The first season of the Visa Innovation Program Europe – Nordics & Baltics edition, launched in collaboration with Visa and Tenity, today opens for applications. Over the next eight months, selected fintechs will have the chance to collaborate with Visa’s business partners, scale their businesses, and explore expansion to new geographies through Visa’s network spanning 200 countries.
Visa, the global payments technology company, today announced the launch of the Visa Innovation Program Europe – Nordics & Baltics edition, in collaboration with Tenity. Having run successfully in eight countries since 2018, the Visa Innovation Program Europe is a pilot-centered collaboration platform designed to accelerate fintech growth. It enables startups to connect with Visa’s extensive network of partners and clients, while providing access to Visa’s technology, resources, and expertise.
“We’re proud to launch the Visa Innovation Program Europe in our Nordics & Baltics markets,” said Philip Konopik, Group Country Manager, Nordics & Baltics at Visa. “This region is home to entrepreneurial companies and a digitally advanced fintech landscape. By bringing our proven innovation platform here, we’re helping unlock new opportunities for startups to scale, collaborate, and shape the future of payments, locally and globally.”
To date, the Visa Innovation Program Europe has supported 120 successful fintech companies across eight countries, selected from more than 1,200 applications. The regional edition is designed to accelerate the fintech sector in the Nordics & Baltics by fostering collaboration between startups and Visa’s global ecosystem, helping bring innovative solutions to market faster and more efficiently.
The launch of the Nordics & Baltics edition will offer fintechs access to:
- Visa’s APIs via the Visa Developer Platform
- Global investment networks through Tenity and potential new market exploration
- Mentorship from industry experts
- Engagement with regional banks and financial institutions
For Visa’s 160+ existing Visa Innovation Program partners, the program provides a curated pipeline of innovative fintechs, offering a direct path to new digital solutions by reducing the time and cost associated with in-house development.
“The launch of this program comes at a pivotal time for the region’s fast-growing fintech sector, driven by a vibrant startup scene and emerging technologies. This milestone brings Visa’s proven platform to one of Europe’s most dynamic hubs, fostering collaboration to accelerate innovation, unlock growth, and strengthen the region’s global leadership in digital finance, and we’re excited to bring this to the Nordics and Baltics region with Visa,” said Kaan Akın, Managing Partner and Chief Commercial Officer at Tenity.
The program is open to fintechs based in the Nordics & Baltics with a strong market presence. Applications open on October 6th, and selected participants will be announced in December.
To apply or learn more about the program visit https://www.visainnovationprogram.com/nb/
About Visa Innovation Program Europe
Visa Innovation Program Europe- Nordics & Baltics edition is a pilot-centered collaboration platform that enables Fintechs to accelerate its response to the payment and commerce challenges of tomorrow, further enhance its own product propositions and provide visionary solutions for Visa’s vast network of clients and partners. Implemented by Visa, in collaboration with Tenity, the Visa Innovation Program Europe was designed to support and accelerate innovation in the Nordics & Baltic digital payment ecosystem. During the 8-month season the fintechs will receive training from experts to accelerate their solutions, access Visa APIs through the Visa Developer Platform, and come together with banks, financial institutions and partners within Visa’s local and global business network. The Program is an equity free innovation activity which main purpose is to identify and/or enhance fintech solutions that address pre-identified priority market wide opportunities and challenges related to the payments ecosystem.