About the Project

Visa Innovation Program Europe - Acceleration

Category:

Fintech Acceleration, Global Program Management, Innovation Strategy

Year:

2022-2025

A multi-country fintech scale-up acceleration program across Europe, driving the future of payment systems and digital banking through strategic corporate-startup collaboration

Objectives

Strategic Orchestration: Coordinated the end-to-end program lifecycle across multiple European hubs, ensuring regional alignment with Visa’s global innovation goals.

Scale-up Growth: Managed a total of 18+ high-potential fintechs annually, facilitating their integration into the wider financial ecosystem.

High-Impact Events: Led the design and execution of international Kickoffs and Demo Days, managing all stakeholder communications and operational flows.

Ecosystem Expansion: Spearheaded the 2025 launch of the Nordics & Baltics program branch, managing the initial design and onboarding phases.