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IT’S TIME TO PAY IT FORWARD
30 years ago SIBS started the startup way to turn into one of the World’s top Fintech innovators. For the second year, SIBS reinforces its commitment on startups ecosystem by paying it forward to with an acceleration program designed for startups with business & consumer solutions in Open Baking.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We met amazing people. We learned a lot from them about the technology, about the market, and about the product. So now we have a great user experience. It was mind-opening.
OUR WAY FORWARD IS OPEN
WE ARE LOOKING FOR BUSINESS AND CONSUMER SOLUTIONS IN:
OPEN BANKING API
We’re looking for startups with business & consumer solutions that can take advantage of the development of the platform that is being implemented by SIBS to meet the challenges resulting from a European directive to be applied next year. Through this accelerator, startups will be able to be part of the largest Open Banking ecosystem in Portugal.
No fit with the requirements? Don’t worry, we have also SIBS PAYFORWARD OPENTRACK, a program running in continuous and parallel with the acceleration front so that we can look for and have our door always open for great startups! Just reach out to us through the email hello@sibspayforward.com
timeline
SIBS wants to continue to collaborate and support other Fintech.The launch of an innovative accelerator and the first one in payments area to be done in Portugal, allowed us to evolve as an organization, to be even more disruptive in terms of innovation and to develop more e effective collaboration models with this new ecosystem of organizations and entrepreneurs.
MENTORS
Madalena Cascais Tomé
CEO @SIBS
Hugo Araujo
Head of International Business @SIBS
Jorge Correia
Head of Loyalty and Personalization Cards @SIBS
João Costa
Head of Network Management @SIBS
José Azevedo
Head of Client Services @SIBS
Ricardo Chaves
Head of Commercial Management @SIBS
Ricardo Madeira
Head of Systems Development @SIBS
Sérgio Moraes
Head of Business Process Outsourcing @SIBS
Teresa Mesquita
Head of Product Management @SIBS
Valentim Oliveira
Head of Security @SIBS
Tiago Bianchi de Aguiar
Head of Corporate Strategy @SIBS
Maria Antónia Saldanha
Head of Brand & Communication @SIBS
Hélder Neves
Head of Finance and HR @SIBS
Pedro Rocha Vieira
Co-Founder & CEO @Beta-i
Manuel Tânger
Co-Founder & Head of Innovation @Beta-i
Ricardo Marvão
Co-Founder & Chief Education Officer @Beta-i
WHO’S BACKING ME UP?
Maria Antónia Saldanha
Program Director @SIBS
Thanks to SIBS Innovativeness, more than 300 million users bene t from the most modern, reliable and secure financial services, namely in the payments area.
More than three billion transactions are processed by SIBS, which results as one of the largest payment processors in Europe and Africa. Among its most recognized brands are MULTIBANCO, MB NET and MB WAY.
With a history of success based on innovation and e efficiency, SIBS remains focused on its growth and development of services that simplify the day-to-day lives of people and organizations.
Fábio Coelho
Program Director @Beta-i
Based in Lisbon, Beta-i is one of the main entrepreneurship and innovation organizations in Europe. We help new and established businesses grow the startup way, by running acceleration and innovation programs, organizing events, promoting investment and creating great workspaces at our hub.
Recognized as one of the world most active startup accelerators and by Wired magazine as “the top incubator in town”, since 2010 we have received 4850+ startup applications to our programs and accelerated over 850 startups, that have raised +60M, having also 14.000+ people attending our events.
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