Innovate Finance, an independent membership association that represents the UK’s global fintech community, announced on Thursday it would be giving Pitch360’s winner a £10,000 prize.
The organization revealed that the fintech startup competition aims to strengthen the global FinTech community by showcasing the hottest innovations in financial services and will also provide candidates with exposure to a captive audience of key influencers, investors and media professionals as well as access to Innovate Finance’s member community. Along with the £10,000 prize, Pitch360’s winner will be given a press package that includes media introductions and training, top policy and legal advice from Hogan Lovells, one year’s complimentary membership to Innovate Finance and two complimentary tickets to the 2018 Innovate Finance Global Summit. Innovate Finance is seeking fintech startups that work across the following verticals:
- Distributed Ledger
- Financial Inclusion
- Cyber Security
- Cross Border Payments
- Peer-to-Peer and Alternative Funding
- RegTech
- Personal Finance Management and Robo Advice
- AI and Machine Learning
- Sandboxes
The deadline for submitting applications is January 20th. Finalists will be announced and invited to pitch in February 2017. All successful applicants will receive complimentary exhibiting space on day two of Innovate Finance’s Global Summit, which takes place at The Guildhall, London on April 1oth and 11th, and two complimentary tickets to attend.
