Fintech accelerators
Fintech has its own accelerator lane: programs with banking, payments, and regulatory expertise, and the partner networks that matter when you’re building in a regulated space. The pattern repeats worldwide: DIFC FinTech Hive sits inside Dubai’s financial free zone, Fintech Saudi runs the Kingdom’s sector program, Stone & Chalk anchors Australia’s, and banks co-run cohorts like the Emirates NBD x Techstars AI fintech program.
These are the fintech-focused accelerators we track across regions. See the terms below, or get a shortlist matched to your stage and market.
Fintech accelerators
135 accelerators
500 Global
San Francisco, United States
16 wks · $150k · ~6% equity
A $150,000 investment for a 6 percent stake, plus a four month in-person program in Silicon Valley.
Techstars
Multiple cities, United States
12 wks · $220k · ~5% equity
A $220,000 investment and three months of intensive, mentorship-driven support.
Y Combinator
San Francisco, United States
12 wks · $500k · ~7% equity
YC invests $500,000 on its standard deal: $125,000 for 7 percent of the company on a post-money SAFE, plus $375,000 on an uncapped SAFE with a Most Favored Nation provision.
KWORKS
Istanbul, Turkey
52 wks · $50k
Koç University’s startup accelerator
VIISA
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
16 wks
Vietnam Innovative Startups Accelerator
Startup Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia
Tunisia’s national startup initiative
Hatch Sri Lanka
Colombo, Sri Lanka
16 wks
Colombo’s leading startup hub
StartUp Bahrain
Manama, Bahrain
Bahrain’s national startup ecosystem platform
Endeavor Jordan
Amman, Jordan
Scale-up support for high-impact founders
GP Accelerator
Dhaka, Bangladesh
16 wks
Grameenphone’s startup accelerator
iHub
Nairobi, Kenya
Nairobi’s pioneering innovation hub
Qatar FinTech Hub
Doha, Qatar
12 wks
QDB’s fintech incubator and accelerator
Digital Incubation Center
Doha, Qatar
Qatar’s online technology-startup incubator
Startup Qatar
Doha, Qatar
Invest Qatar’s national startup platform
Flat6Labs UAE
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
16 wks · $150k · ~8% equity
Seed-stage accelerator in Abu Dhabi
Dtec
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The largest startup campus in the Middle East
NASSCOM 10000 Startups
New Delhi, India
NASSCOM’s national startup enablement program
Axilor Ventures
Bangalore, India
14 wks · $100k
Seed fund and accelerator by Infosys co-founders
Invest2Innovate
Islamabad, Pakistan
20 wks
Accelerator for early-stage, high-impact founders
The Nest i/o
Karachi, Pakistan
16 wks
P@SHA’s technology incubator in Karachi
Startup Wise Guys SaaS Africa
Remote
26 wks · $65k · ~12% equity
Up to €65K for ~12% + a structured program
Startupbootcamp FinTech Cairo
Cairo, Egypt
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
iHub Spark Accelerator Programme
Nairobi, Kenya
13 wks
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
Plug and Play Fintech
Remote
Structured mentorship, curriculum, and investor access
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