Societe Generale invites Fintech, Technology start-ups and Universities to join forces in digital transformation

Catalyst is an innovative platform that lends best minds, data and infrastructure to mentor start-ups

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Societe Generale Global Solution Centre (SG GSC) announced the 2018 edition of Catalyst and called for Fintech, Technology start-ups and Universities to take part in the digital transformation of the banking industry.

Catalyst, a 10-week accelerator program, aims at connecting innovation experts and enterprise-relevant technology startups with Societe Generale business leaders, to deliver actionable solutions and insightful research, in areas of strategic interest to the banking industry.

Hosted at SG GSC premises, from 22nd June to 31st August, the 2018 edition of Catalyst will provide participants with over 250 global business cases, spanning 16 countries. A collaborative platform, Catalyst will provide participants with the required operational skillsets, infrastructure and application to test, iterate and scale their products on real business scenarios and data volumes.

Rathnaprabha Manickavachagam, head of Innovation, SG GSC, says: “Catalyst is an excellent platform to realise innovation ambitions and design disruptive solutions which can benefit end customers. From the past editions, over 35 percent of the recommendations have already been adopted. SG GSC has signed commercial contracts with the selected startups to further develop their solutions to the required scale for global implementation within the bank.”



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