Financial Inclusion Lab, Development Bank of Latin America | CAF

We are looking for digital solutions for the financial inclusion of women in LATAM and the Caribbean

The Development Bank of Latin America - CAF organizes the fourth edition of the Financial Inclusion Lab (LIF 2022) with the aim of supporting technological solutions that improve the financial inclusion of small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) with the participation of women in Latin America and the Caribbean. This year's edition has 80 partners from CAF member countries in the public and private sectors.

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This year the LIF CAF focuses in three areas:

Solutions to improve women's financial and digital education and skills.
Solutions for the design of financial products and services with a gender perspective.
Solutions for financial inclusion with an impact on the productivity of MSMEs less and/or owned by women

Ready to grow?

The 10 best fintechs will be accelerated by Seedstars and Endeavor, and all the participants will be able to receive financing from CAF and the allies of the LIF 2022

Program Timeline

LAUNCH CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

25th of July 2022

APPLICATION DEADLINE

9th of September 2022

PROJECT REVIEW

12th of September 2022 - 30th September 2022

ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRESELECTED STARTUPS

3rd - 7th of October 2022

PITCH DAY AND WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT

20th of October 2022

ACCELERATION PROGRAMME BY ENDEAVOR AND SEEDSTARS

First semester 2023

Prizes for the 10 winners of the LIF 2022:

The 10 winning proposals will participate in the Endeavor or Seedstars acceleration programs, which will start in January 2023 and will last between 3-6 months
The first winning proposal will receive 1 year of membership to the Financial Alliance for Women
The two proposals with the highest scores from Panama will receive seed capital from AMPYME - Panama according to the conditions established by the institution.

Prizes for the finalists of the LIF 2022:

All finalist proposals will have the opportunity to participate in a virtual workshop on how to develop Fintech with a gender approach organized by the Financial Alliance for Women.

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Prizes for all LIF 2022 participants:

All proposals will have the possibility of entering a round of financing by CAF and the private sector allies that are part of the laboratory, after showing interest by the actors involved.
All proposals will have the opportunity to enter the mentoring program of the laboratory's public and private partners.
All proposals will be able to enter MentorDay and use a scoring service to assess the applications that are submitted.

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CAF - Development Bank of Latin America

The mission of CAF, Development Bank of Latin America, is to promote sustainable development and regional integration by means of financing projects in the public and private sectors, providing technical cooperation, and other specialized services. Created in 1970, it is made up of 19 countries, 17 Latin American and Caribbean, together with Spain and Portugal, and 13 private banks, it is one of the main sources of multilateral financing and an important generator of knowledge for the region.

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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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