{"id":4217,"date":"2019-03-13T14:28:03","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T14:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finnovista.com\/visa-lanza-el-primer-programa-global-enfocada-en-emprendedoras\/"},"modified":"2020-05-20T00:32:22","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T00:32:22","slug":"visa-lanza-el-primer-programa-global-enfocada-en-emprendedoras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finnosummit.com\/en\/visa-lanza-el-primer-programa-global-enfocada-en-emprendedoras\/","title":{"rendered":"Visa Launches First Global Competition Focused on Celebrating Women Entrepreneurs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Visa Everywhere Initiative: Women\u2019s Global Edition focuses on providing women entrepreneurs with a platform to showcase their ground-breaking solutions<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In celebration of International Women\u2019s Day, Visa has launched the first Visa Everywhere Initiative: Women\u2019s Global Edition<\/b><\/a>.<\/b> The global program invites women entrepreneurs from around the world to tackle FinTech and Social Impact challenges for a chance to win $100,000 in each of the two challenges. The program will culminate with a finals event to be held during kick-off of the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup France 2019<\/p>\n

\u201cMore than 163 million women around the world have started their own business in the last five years, accounting for up to 37% of the workforce<\/span>1<\/span>. Women entrepreneurship is on the rise and Visa is committed to inspiring more women to break through barriers through platforms like the Visa Everywhere Initiative,\u201d said Lynne Biggar, chief marketing and communication officer at Visa.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since 2015, the <\/span>Visa Everywhere Initiative<\/span><\/a> (VEI) has provided visionary solutions for commerce and payment challenges of tomorrow. The program has activated regionally in 75 countries and awarded more than 70 leading startups with monetary prizes, mentorship and access to Visa\u2019s clients and partners. Now, for the first time, the program will shift from regionally-focused events to a worldwide program centered on FinTech and Social Impact to shine a spotlight on the millions of underrepresented women business leaders and Visa\u2019s commitment to micro and small businesses catalyzing change.<\/span><\/p>\n

To participate, companies with at least one female founder are invited to submit solutions that tackle challenges facing the FinTech and Social Impact landscapes today through one of the two innovative briefs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Challenge 1 (Fintech):\u00a0Leveraging your company\u2019s unique capabilities, how could your solution help transform consumer and\/or commercial\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>payment experiences locally, regionally or globally?<\/span><\/p>\n

Challenge 2 (Impacto Social):<\/strong> How can women entrepreneurs around the world drive social impact by supporting sustainable and equitable livelihoods and strengthening local\/regional economies?<\/p>\n

Additional program highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n