PROGRAM

Enhancing Financial Inclusion in Palestine

Closing the Financial Inclusion Gap in the Palestinian Territories

Apply by August 25, 2023

The program was created in collaboration with GIZ to empower alternative financial solutions focused on enhancing financial inclusion in the Palestinian Territories.

Goals of the program:

Boosting the emergence of innovative ideas in the Palestinian market to address the financial inclusion ecosystem.
Fostering financial literacy and inclusion among consumers and SMEs to cater to the unbanked and underbanked population.
Generating use cases that promote sustainable and inclusive financial solutions for Palestinians.
Drive positive change in the Palestinian financial landscape and support the growth of innovative solutions that improve access to financial services for all.

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Expand your business in the Palestinian region!

If you are a licensed local startup in the microfinance industry looking to expand your reach and promote financial awareness in the Palestinian region.
You are an international business aiming to contribute to an enhanced financial inclusion and/or financial literacy of Palestinian consumers or SMEs.

Selection Criteria

Criteria:

Seed to Growth stage businesses contributing to enhancing financial inclusion and/or literacy.
Having a product or service with the potential to solve an intense pain or need in the Palestinian market.
Tested MVP/product with a clear value proposition for consumers.
Having a scalable or tech-based business model.

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Program Benefits

$9000 each for 3 winners
Follow-on Go-to-Market Support
Increased visibility and web presence via various media and social media channels
Access to the Seedstars Mentorship Hub, which includes mentors and subject-matter experts

Programme Timeline

STEP 1

LAUNCH CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

24th of July 2023

STEP 2

APPLICATION DEADLINE

25th of August 2023

STEP 3

PITCH DAY

26th of September 2023

STEP 4

GO-TO-MARKET SUPPORT PROGRAM

November - December 2023

Partners

ABOUT

GIZ

GIZ has over 50 years of experience in international cooperation for sustainable development and education. With sustainability as a guiding principle, GIZ generates ideas, develops concrete plans, and implements effective solutions for political, social, and economic change. GIZ focuses on sustainable development worldwide through its diverse expertise and cooperation with partners from different sectors.

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Seedstars

Seedstars is a Swiss-based group with the mission to impact people’s lives in emerging markets through technology and entrepreneurship, with a particular focus on the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN. Seedstars connects stakeholders, builds companies from scratch with public and private partners and invests in high-growth ventures within these ecosystems. Seedstars aims at fostering impact investing and impact entrepreneurship over the world. Through different activities, that range from venture scouting, events organization to company building and entrepreneurial education programs.

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Enhancing Financial Inclusion in Palestine

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Partners

GIZ

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