From September 5 - 14, 2017, startAD will be running Venture Launchpad : Fintech Edition, a 10-day program aimed at providing fintech startups with the tools and knowledge needed to develop a comprehensive new venture that is scalable, repeatable and capital efficient.

The program is open to any early stage fintech startup with a clear interest and potential market in the UAE and MENA, working on but not restricted to any of these areas:

• Blockchain & Distributed Ledger

• Payment Solutions

• Big Data & Analytics

• Data & Behavioral Analytics

• Insurance & Cyber-insurance

• Financial Inclusion

• Remittances

• Commerce & Ecommerce

• Identity & Authentication

• Payments

• Personal Financial Management

• Foreign exchange

• IoT

• P2P Lending

• Cross Border Transactions

The program's format is as follows:



Application deadline is August 15, 2017.

If interested, apply here.