This year’s Discover Perfect Pitch competition is now open for entries, with great rewards up for grabs. If you’re a fintech that’s doing things differently, we want to hear from you!</em></p> Entries are now open for the fifth edition of the Discover Perfect Pitch competition, a challenge with a twist that gives fintechs from around the globe the opportunity to showcase their products and services to the Sibos community.</p> This year there are three new streams:</p> Banking and payments</strong>: For established or emerging players in the delivery of secure, trustable and reliable banking and payment services.</li>Innovation and inclusion</strong>: For companies either small or scaling up, that are having or will have a significant, positive impact on the financial industry and the people it serves.</li>Currencies, tokens and wallets</strong>: This stream highlights those doing something unique, or working with an incumbent, to craft new ways to understand value and exchange.</li></ul> Participating fintechs should register their interest</a> by Friday 9 August</strong>.</p> Entrants who qualify will then be invited to select the category best aligned to their business, values and principles. There are three categories per stream.</p> At this stage qualifying fintechs will also be asked to respond to six questions about their business and submit a pitch video focused on what they do, and why they stand out from the crowd.</p> Our expert panel, including bankers, venture capitalists, futurists and innovators, will use the pitch videos to select three finalists for each stream to present in the live final on Wednesday 23 October.</p> I’m always impressed with the calibre of entries we receive for the Perfect Pitch competition, and I’m excited to see what’s in store this year. The access we give winners to the right people and markets can really take their business to the next level. The competition’s the perfect way to increase your visibility across the financial industry."- Innes Macleod, Innotribe and Discover Manager</p></blockquote> What’s at stake?</h4> At the final, our expert judging panel and the Sibos audience will vote for the winner of each stream. These champions will be rewarded with introductions to our sponsors and their contacts, coverage by select media partners, and promotion on Sibos TV, sibos.com and Sibos social media channels.</p> For more flavour on how it works, you can meet the 2023 winners here:</p> </iframe> </div></figure> </p> Register your interest today!</span></a> </p> Sibos 2024 takes place in Beijing from 21 – 24 October. Register now</a> and follow us on X</a>, LinkedIn</a> and Instagram</a> for all the updates.</em></p>