Visa Everywhere Initiative – Saudi Arabia
Visa's fintech pitch competition, with a Saudi sub-regional edition that awarded cash prizes and Visa mentoring. The last Saudi edition found was 2024.
[ What you get ]
Cash prizes (the 2024 Saudi winner received SAR 150,000; an Impact Prize paid SAR 37,500), mentoring from Visa teams and exposure to Visa's partner network.
[ Who it's for ]
Fintech startups solving payments and commerce problems. The 2024 sub-regional edition covered Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman.
- Run by
- Visa
- Equity
- No equity taken
- Format
- Hybrid
- Where
- Riyadh
- Duration
- Competition cycle of a few months, ending in a live final
- Stages
- Seed · Series A
- Sectors
- Fintech · Payments
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Checked against the operator's own pages on 2 October 2026.
Sources:sa.visamiddleeast.com