Visa Africa FinTech Accelerator Program 2026 [Cohort 6] – YOA

Deadline: May 17, 2026

Applications are open for the Visa Africa FinTech Accelerator Program 2026 – Cohort 6. Move your fintech ahead with the Visa Accelerator Program. The program provides you the instruments, experience and coaching to assist scale your concepts and influence in Africa.

The program runs for 3 months in a hybrid format, together with:

• Onboarding week
• 10 digital focus weeks
• Investor week
• In-person Demo Day

Additional in-individual occasions like meetups can also be organized.

Benefits

• Knowledge & experience: Learn what it takes to win with a program that covers product design, advertising, finance, gross sales, and extra. Get skilled recommendation to develop sooner and smarter.
• Mentorship: 1:1 periods with founders and business specialists who’ve been in your footwear. Real recommendation. Real influence.
• Visa coaching: Level up with Visa’s FinTech coaching together with entry to the developer portal, and answer experience that can assist you construct smarter with instruments and insights that matter.
• Funding: Pitch your imaginative and prescient. Get seen. Demo Day opens doorways to potential investments from Visa, Plug and Play, and main VCs.
• Partnerships: Collaborate with business giants and recreation-changers. Build connections that really transfer the needle.
• Product perks: Gain entry to a big selection of product perks and reductions from over 100 distributors for a mixed supply worth of over ~$200,000 reminiscent of mentorship and fintech-particular coaching modules.

Eligibility

Have a minimal viable product (MVP) or market-prepared answer? This Program is constructed for you.

• Startups from Seed to Series A with at the least an MVP are welcome to apply.
• Teams creating progressive options aligned with our program themes are the proper match.
• If your product has been market-examined and is gaining traction, you’re in the fitting place.
• Startups with current operations in Africa or a powerful dedication to broaden into African markets are extremely inspired to hitch.

Application

Think you might have what it takes? Apply now and be part of the way forward for FinTech innovation.

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to Visa Accelerator Program.