LEVEL UP YOUR STARTUP
Visa Everywhere Initiative 2024
Get your startup on the world stage
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 12,000 startups have applied to the program — many of which now work with Visa or its clients. Applying is the first step towards getting Visa’s attention.
Key competition details
The Visa Everywhere Initiative 2024 Saudi Arabia, Bahrain & Oman Edition in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 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. Apply now if you’re a startup with great products already in market and gaining traction — and are looking for an extra push from a global, trusted brand like Visa to gain scale.
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- Apply here.
- Visa will select 5 finalists who are located in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain & Oman, and/or have a significant operations in the country. These 5 finalists will be invited to present their solutions in front of a panel of expert judges at the final event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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We are looking for 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
- Alternative Lending
- 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
Neo Banks and Brokerages
- Neo Banks/Digital Banks
- Digital Brokerages
- Digital Wallets
Lending
- Commercial Lending
- BNPL
- Consumer Lending
- Capital Providers
Social, Creator, and Gaming
- Creator Platforms and Services
- Collectables
- Gaming Wallets and Tokenization
- In Game payments and transactions
- Gig Economy Enabler
Other categories for 2024
- Sustainable fintechs
- Risk
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- 1st place: $40,000 USD (BD15,000, OMR15,000)
- 2nd place: $26,600 USD (BD10,000, OMR10,200)
- 3rd place: $13,300USD (BD5,000, OMR5,100)
- Impact Award: $10,000 USD (BD3,700, OMR3,800)
- Risk FIRE Prize: $25,000 USD (BD9,400, OMR9,600)
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Application Window: 26 March – 29 April 2024
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain & Oman Final: 4 June 2024, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
CEMEA (Central Europe, Middle East, and Africa) Final: July 2024
Global Final: 28–30 October 2024 (TBC)
It’s rewarding to win
Validation
Exposure
Monetary Prize
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Past winners share their stories
“Winning the Visa Everywhere Initiative gave us access to Visa executives and visibility that enables us to partner with other institutions around the world.”
– Ayo Ariwake, Co-Founder & CTO, ThriveAgric. 2022 Winner
Visa Everywhere Initiative winners
Relive the excitement of the 2022 Global Finals in Qatar. Watch the event here
LATIN AMERICA
Alejandro Vega
Huli is a platform that connects patients, doctors and other healthcare services.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mriganka Pattnaik
Merkle Science is the next generation predictive Web3 risk & intelligence platform.
NORTH AMERICA
Christine De Wendel
sunday is the fastest digital payment for restaurants and the industry’s future.