To meet tomorrow's payment challenges, more than 4,000 fintech candidates participated in the competition with innovative payment and commerce solutions. ThriveAgric, une fintech qui permet aujourd'hui aux petits agriculteurs d' accéder au financement, aux informations et à la distribution, a été couronnée lauréate du Prix Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI). An innovation program that is open, open and a global competition for start-ups and fintechs.

The world final, which took place in Qatar during the 2022 FIFA World Cup, was preceded by a one-year competition. During this competition, entrepreneurs from all over the world participated in regional editions before reaching the final phase. Andrew Torre, regional president for the ECMEA zone, at Visa announced that they saw “this year, more than 4,000 fintechs participate in this global Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI) competition, with a record number of 1,130 applications from Central Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.”

Thrive Agric, a fintech company took the top spot, providing small-scale farmers with access to finance, knowledge, and distribution. Zeti, a fintech allowing pay-per-use financing for ecological transport occupe la deuxième place et Huli, a platform that connects patients, doctors and other health services the third place.