Mar 19, 2022
Sponsor: VISA
Applications are now open for the Visa Everywhere Initiative 2022, an open innovation program that helps startups like yours unlock new opportunities—and gives 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 8,500 startups have participated, and have collectively raised more than $16 billion in funding.
The first step towards getting your startup worldwide attention is to join the Visa Everywhere Initiative network—the same network of startups that their product teams from all over the world access when searching for solutions.
Prize Details
Overall Winner: $100,000 USD
Audience Favorite: $20,000 USD
Visa Direct: $20,000 USD
2nd Place: $20,000 USD
3rd Place: $10,000 USD
What they are looking for?
They are looking for products that deliver innovative payment and commerce solutions to consumers and businesses. These include but are not limited to:
Enablers of digital services and digital issuers
Blockchain and cryptocurrency
Crowdfundin
Banking as a service
BIN sponsorsIssuer / processors
Program managers
Digital issuance
Blockchain and cryptocurrency
Alternative lending
Personal financial management
Money transfer and remittance
Digital banking (aka neobanks)
Digital wallets, P2P, and transfers
Employee benefits
Payables
Corporate cards (aka expense management)
Value-add for merchants and/or consumers in regard to finance
Data and analytics
ID, authentication, and security
InsurTech
Loyalty
Merchant services and tools
Process and pay infrastructure
Retail technology
Small/medium-sized business
Money movement (disbursements, intra-account, P2P vendor, payments)
Acceptance (e-commerce, mobile acceptance)
Risk management (chargebacks, etc.)
Brand management (community building, etc.)
Eligibility Criteria
Each Participant must be an employee of the Company acting in the exercise of his/her/their commercial or independent professional activity and must be a legal resident of an Eligible Country in his/her/their Region. Participant must also be at least 18 years old (or at least the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence, whichever is older) at the time of registration. In addition, employees of Visa or its designee(s) may register but are not eligible to participate in any of the virtual or in-person competitions and any awards for the 2022 Initiative as detailed herein.
Deadlines
Egypt: Applications close: March 20, 2022
Saudi Arabia: Applications close: April 21, 2022
Rest of CEMEA: Applications close: April 4, 2022
North America: Applications close: March 31, 2022
Latin America: Applications close: March 18, 2022
Asia Pacific: Applications close: June 14, 2022
Europe: Applications close: June 14, 2022