FIS Fintech Accelerator
FinTech & InsurTech · Run by FIS · Jacksonville, FL
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The facts
All fields verified Jul 22, 2026- Terms model
- Non-dilutiveGives money that does not take equity: grants, prizes, or credits. Your ownership is untouched.
- Investment
- Not publishedFIS site mentions 'POC funding by FIS' but publishes no investment amount or equity terms, so both null. Program originated with The Venture Center (Little Rock, AR); current FIS page presents it as FIS-run, so operator/city reflect FIS. In its ninth year with ~80 alumni. DEADLINE: No 2026 application deadline published on fetched page (contact accelerator@fisglobal.com); next_deadline null.
- Equity taken
- Not publishedFIS site mentions 'POC funding by FIS' but publishes no investment amount or equity terms, so both null. Program originated with The Venture Center (Little Rock, AR); current FIS page presents it as FIS-run, so operator/city reflect FIS. In its ninth year with ~80 alumni. DEADLINE: No 2026 application deadline published on fetched page (contact accelerator@fisglobal.com); next_deadline null.
- Program length
- 12 weeks
- Format
- Hybrid
- Location
- Jacksonville, FL
- Cohorts per year
- 1
- Cohort size
- 9 (2024 cohort)
- Stage focus
- early to growth stage fintech
- Sub-vertical
- banking technology / fintech for FIS client institutions
- Demographic focus
- Not published
- Backers
- FIS
- Notable alumni
- Not published
Terms notes: FIS site mentions 'POC funding by FIS' but publishes no investment amount or equity terms, so both null. Program originated with The Venture Center (Little Rock, AR); current FIS page presents it as FIS-run, so operator/city reflect FIS. In its ninth year with ~80 alumni. DEADLINE: No 2026 application deadline published on fetched page (contact accelerator@fisglobal.com); next_deadline null.
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Terms in plain English
The FIS Fintech Accelerator is a 12 week hybrid program, now in its ninth year, run by FIS in partnership with its client banks. Participants get proof of concept funding from FIS, but FIS does not publish the funding amount. The program does not publish any equity requirement or participation fee, and our records treat it as non-dilutive. Alumni across roughly 80 companies have raised over $1.5 billion in capital after the program.
Who this is actually for
This fits fintech startups that want direct access to FIS and its bank and financial institution clients, especially those ready to run a proof of concept with a large financial technology vendor. It suits teams selling into banking infrastructure rather than direct to consumers.
Application windows
2026 annual cohort, application dates not published, contact accelerator@fisglobal.com: Timing expected, exact dates not yet confirmed.
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