Alfa-Bank Has Established a New Nomination as Part of GenerationS-2015
Alfa-Bank has signed a cooperation agreement with Russian Venture Company and became GenerationS’ technological partner.
As part of the partnership, Alfa-Bank established its own nomination «Fintech Award» for accelerator’s finalists.
In Alfa-Bank’s nomination one project of financial technologies’ domain will become the winner. It will get a certificate for a mutual business extension. Alfa-bank’s expert jury will choose the winner which will be announced on GenerationS’ superfinal in November, 2015.
«We are glad because of our partnership with one of the leading participants of the Russian venture market, RVC, – says the leader of Alfa-Start project Sergey Maksimchuk. – Our goal is finding perspective projects in e-commerce and fintech companies, whom we can offer not only technological platform, but also all of our experience and expertise. We can create products and services for our clients together».
Certificate for mutual business extension is ability to integrate service or product into Alfa-Bank’s product line, use bank’s promotional channels, receive access to experts in law, financial and other directions, including bank technologies, mentors and Alfa-Bank’s affiliate network.
Alfa-Bank also provides experts’ support to GenerationS: at GenerationS’ pre-acceleration stage bank’s experts connect to projects’ assessment. Alfa-Bank’s speakers give lectures during acceleration stage, experts and mentors take part in individual work with projects and participate in demonstrational days.
Gulnara Bikkulova, head of the innovative markets department, RVC’s board member: «In Alfa-Bank we have found like-minded people who believe that openness and ability to build cooperation are the key to rapid growth and competitiveness. We are also pleased to note that today to our alliance within GenerationS joined several financial institutions interested in developing fintech industry in Russia».
