FinTech Abu Dhabi Innovation Challenge

About the Challenge

The FinTech Abu Dhabi Innovation Challenge brings together the most disruptive emerging and scaling FinTech talent from across the world to address real challenges championed by corporates through to proof of concept or prototype. In 2019, the challenge builds on two years of success in supporting leading innovators in working with regional corporates on real problems.

With FinTech Abu Dhabi as the gateway to the Middle East & North Africa for global and regional FinTech businesses, Abu Dhabi Global Market, in collaboration with Unbound, will act as a catalyst for collaboration between corporate leaders and FinTech start-ups from around the world.

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Challenge Areas

• RegTech & SupTech
• Financial Inclusion
• Digital Marketplaces
• Blockchain & Crypto
• Security & Trust

Evaluation Criteria

1. Value Proposition - ability of solution to address the problem statement
2. Business Model - ability to scale and generate revenue
3. Performance - market readiness and maturity
4. Team - experience of team members

Problem Statements

The corporate-championed problem statements will be published in June 2019, register your interest in the Innovation Challenge to be the first to hear.

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The Process

Leading global FinTech talent will be invited to apply, Abu Dhabi Global Market and Unbound will assess applications through a multistage selection process.

Complimenting the call for applications is The Tour, activities in FinTech hubs such as San Francisco, New York, London, Singapore, Hong Kong and more…