O Payment System Innovation Laboratory (LISPA), an initiative by the National Bank of Angola (BNA) that aims to promote innovation, enhance the offer of diversified financial products and services to consumers, safeguarding risk management, was the big winner in the “Digital Development Program Award” category / Technological” the 10th edition of the SIRIUS Awards.
The program, which also aims to boost financial and social inclusion, includes several support programs for the areas of Innovation, FinTech and InsurTech, which cover the different states of maturity of entrepreneurs and their projects.
According to the official statement, LISPA aims to stimulate the growth of an economy that aims to be increasingly inclusive, through the promotion of innovation and innovative digital financial services, as a priority to increase social inclusion and democratize access to the future .
- Accelerate the development of Fintechs with innovative products and services that promote access to financial services;
- Promote innovation and competition in the financial market with security;
- Mitigate the impact of legal and regulatory uncertainties regarding the adoption of new technologies and consequently the development of Fintechs in the financial market;
- Develop new technology projects that enhance the development of the digital ecosystem.
Here are some LISPA programs:
LISPA Boost: pre-acceleration of digital solutions for real problems, designed to support entrepreneurs in structuring their business.
Fintech Incubator: Aimed at the most promising startups in FinTech e Insurtech, to accelerate the growth of your project in the market.
Regulatory Sandbox: A safe space that creates a real test environment for participating FinTechs to test their solutions, business models, products and financial services.
LISPA Jumpstart: 5-day intensive program, Designed for college students and aspiring entrepreneurs. Includes idea validation, prototype, testing and pitch.
