The FinTech World Cup is an initiative organised by Trescon and powered by Ignyte that provides FinTech startups globally an opportunity to establish strategic alliances, partnerships, and connections, facilitating their organic growth and market expansion.
The FinTech World Cup is a platform designed to foster innovation, collaboration, and transformation within the financial technology sector. Open to early, mid, and late-stage startups, the FinTech World Cup encourages applications from businesses across all FinTech verticals.
FinTech World Cup encourages startups from all stages of the FinTech sector to apply. Our application review committee, consisting of representatives from venture capital firms, incubators, and angel investors, evaluates the applications based on a range of criteria:
Must have experience
building companies
Innovation & creativity in resume
Excited about startups
Has been funded or vetted by VC or startup incubator
Qualifier rounds are conducted in collaboration with our esteemed regional partners. Startups submit their applications, which undergo thorough evaluation by a panel of judges appointed by our regional partners. The top 10-15 startups from the pre-selection round get the opportunity to pitch their innovative solutions in front of both the judging panel and the audience at the Qualifiers of the FinTech World Cup.
The top 10-15 startups emerging from the qualifiers will have the opportunity to present their ideas to a global audience at the Grand Finale, which will take place during the Dubai FinTech Summit on 13th May 2025, at Madinat Jumeirah.
FinTech World Cup is a transformative journey for startups offering a path to industry recognition, strategic partnerships, and exponential growth. By participating in FinTech World Cup, startups embrace the opportunity to be part of a global movement that drives innovation and shapes the future of FinTech and finance. Apply Now and be a part of this extraordinary opportunity to propel your FinTech innovations onto the world stage!
