Disrupt event.
Prizes
- Two monetary prizes will be awarded during the global finals event celebrated on October 28 at the TechCrunch Disrupt event in San Francisco.
- Overall Winner: $100,000 USD
- Audience Favorite: $20,000 USD (The overall winner is also eligible to win the Audience Favorite prize)
- Global finalists will also be hosted by Visa at the TechCrunch Disrupt Pavilion to exhibit together their companies in the Expo Hall with the following benefits:
- (1) standing demo table or kiosk in the Expo Hall all 3 days
- (1) 11” x 14” tabletop sign with sponsor logo
- Founder pass
- Access to complimentary partner wifi network and power
- Access to Startup Exhibitor Lounge
- Access to TechCrunch Disrupt press list
- Inclusion in the Disrupt mobile app
- Prior to the global finals, the following local and regional prizes will also be awarded:
- KBO: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman
- Applications must be submitted by April 22, 2024. KBO Finals to be held on or about June 11, 2024 (In-Person Event)
- 1st Place – $40K
- 2nd Place – $26.6K
- 3rd Place – $13.3K
- Social Impact/Special Edition Prize – $10K
- Risk FIRE Prize – $25K
- Levant: Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine
- Applications must be submitted by April 22, 2024. Levant Finals to be held on or about June 4, 2024 (In-Person Event)
- 1st Place – $25K
- 2nd Place – $13K
- 3rd Place – $7K
- Audience Favorite – $10K
- Qatar & Kuwait
- Applications must be submitted by April 22, 2024. Qatar & Kuwait Finals to be held on or about June 13, 2024 (In-Person Event)
- 1st Place – $40K
- 2nd Place – $25K
- 3rd Place – $15K
- Audience Favorite – $10K
- Social Impact Award – $10K
- CEMEA (Central Europe, Middle East, and Africa)
- Applications must be submitted by May 6, 2024. CEMEA Regional Finals to be held on or about July 17, 2024 (Virtual Event)
- 1st Place – $20K
- Audience Favorite – $10K
- North America
- Applications must be submitted by May 13, 2024. One (1) Global-Finalist from this Region will be determined on or about August 19, 2024
- Latin America
- Applications must be submitted by June 3, 2024. One (1) Global-Finalist from this Region will be determined on or about August 19, 2024
- Europe
- Applications must be submitted by July 1, 2024. One (1) Global-Finalist from this Region will be determined on or about August 19, 2024
- Asia Pacific
- Applications must be submitted by July 12, 2024. One (1) Global-Finalist from this Region will be determined on or about September 15, 2024
Eligibility
- They are looking for fintech startups with products that deliver innovative payment and commerce solutions to consumers and businesses. These include but are 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
- Loyalty of the Future
- Money Movers
- Remittance
- P2P and Transfers
- Cross Border Payments
- B2C (Disbursements)
- B2B Payments Orchestration
- Enablers (Commerce and Banking)
- Online Marketplaces and Ecommerce
- Embedded Finance
- Core Banking and Bank Enablers
- FinTech Aggregators
- Digital Acceptance
- BaaS
- Neobanks and Brokerages
- Neobanks/Digital Banks
- MNOs
- Digital Brokerages
- Digital Wallets
- Lending
- Commercial Lending
- BNPL
- Consumer Lending
- Capital Providers
- Alternative Lending
- Social, Creator, and Gaming
- Creator Platforms and Services
- NFT Marketplaces
- Collectables
- Gaming Wallets and Tokenization
- In Game Payments and Transactions
- Gig Economy Enabler
- Crypto
- Crypto Exchanges
- Crypto Enablers
- Decentralized Finance and Blockchain
- Web3
- Other Categories
- Urban Mobiity
- Risk
- Emerging Spaces
Application
For more information, visit Visa Everywhere Initiative.
