Visa Everywhere Initiative 2024

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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 28th 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.

Our 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.

How to Participate

The first step to be part of the Visa Everywhere Initiative 2024 is to complete and submit the application. Visa will select one global finalist per each region that will move forward to the global finals event in San Francisco, California.

North America
Europe
Asia Pacific
Latin America
CEMEA [Central Europe, Middle East, Africa] – This region will run additional competitions.

Visa Everywhere Initiative Prizes

Two monetary prizes will be awarded during the global finals event celebrated on October 28th 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:

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 Criteria

We 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

How to Apply for Visa Everywhere Initiative

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