DIFC\u2019s FinTech Hive revealed the launch of a new funding accelerator programme for FinTech start-ups in the MEASA region. FinTech Hive Scale Up programme benefits scaleups by helping them grow through strategic partnerships and receiving investment\u00a0resources through the DIFC FinTech Hive ecosystem.<\/p>\n
Through a series of collaborations with multiple partners, the programme provides start-ups with fast access to funding, access to partner resources, support services as well as connections to investor networks.<\/p>\n
The new accelerator programme is supported by six leading investment partners – Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), Etisalat, DIFC FinTech Fund, Dubai Cultiv8, FALCOM Financial Services and NIcapital. Partners gain access to the startup ecosystem and benefit from faster access to growth and scale markets.<\/p>\n
The FinTech Hive Scale Up programme is designed for post series A start-up companies with a scalable and repeatable business model. These are scaleups that will experience powerful impact from gaining access to venture capital and funds from the region on business growth potential.<\/p>\n
Commenting on the announcement, Raja Al Mazrouei, Executive Vice President of DIFC FinTech Hive<\/strong>, said: \u201cWe are delighted to have launched the \u2018FinTech Hive Scale Up\u2019 programme to support the region\u2019s growing FinTech community, and give them a strong platform to drive innovation in the MEASA region.\u201d<\/p>\n FinTech Hive Scale Up programme is the second to launch under DIFC\u2019s FinTech Hive following the FinTech Hive Accelerator program for growth stage startups.<\/p>\n DIFC was last year awarded \u2018FinTech Hub of the Year\u2019 in the FinX awards. This award reflects DIFC\u2019s achievements as a global hub for innovation and excellence and further cements the Centre\u2019s reputation as one of the world\u2019s most dynamic financial centres and leading FinTech ecosystem in the MEASA region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" DIFC\u2019s FinTech Hive revealed the launch of a new funding accelerator programme for FinTech start-ups in the MEASA region. FinTech Hive Scale Up programme benefits scaleups by helping them grow through strategic partnerships and receiving investment\u00a0resources through the DIFC FinTech Hive ecosystem. Through a series of collaborations with multiple partners, the programme provides start-ups with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26722,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26721"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26721\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26723,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26721\/revisions\/26723"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}