{"id":21226,"date":"2024-05-09T15:33:47","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T15:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=21226"},"modified":"2024-05-09T15:33:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T15:33:51","slug":"call-for-applications-pay-innovation-pitch-up-to-n1million-in-cash-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/call-for-applications-pay-innovation-pitch-up-to-n1million-in-cash-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Call For Applications: Pay Innovation Pitch (Up to N1Million in Cash Prize)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are you a student in any of the Nigerian tertiary institutions or an early-stage start-up with an idea in the financial services sector? Is your solution a payment solution? Is your solution Tech-enabled? Interested in pitching to potential investors or seeking business partners for funding and growth?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Intermarc Consulting Limited and Opolo Global are excited to invite innovators with a viable solution to apply for the Pay Innovation Pitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pay Innovation Pitch (PIP) is an initiative that aims to bridge the gap by offering students and startups a platform to present their innovative ideas in the payment sector, refine them through collaboration with peers, and engage with industry professionals. PIP will be a sideline event at the 2024 Digital PayExpo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2024 Digital PayExpo is the 25th Edition of the annual conference and exhibition organized by Intermarc Consulting. The conference, over the years, has been the largest digital payment conference and exhibition in Africa and has drawn participation from across the continent and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pay Innovation Pitch is poised to spotlight and acknowledge the forthcoming wave of disruptive ideas set to transform the payment industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Eligibility Criteria:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Not more than 2 founders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Founded in the last 12 months- 3 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The solution must be tech-enabled in the payment sector.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Operations must be in Nigeria.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Benefits<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>N500-N1M Up for Grabs!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline: May 14, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1BRVsVaT1lJ-13tSI007ZlaP4AU0J62vbkniEpmPYMKc\/viewform?ts=65f18f59&amp;edit_requested=true\">HERE<\/a>&nbsp;to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a student in any of the Nigerian tertiary institutions or an early-stage start-up with an idea in the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21227,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entrepreneurship"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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