Visa Accelerator Program
The Visa Accelerator Program was created to help startups unlock their growth potential and scale across the Asia Pacific region, by collaborating on joint solutions that address the biggest opportunities in digital payments.
Together with Visa’s payment experts, product architects and business development teams, startups in the Visa Accelerator Program get to rapidly co-develop, test, and iterate new solutions, while pursuing tangible go-to-market opportunities with our extensive network of financial institutions, merchants and digital partners over a course of six months.
Now in its third year, the Visa Accelerator Program has enabled the growth of some of Asia Pacific’s most prominent startups.
Submissions for our 2023 cohort are now closed.
Build the future of commerce with Visa
Opportunities we are pursuing with our 2023 cohort
Web 3.0
How might we shape the development and adoption of Web 3.0 to power transformative new commerce experiences?
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- Payments experiences in the metaverse
- Programmable money
- Digital asset custody
- Non-fungible tokens (NFTs)
- Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)
- DeFi applications
- Oracles and cross chain interoperability
- Crypto risk, fraud and intelligence
Global Money Movement
How might we optimise the movement of money domestically and across borders, leveraging Visa’s network of networks infrastructure?
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- Cross-border remittances
- Social commerce and the creator economy
- Supply chain payments, supplier onboarding and KYC solutions
- Government disbursements, collections, payouts and procurement
- Treasury-as-a-Service
- Payment-as-a-Service
- Payment infrastructure enablers
Embedded Finance
How might we use advanced intelligence to enhance payment and finance experiences in B2C and B2B connected commerce models?
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- Instalments and flexible financing models
- Consumer loyalty and rewards
- Pre-and-post transaction engagement (e.g. sustainability tracking, transaction controls, PFM)
- Authentication solutions
- Banking-as-a-Service
- Fintech-as-a-Service
- B2B platform enablers
Merchant and Small Business Enablers
How might we use digital payments as a springboard for growth for merchants and small businesses?
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- Next-generation omni-channel and face-to-face payments
- Seller onboarding and KYC solutions
- Merchant loyalty and engagement
- Financing, alternative lending and risk mitigation structures
- Working capital optimisation
- Business process automation
Open Banking
How might we build new data partnership models and account-based payment experiences, leveraging open banking?
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- Digital identity
- Consent management
- Decision modeling to support credit scoring, etc.
- Fair and equitable AI & ML modeling
- Data aggregation solutions
- Payment initiation solutions
- Account-to-Account solutions
Who are we looking for?
Mission Alignment
Startups with solutions addressing one of the following opportunity areas:
- Web 3.0
- Global Money Movement
- Embedded Finance
- Merchant and Small Business Enablers
- Open Banking
Proven Solution
Startups with a market-tested solution that has gained traction
A clearly articulated scope and business rationale for a POC with Visa
Growth Stage
At least 9-12 months runway (Series A and above)
Resources available for POC testing with Visa (startup can dedicate time and focus without impacting core operations)
Asia Pacific Focus
Startups that demonstrate commitment to expanding in Asia Pacific
Existing operations in the region is a plus
Why apply?
Rapid Testing
- Test and validate your solution efficiently through a focused Proof of Concept (POC) to generate maximum impact within a short timeline
- Get equity-free funding of up to US$50,000, at Visa's discretion, to support your POC
- Get business and technical support to build and deploy your solution
Access & Partnerships
- Get exclusive introductions to Visa’s global network of clients and partners
- Explore tailored partnerships and commercialisation opportunities post-program
- Follow-on integration with Visa ecosystem initiatives and programs
Exclusive Mentorship
- Access Visa leadership and subject matter experts to build your roadmap
- Dedicated Visa Sponsor and POC working team, to open doors and champion your startup
- Access Plug & Play’s renowned mentor network to fast track your growth
Scale Your Business
- Expand into new regions with our market-specific expertise
- A fast track for follow-on pilots, commercial agreements, co-creation, and even potential funding for successful POCs across Asia-Pacific
- Get recognised on the global stage as one of the elite startups accepted into the program
Program Timeline
*interviews will be
conducted on a rolling basis
Meet Our Startups
2023 Startups
Dowsure provides digital financing experiences for cross-border merchants on global e-commerce platforms.
Doxa offers a collaborative trade platform that enables automated procure-to-pay and financing workflows for companies operating in a cross-industry ecosystem.
Kadmos offers an end-to-end salary payments platform for migrant workers, bringing fintech, low margins, and transparent FX to traditional industries.
Pi-xcels digitises paper receipts instantly to provide offline retailers with real-time actionable shopper data, via a single tap.
Playbux provides a fully integrated Web 3.0 community platform with commerce activities, blockchain technology, NFTs, and virtual communities.
Transpure provides technology to minimise friction, build seamless and cost effective solutions for cross-border payments and remittances.
Twid (That’s What I Do) is a rewards-based payment network that brings together various issuers’ rewards points systems to enable them as a mode of payment across merchants.
2022 Startups
Cymonz is an enabler of international payments, providing a highly scalable and configurable payments-as-a-service platform.
Moneytree is Japan’s market-leading platform for financial data aggregation and data portability.
Perfios enables businesses to aggregate, curate, and analyse structured and unstructured data.
TallyKhata is a digital platform with business ledger, wallet and credit capabilities for small businesses in Bangladesh.
TripleA, licensed by MAS, enables crypto payments and payouts for businesses.
2021 Startups
Brankas is an open banking technology provider for financial institutions and fintechs in Southeast Asia.
Curlec enables businesses to collect recurring payments easily and take control of their cash flow.
DigitSecure enables omni-channel payment acceptance for business of all types and sizes.
ModusBox is a global, open-source fintech company for real-time payments.
Open is a neo-banking platform solution for small and medium businesses.
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