KUALA LUMPUR: The Securities Commission has opened applications for the second cohort of its FIKRA ACE Accelerator programme, part of the FIKRA ACE initiative.
It is a three-year initiative aimed at advancing the Islamic capital market (ICM) through innovative Islamic fintech solutions.
"FIKRA Accelerator will be an eight-week structured programme consisting of workshops, mentorship, networking activities, and funding facilitation.It is expected to start in August .
"Applications are opened to individuals or companies with less than three years market presence and to both local and international applicants," stated SC.
The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) is the strategic local ecosystem partner for the programme.
MDEC will continue to support startups participating in the programme with the infrastructure, resources, and market knowledge to scale their businesses more effectively.
The SC will also collaborate with the Islamic Development Bank as the global ecosystem partner, to help enrich the contents of the programme with international insights and perspectives.