Ayannah has emerged the winner for a cash prize of US$2,000 and the opportunity to compete in the Fintech Finals 2017 in Hong Kong, to take place on January 18 and 19.
Held at the Visa Innovation Centre in Singapore, 13 startups were given 4 minutes to pitch their startup to a live audience and three industry expert judges. Early stage to late stage startups were all welcome, and the judges based their decision on the business model application and robustness, customer experience and interface as well as the potential market disruption and impact to the industry. to be the clear winner last night.
Providing digital financial services for the world’s unbanked, Ayannah provides software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions that enable secure, reliable and convenient transactions over online and mobile networks. Mikko Perez, Founder and CEO of Ayannah said of the finals, “I’m sure the competition will be tough there, but we are looking forward to the challenge as well as the camaraderie of meeting other innovators from across the region.”
Honorable Mentions were also awarded to Bambu, the B2B robo advisor firm, as well as to Active Intelligence, the artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled platform for financial institutions, merchants and developers. Tjaara, an e-marketplace, a B2B service that aims to help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) monetise relationships by offering easy access to factory-direct prices, also received an Honorable Mention.
The other participants included:
· Seedly
Ten semi-final competitions in all are taking place, in Sao Paulo,
Brazil, as well as in Seoul, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney,
Melbourne, Shanghai and Tokyo. All of the semi-finals are organised by Next Money with support from Visa and the Senjō Group. Next Money is a network of designers, entrepreneurs and finance industry
executives that want to see positive change in the finance industry and
meet regularly to discuss and learn about issues that the industry is
facing. Through city-based chapters located in major cities throughout
the world,
The Next Money chapters involved are part of a larger initiative by Next Money and Visa to establish hubs of innovation and entrepreneurship throughout Southeast Asia. Next Money is now expanding in Asia with Visa’s support.
Held at the Visa Innovation Centre in Singapore, 13 startups were given 4 minutes to pitch their startup to a live audience and three industry expert judges. Early stage to late stage startups were all welcome, and the judges based their decision on the business model application and robustness, customer experience and interface as well as the potential market disruption and impact to the industry. to be the clear winner last night.
Providing digital financial services for the world’s unbanked, Ayannah provides software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions that enable secure, reliable and convenient transactions over online and mobile networks. Mikko Perez, Founder and CEO of Ayannah said of the finals, “I’m sure the competition will be tough there, but we are looking forward to the challenge as well as the camaraderie of meeting other innovators from across the region.”
Honorable Mentions were also awarded to Bambu, the B2B robo advisor firm, as well as to Active Intelligence, the artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled platform for financial institutions, merchants and developers. Tjaara, an e-marketplace, a B2B service that aims to help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) monetise relationships by offering easy access to factory-direct prices, also received an Honorable Mention.
The other participants included:
· Seedly
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FOMO Pay
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Chynge
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Attores
·
Touché
·
Wearify
The Next Money chapters involved are part of a larger initiative by Next Money and Visa to establish hubs of innovation and entrepreneurship throughout Southeast Asia. Next Money is now expanding in Asia with Visa’s support.
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