Accelerators

Techstars Payments Powered by Stellar and MoneyGram

This program focuses on innovative fintech solutions addressing gaps across payments infrastructure throughout Latin America. We are looking for bold founders in the fintech space that recognize the massive opportunity across emerging markets, and who are already using or are interested in using blockchain to scale their technology across the following themes: digital wallets, infrastructure, transactions/ecommerce, credit/debt, digital identity, infrastructure as a service, and financial literacy.

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"I am looking for bold founders in the fintech space that recognize the massive opportunity across emerging markets."

Tricia Martinez, Managing Director
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The Team

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Tricia Martinez
Managing Director
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Lisa Seymour
Program Director
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Hannah Savage
Investment Associate

Who should apply?

Partners

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"We're excited about this latest expansion of our partnership with the Stellar Development Foundation as we look to further accelerate our strategic goals to lead cross-border payment innovation."
Alex Holmes
Chairman & CEO, MoneyGram
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“At last, an opportunity for developers, entrepreneurs, and founders from Latin America to receive the support they need. Together, we will grant innovators access to a universe of opportunities and the revolution will be localized.”
Denelle Dixon
CEO and Executive Director, Stellar Development Foundation
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"We're excited to partner with MoneyGram to find creative startups building innovative and practical solutions to problems that affect people around the world."
Jason Chlipala
Chief Operations Officer, Stellar Development Foundation

Mentors

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Denisse Cuellar
StartUp Partnerships Head, Banco de Crédito BCP
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Samer Saab
Product, Partnerships, and Investing, Alloy Labs
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Juan Atuesta
Co Founder and Managing Partner, Elevante Capital