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Nigerian startup, Drugstoc wins Global Visa Everywhere Initiative 2023

Nigeria's Drugstoc wins Global Visa Everywhere Initiative 2023 | Pulse Nigeria

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<h2>Drugstoc, an innovative startup that leverages technology to enhance access to health care has been announced as the overall winner of the 2023 Global Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI) - an open innovation program and competition for start-ups and fintech companies, targeted at solving the payment challenges of tomorrow through innovation.</h2>

<p>The startup also won the Audience Favorite award.</p>

<p>The finale was hosted on September 19 during <a href="https://techcrunch.com/events/tc-disrupt-2023/?utm_source=tc&amp;utm_medium=sem&amp;utm_campaign=disrupt2023&amp;utm_content=sem&amp;promo=sem&amp;display=&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw6eWnBhAKEiwADpnw9sWBD-bamwDgUg5DouKxpbtCn054Cm4iTIIFGtp0xfgTeG5lY9nv3RoCXe8QAvD_BwE">TechCrunch Disrupt</a> in San Francisco, CA where this year’s VEI finalists pitched their payment solution to an esteemed panel of judges.&nbsp;</p>

Nigeria's Drugstoc wins Global Visa Everywhere Initiative 2023.

<p>As a vital component of the program, Visa has made its network available to drive inclusive economic growth with the goal of giving everyone, everywhere, access to the global economy.</p>

<p>Notably, minority-owned businesses have tripled after the pandemic, introducing new ideas for the fintech space. The 2023 VEI program saw a significant uptick in diverse applicants, with women-led businesses representing nearly half of this year’s entrants.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Last year, ThriveAgric, another Nigerian startup that provides smallholder farmers access to finance, insights, and distribution was crowned the 2022 winner of VEI.&nbsp;</p>

<p>VEI is an open innovation program and competition for start-ups and fintech companies, targeted at solving the payment challenges of tomorrow through innovation. Visit our <a href="https://usa.visa.com/visa-everywhere/everywhere-initiative/initiative.html">website</a> to learn more about the VEI program.</p>

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Nigeria's Drugstoc wins Global Visa Everywhere Initiative 2023

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