Visa Everywhere Initiative 2019 LAC

Visa Everywhere Initiative is a global innovation program that invites startups to solve payment challenges of tomorrow, propel their product prototypes and provide visionary solutions for Visa's extensive network of partners.

The 2019 edition of Visa Everywhere Initiative is a challenge-based program looking to discover and empower global growth-stage startups with presence in Latin America and the Caribbean with the capacity to disrupt financial services and accelerate commercial engagements with Visa and its clients through Pilot programs and POCs.

2019 Challenges

Prize

12 finalists participate in a 5-week blended immersion program (remote and in person) designed to fast track collaboration with Visa, including pilot design and pilot plan workshops, culminating in Pilot Demo in front of Visa leaders and clients at the finals event during the 2019 edition of FINNOSUMMIT on December 3rd and 4th in Miami.

The most innovative Fintech startup in Latin America is selected at the final and has the opportunity to collaborate with Visa on the future of payments, receive mentoring by Visa subject matter experts, gain exposure to venture capitalists and Visa’s ecosystem of partners.

The most innovative Fintech startup in Latin America wins a $50,000 USD award.

Timeline

  • APR 30

    Open Aplications

    Office hours
  • 30 JUN

    Close Aplications

    Office hours
  • 25 JUL

    Announcement 1: Workshops participants

    Collaborative Innovation Workshop
  • 2 SEP

    Finalists

    Collaborative Innovation Workshop
  • 28 OCT

    Inmmersion program
  • 4 DIC

    Finals at FINNOSUMMIT Miami

    Inmmersion program
  • 6 DIC

    Program closure
    Inmmersion program

Workshops

24 selected startups participate in one of the 4 private workshops where they engage with Visa and local ecosystem partners. These private workshops are held in Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Bogota and Buenos Aires.

Final

12 finalists participate in a 5-week blended immersion program, taking part in remote sessions as well as presential activities at Visa headquarters.

Finalists are invited to take part in design activities to accelerate collaboration with Visa, including pilot design and PoC-oriented workshops.

They present thei demo to Visa leaders, customers and the entrepreneurship community in a final event during the 2019 edition of FINNOSUMMIT Miami by LendIt Fintech on December 3-4 in Miami.

Partners

LOGO-VILLAGE-CAPITAL
LOGO-STARTUP-CHILE
LOGO-FINTECHILE
LOGO-ENDEAVOR
LOGO-EMPRENDE-UP

LOGO-CONECT-BOGOTA
LOGO-COLOMBIA-FINTECH
LOGO-CARAO-VENTURES
LOGO-CAMARA-ARGENTINA-FINTECH
LOGO-BUENTRIP

LOGO-FINTECH-PERU
LOGO-AREA3
LOGO-ANGELVENTURES
LOGO-ABSTARTUPS

Our entrepreneurs

  • “The recognition of having been the first winners of this competition allowed us to start working with acquirers and brands at a completely different level from the one we had been previously working on. We are grateful for the doors that were opened to us and the real opportunities close thanks to it.”
    Sebastián Cadenas

    CEO at

    Increase

    Sebastian Cardenas VEI
  • “Visa Everywhere Initiative was our turning point. We went from being a promising Fintech in LatAm to being a consolidated company with a regional scope, backed by one of the most powerful brands in the world: Visa. VEI and Finnovista connected us with the Visa team, which helped us grow our business exponentially.”
    Nathan Schorr

    Co-Founder & CEO at

    Flexio

    Nathan Schorr
  • “Winning in 2018 meant starting to work more closely with Visa, knowing what its purpose is, and establishing a joint goal: help more companies accept payments in LatAm more easily. We are confident that we have gained a lifetime partner for Culqi.”
    Nicolás Di Pace

    Co-Fundador & CPO at

    Culqi

    Nicolas Di Pace

Visa Everywhere Initiative 2018

We invite you to know more about Visa Everywhere Initiative and the previous winners by watching this video with the best moments of the 2018 edition.

Organised by

Visa Inc. is a global payments technology company that connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions, and governments in more than 200 countries and territories to fast, secure and reliable electronic payments. We operate one of the world’s most advanced processing networks — VisaNet — that is capable of handling more than 65,000 transaction messages a second, with fraud protection for consumers and assured payment for merchants.

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