On Monday, BBVA announced the finalists for its Open Talent FinTech for Companies Challenge. The company revealed that it launched the “fintech games” in order to find the most innovative startups across the world to provide opportunities for.
“After eight years of focusing purely on seeking out the fintech firms that are transforming the Financial world, this year at BBVA Open Talent we are broadening the competition as we continue searching for talent and collaboration. As in previous editions, we are still looking for the most disruptive Fintech startups with BBVA Open Talent Global Trends. But this year we also want to appeal to all the ecosystem through our thematic verticals, particularly those startups working in the fields of Identity, Artificial Intelligence and Fintech for Companies.”
The competition closed on July 17th and the final is set to take place in London next month. The following companies have been selected as finalists:
- Bitbond – Germany
- Cardlife – United Kingdom
- RedCapital – Chile
- B2Bpay – Finland
- Akoni – United Kingdom
- PayBlocks – Mexico
- Asteria – Sweden
- Invoice Capture – Portugal
- MyFinB Holdings – Singapore