US FinTech Accelerator
417 Main St, Little Rock, AR, 72201, United States
Overview
The FIS FinTech Accelerator is a 12-week, intensive program designed to accelerate the growth of early stage financial technology companies. We are the ONLY accelerator with an open door to the executive suite of the global fintech leader, FIS™, and access to their 20,000 financial institution customers across 130 countries. FIS is the world's largest global provider dedicated to banking and payments technologies. FIS empowers the financial world with payment processing and banking solutions, including software, services and technology outsourcing. The highly selective program will admit up to 10 financial technology startups poised to challenge the status quo in the financial services sector. Startups chosen to participate in the VC FinTech Accelerator will enter a 12-week on-site program, complete with curriculum that will help them plan strategically, address business and finance challenges, and provide rigorous mentorship from successful fintech and entrepreneurial experts. How can VC FinTech and FIS help your startup? FIS serves the largest players in the financial world, processing 27 billion transactions and $9 trillion annually. FIS is committed to disrupting the FinTech space with innovation centers in San Francisco, New York, London, Bangalore, Bangkok--and Little Rock, Arkansas. FIS stands uniquely poised to support your startup in ways that no other organization can. By joining with VC FinTech, you aren't just getting an accelerator. The Venture Center is a strategic partner that can help you transform your company and gain access to some of the inaccessible decision-makers in the world! Our next Accelerator begins May 8, 2017.
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 3
Sector focus
- Financial Services
- FinTech
- Gaming
- Venture Capital
Investment portfolio
- Ensygnia
Participated · Series A · Mar 2016
Ensygnia is a Reading, UK-based provider of patented mobile payment solutions focused on identity management and cybersecurity. Its primary product, Onescan, launched in March 2014, is a cloud-based SaaS secure-transaction platform with a stand-alone mobile app and the option to be integrated into retailers' existing mobile applications. Onescan authenticates transactions using a customer PIN and an encrypted, verifiable QR code generated and distributed by the platform on individual merchants' websites and scanned by users' mobile cameras. Customers include Visa Europe, PlayJam, O2, Waitrose, and BBC Worldwide. The company is led by CEO Richard H Harris and CTO Matt P Deacon. Ensygnia recently raised £500k in a Series A bridging round and has set up a joint venture in China to facilitate Onescan's expansion there.