13 teams from the Pacific and Asean, met in Malaysia for a three day intensive bootcamp. FinTechs connected with Pacific financial service providers to solve financial inclusion challenges - providing solutions for 4 Pacific companies

From 120 submissions received, 70 shortlisted, 16 pitches made, 4 companies emerged as winners in the first Pacific-ASEAN Financial Innovation Challenge held in Malaysia.

Pacific-ASEAN Financial Innovation Challenge is jointly organized by UNCDF Financial Innovation Lab Malaysia and the Pacific Financial Inclusion Programme. The Financial Innovation Lab and PFIP are two UNCDF programmes focusing on ASEAN and Pacific markets respectively. The challenge provides a platform for not only Pacific innovators, but also innovators from Malaysia and Singapore, to develop their ideas into practical solutions for UNCDF, PFIP, and their implementing partners.