Commenting on closing of the funding round, Mirna Sleiman, Founder & CEO, Fintech Galaxy, said, “Fintech Galaxy is driving the development of a much richer, broader financial technology ecosystem that goes well beyond banking to include insurance, asset management, exchanges, and pensions. We have designed the platform in collaboration with institutions and regulatory bodies from multiple jurisdictions across the region. “

Powered by Fintech Galaxy’s crowdsourcing and open API platform FinX22, the hackathon aims at developing digital solutions for speeding up the financial inclusion of local communities and businesses in the region. It will bring to life partnerships that address the urgent needs of communities in times of Covid-19 and – beyond that…

The platform enables institutions to run virtual hackathons, innovation challenges and incubation/ acceleration programs. Regulators, FIs and academic institutions will also be able to boost their research and development activities by tapping into the platform’s crowdsourcing solutions.