Finance for Tomorrow launches the 5th edition of the Fintech for Tomorrow Challenge
On the occasion of Change Now, Finance for Tomorrow has announced the launch of the 5th edition of its Fintech for Tomorrow Challenge, the benchmark call for projects to support and promote green and sustainable fintechs. A source of partnerships and development opportunities, the Fintech for Tomorrow Challenge aims to strengthen the contribution of fintechs to the ecological transition.
Innovative projects whose activities support the transformation of financial sector practices and/or the redirection of flows towards a sustainable and inclusive economy have until September 15 to apply.
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This year, the Fintech for Tomorrow Challenge will award three prizes:
- The ‘Fintech for Tomorrow’ Prize is awarded to companies proposing new models for transforming the financial sector, with a prize of 16,000 euros, a one-year incubation period at Swave, mentoring and a Masterclass with Seabird Impact.
- The ‘Fintech for Diversity and Inclusion’ prizeis open to companies aiming to promote financial inclusion, or from entrepreneurs of all backgrounds, and will be awarded a prize of 16,000 euros, a one-year incubation at the Liberté Living Lab, a Masterclass with Seabird Impact and mentoring by Techstars Paris.
- The ‘International Potential’ prize is aimed at French companies wishing to deploy their solution for transforming the financial sector internationally. The winner will receive a prize of 16,000 euros, a one-month incubation at Station Fintech Montreal and mentoring by Techstars Amsterdam.
Selected winners and finalists will benefit from exceptional visibility at Climate Finance Day and the ChangeNOW event. They will also benefit from access to a network of committed players, thanks to a one-year membership of various industry associations (Finance for Tomorrow, France Fintech, La Place Fintech).
All innovations:
Technological innovation (online applications and platforms, data management and artificial intelligence, blockchain, payment systems, Internet of Things and satellites, etc.), innovation of use (change of use based on a need) or social innovation (meets new or poorly satisfied social needs).
All activities linked to the financial sector :
Insurance, banking, investment, services, non-financial projects that can support the evolution of practices in the financial sector, etc.
All sectors of the ecological transition :
circular economy, renewable energies and energy efficiency, sustainable mobility, preservation of water resources, pollution prevention, just transition, social inclusion, transformation of territories, protection of biodiversity, etc.
All maturities :
idea, proof of concept, first customers, scale-up, fund-raising or international expansion.