Visa Accelerator Program
Visa is inviting regional fintech start-ups to be part of its investment and training vehicle. This groundbreaking initiative connects Africa's brightest minds with experienced mentors, cutting-edge technology, and unparalleled investment opportunities.
The 3-months programme presents the following benefits;
- Knowledge & Expertise
- Mentorship
- Visa specific training
- Funding
- Partnership opportunities
- Project Perks
Who should apply?
- Seed to Series A startups with at least an MVP
- Building a solution addressing one of our themes
- Market tested solution that has gained traction
- Existing operations in Africa or demonstrated commitment to expand in Africa
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Full description
Programme Themes;
- Unlocking new payment flows
- Cross-border remittances and funds disbursements
- Finance management platforms for B2B (e.g. payables, receivables, procurement, etc)
- Social commerce and the creator economy
- Government disbursements, collections, and payouts
- Open banking and account-to-account solutions
- Treasury-as-a-Service
- Mobile money flows and interoperability
- Embedded Financ
- Installments and flexible financing models
- Transaction engagement and management (e.g. sustainability tracking, transaction controls, PFM)
- Consumer loyalty and rewards
- Banking-as-a-Service
- Fintech-as-a-Service
- Empowering merchants and SMEs
- Next-generation omni-channel online and face-to-face payments
- Installments, POS financing, and BNPL
- Financing, alternative lending and risk mitigation structures
- Merchant value add solutions (e.g working capital optimization, supplier marketplace, inventory management, etc.)
- Merchant loyalty and engagement
- Payment Infrastructure enablers
- Authentication and fraud solutions
- KYC, customer onboarding and identity management
- Payment processing and facilitation
- B2B platform enablers
- Credit scoring and risk management solutions
- Data solutions and insights
- The future of finance
- Integration of AI / ML into payment solutions
- Leveraging blockchain and decentralized technologies
- Programmable money
- Crypto risk, fraud, data and intelligence
- Custodial and non-custodial infrastructure
- CBDC and stablecoin solutions
- Sustainable and inclusive finance
- Financial services for underserved communities or climate-vulnerable communities
- Affordable and accessible financial solutions
- Impact management and measurement
- Carbon footprint and climate neutral solutions
Closing date
Industry
Financial and insurance activities
FinTech and InsureTech
Financial Services and Insurance