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Accelerating tech in financial services
No theater, no non-sense, the hard way. Fast-forward your business & execute
A proof of
concept with a top tier bank
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We are looking for startups that offer a solution to one of the following 4 challenges
Personal, instant, relevant & seamless
Solutions that drive personal experiences through data analytics, AI & AR.
PERSONAL BANK
Smarter, faster, easier operations
Solutions that deliver 10x gains in operational efficiency & effectiveness and optimize workflows across the bank.
EFFICIENT BANK
Going beyond the traditional
Solutions that challenge the borders of financial services today.
OPEN BANK
The future of safe & compliant
Solutions in the Biometrics, Cybersecurity, Regtech & Risk Modelling sphere.
SECURE BANK
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What’s the programme about?
Real life testing & tuning
Depending upon the development stage of your solutions, we will team up to conduct:
- a Proof of Concept to make sure that your technology works in the complex and regulated environment of a top tier bank, and/or
- a Proof of Value to measure the business impact of your solutions and its value. This will provide you with more experience and enable you to tune your solution for even more relevance and impact…and ultimately to sign a contract with ING.
Masterclasses
To support the Proof of Concept, we run a track of masterclasses. This track exists out of key trainings obligatory to all and is complemented with ad hoc mentoring & support via a mentor pool. Within our pool of mentors & trainers we have seasoned bankers, entrepreneurs, VCs and industry & topic experts available on demand to share their tips & tricks. The goal is to better equip you with the skills, tools & networks needed to accelerate your growth, and continue to improve your solution and go-to-market.
Is it something for you?
Definitively if you can tick the following 3 boxes:
- Your solution addresses one of our challenges.
- You will commit to do what is required to succeed. This includes assigning the right resources to be present in BENELUX for the execution of the PoC/PoV and the masterclasses track.
- You have a good understanding of what you want to test and validate at FinTech Village through Proof of Concept / Proof of Value.
We are looking for outstanding teams with great ideas capable of solving one of the challenges mentioned above. Of course, if you have something really innovative or disruptive that goes beyond the bounds of these challenges, do not hesitate to surprise us.
Our commitment
- A dedicated lead sponsor from ING at senior level that will work closely with you on the design and execution of your Proof of Concept / Proof of Value.
- A tailor-made programme focusing on the relevant learnings you need to move forward.
- A personalized team of mentors and sponsors from ING and our external partners to support your progress and provide access to the expertise and networks we have available.
- A dedicated office space (including internet access, desk & meeting space) close to your ING sponsor for the full duration of the programme.

Meet our FinTech Village inhabitants and hear what they have to say about the programme
See our cohorts in action & discover their experience
Hear from our 2019 Cohort about the value they see in the program and how it helped them scale their business!
Hear from our 2019 Cohort what makes the collaboration with ING & their business sponsors unique!
Hear from our 2019 ING sponsors how they experienced the program & why they recommend others to join!
Why does ING run FinTech Village? Find out more about the value of the program in this video.
What is the unique factor of FinTech Village according to our 2018 alumni?
Find out more about how our 2018 cohort experienced the FinTech Village program.
ING sponsors talking about their experience with FinTech Village & why they recommend others to join.
What is FinTech Village about? Find out more through this high-level introduction to the program.
There are a couple of reasons why ING is collaborating with startups through FinTech Village
Hear what our 2017 cohort has to say about their FinTech Village experience.
Find out more about our 2016 cohort and their FinTech Village journey.
What is FinTech Village about? Find out more through this high-level introduction to the program.
Each startup will be assigned a dedicated team of mentors and sponsors.
We have an open model with multiple strong partners and access to their respective networks.

The ING FinTech Village is an open innovation acceleration program hosted in ING labs Brussels. The purpose is to execute proof of concepts (PoC’s) between external Fintechs and ING to increase the speed & go-to-market of new tech solutions. Main focus is Belgium and the Netherlands with the potential for rollout in other countries.