Archie – an innovative new fintech acceleration partner – launches with “a mission to scale the next generation of fintech disruptors that will define and lead the category.” With the belief that fintech founders need much more than financial backing to turn their ambitions into… Read More
Wa’ed, the entrepreneurship division of Saudi Aramco, has been working with Fintech Saudi as a key partner, along with local seed and early-stage VC company Flat6Labs, in order to introduce a 12-week Fintech Accelerator program. The new Fintech Accelerator will focus on supporting the ongoing… Read More
The Arab Bank, one of the largest financial institutions in the Middle East, has launched its Fintech-focused corporate accelerator program, called “AB Accelerator,” in Egypt, after its successful launch in Jordan in 2018. The launch of this Fintech-related program in Egypt comes as part of… Read More
Financial technology leader FIS (NYSE:FIS) and The Venture Center have unveiled the 10 firms chosen to participate in the 2021 FIS Fintech Accelerator program. As mentioned in an update shared with CI: “In its sixth year, the FIS Fintech Accelerator program is focused on identifying… Read More
OwnHome, the recent winner of Xccelerate2020, the startup competition that’s managed by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s Fintech incubation division X15ventures, has reportedly received $150,000 in capital after grabbing the number one spot in the contest. Over 80 different startups had applied to take part… Read More
The Seoul Fintech Lab, which has been established by the Seoul Metropolitan Government in South Korea, aims to transform the city into one of the leading financial centers in the world. The Fintech Lab’s organizers may be working closely with companies in Luxembourg. There’s an… Read More
Qatar is now well-positioned to provide a test-bed for creating business-to-business (B2B) Fintech solutions. The Middle Eastern nation has introduced its National Vision 2030 Strategy, which includes several Fintech-focused projects that should help with expanding and diversifying Qatar’s economy. Qatar’s financial technology sector has been… Read More
Fintech Saudi, an initiative that’s supported by startup accelerator, Flat6Labs, has announced that it’s launching a 3-months-long innovation and entrepreneurship program. The program will aim to bring together Fintech Saudi’s extensive MENA region market reach and Flat6Labs’ resources, in order to provide up to 10… Read More
Tonik, the very first all-digital banking platform in the Philippines, has reportedly chosen Mastercard as its payments partner as the company gets ready to officially launch its operations later this year. Through the partnership, Mastercard will be supporting Tonik by acting as its Fintech accelerator…. Read More
The Fintech Abu Dhabi Innovation and startups team is reportedly planning to “digitally visit” 23 different countries throughout the world between July and November 2020, The Fintech group aims to meet and potentially work with the founders of high-potential early-stage financial technology companies. The best… Read More
Plug and Play Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) announced on Tuesday it has kicked off its second fintech accelerator and innovation program in the Middle East. The organization has partnered with BNP Paribas, Boubyan Bank, Finablr Group, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), and Riyad Bank. According… Read More
Scotiabank and The Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), commonly referred to as Tec de Monterrey, announced last week they have teamed up to launch Factory A in Mexico City, which is the bank’s first fintech accelerator program. According to the duo, 10 fintechs will be selected… Read More
FIS (NYSE: FIS), a financial services technology firm, in collaboration with the State of Arkansas and Little Rock-based The Venture Center, announced on Tuesday applications are open for the 2019 FIS FinTech Accelerator program. FIS reported that now in its fourth year, the FIS FinTech… Read More
Andrew Hauser, the Executive Director of Banking, Payments and Financial Resilience from the Bank of England, delivered a speech today explaining why “this time is different.” His statement reflected on detractors who criticize Fintech as more of the same. Sure, ATMs came along and they were… Read More
The Bank of England has published an update on their FinTech Accelerator program announcing the latest cohort of proofs of concepts along with a status report. The news shared as part of a speech by Andrew Hauser, Executive Director for Banking, Payments and Financial Resilience delivered… Read More
The Bank of England has has published summaries of the third round of Proofs of Concept (POCs) completed by its Fintech Accelerator. Launched a year ago, the Accelerator seeks to deploy innovative technologies on issues relevant to the Bank’s mission and operations. The Bank… Read More
The Bank of England Fintech Accelerator has launched a new community designed to bring Fintech companies and organizations together to engage with the bank. The community will better allow the Bank to share ideas and insights while the Bank supports the development of the Fintech sector…. Read More
Yes Fintech, a business accelerator program in collaboration with Yes Bank, T-Hub, Anthill and LetsTalkPayments, announced that it is accepting global applications until 3 February. The top 12 selected startups will enroll in a 15 week dual destination program, split between Mumbai and Hyderabad. Yes Bank is… Read More
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