The interested fintech startups can take part in VEI by sending an application for the Visa Everywhere Initiative anytime from November 13, 2019 to December 25, 2019.

Furthermore, the shortlisted fintech startups will have the opportunity to showcase their proposed solutions to an expert panel on March 2020, based on which the winner will be announced.

These might range from growing digital payment awareness and usage beyond metros to increasing access to credit or scaling commercial payments.

He believes that through VEI, Visa will be able to empower the promising Indian fintech ecosystem that aims at making a difference in the way India pays.

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