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American Express ME partners with Nest for startups, SMEs

American Express ME partners with Nest for startups, SMEs
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Mubasher: the Bahrain-based American Express Middle East has partnered with Nest, the corporate innovation specialist, to launch its first accelerator programme, Accelerate ME, according to a recent statement.

This new programme aims to gather the next generation of startups and newly established small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) across the world.

The eight-week ‘Accelerate ME’ programme will focus on delivering innovative digital solutions to both customers and business partners in the Middle East.

“Accelerate ME will provide a highly supportive and collaborative environment for the selected seven startups and give them the opportunity to pitch their solutions. The startups will deliver innovative solutions to cater to deliver unique customer engagement, automated payments, and alternative physical and digital platforms for merchants,” according to the statement.

This eight week programme, in partnership with Nest, will provide real time opportunity for those participating to work alongside the highly experienced digital and business innovation teams within American Express Middle East, as well as helping them explore Bahrain’s emerging fintech and start-ups ecosystem.’