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Visa Everywhere Initiative 2024

If you are looking for an opportunity to showcase innovative solutions to the world and a platform to gain recognition and build credibility, the Visa Everywhere Initiative is for you. This June, 2024, we are hosting a special Saudi Arabia, Bahrain & Oman Edition in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ready to take your idea to the next step? Apply now or scroll down to learn more.

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Fintechs and judges at the 2022 Visa Everywhere Initiative global finals in Qatar.

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.

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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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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.
: 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
: 1^st Place – $40K (SAR 150k)

2^nd Place – $26.6K (SAR 100k)

3^rd Place – $13.3K (SAR 50k)

Social Impact/Special Edition Prize $10K (SAR 37.5k)

Risk FIRE Prize $25K (SAR 94k)
: Application Window: 26 March⁠ – 29 April 2024

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain & Oman Final: 11 June 2024 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

CEMEA (Central Europe, Middle East, and Africa) Final: July 2024

Global Final: 28–30 October 2024 (TBC)
: Read the competition terms and conditions here

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It’s rewarding to win

Validation

Winners receive recognition from one of the world’s most valuable brands.

Exposure

The finals will be attended by key ecosystem enablers, helping to provide finalists with great exposure opportunities.

Monetary Prize

Winners at the global finals receive a monetary prize (no equity taken).

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.

Explore Huli

ASIA PACIFIC

Mriganka Pattnaik

Merkle Science is the next generation predictive Web3 risk & intelligence platform.

Go to Merkle Science

NORTH AMERICA

Christine De Wendel

sunday is the fastest digital payment for restaurants and the industry’s future.

Learn about sunday

Ready to take the next step?

Start unlocking opportunities for your startup by joining the Visa Everywhere Initiative network. For questions or more information contact [email protected]

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