I-Banco Santander, ngokubambisana neNorrsken kanye ne-Oxentia Foundation, yethula i-Santander X Global Challenge | I-Circular Economy Revolution, umkhankaso womhlaba wonke ohlose ukuhlonza nokweseka ama-startups nama-scaleups avela emazweni ayi-11 akha izixazululo ezintsha zokunciphisa ukumosha, ukwandisa izinsiza, nokuholela ekuguqukeleni emnothweni oyindilinga. Abawinile kule nselelo bazothola isamba esingu-€120,000 emiklomelweni, esatshalaliswe kanje: Abaqalayo abangu-3 bazothola u-€10,000 lilinye kuthi ama-scaleups amathathu athole u-€30,000 lilinye.
Ngaphezu kwemiklomelo engukheshi, abawinile bazokwazi ukufinyelela ochungechungeni lwezinzuzo ezikhethekile, okuhlanganisa ukufinyelela emphakathini we-Global Santander X 100, ohlinzeka ngenethiwekhi, ukubonakala, nokuqondisa; ukwesekwa kwamazwe ngamazwe, ngokuqeqeshwa, ukuthuthukiswa, kanye nezixazululo zamazwe ngamazwe; ukuxhumana ne-Fintech Station, okuhlinzeka ngokufinyelela eqenjini le-Banco Santander elivulekile lokusungula ukuze lihlole amathuba okusebenzisana; kanye nobulungu bonyaka owodwa e-Norrsken Barcelona, nokufinyelela emisebenzini yayo kanye nendawo yokusebenza ngokubambisana kwabasunguli ababili abangafika kwababili.
Izinkampani ezinentshisekelo zingafaka isicelo kuze kube umhla ka-7 Meyi 2025, ngenkundla ye-Santander X. Idalelwe ukusekela amabhizinisi amancane naphakathi nendawo (ama-SME), aqalayo, ama-scaleups, namaphrojekthi amabhizinisi, inikeza ukuqeqeshwa, izifundo ze-inthanethi, imiklomelo, nezinselelo zomhlaba wonke ezisheshisa ukukhula kwebhizinisi. Phakathi nezinhlelo ezingu-12 zohlelo, izinkampani ezinhlanu zase-Brazil ziphumelele, zazuza imiklomelo engaphezu kuka-R700,000 kanye nokufinyelela emphakathini we-Santander X 100. Lo mphakathi uhlinzeka ngamathuba okuxhumana, ukweluleka, ukufinyelela ezimakethe ezintsha, nokusekelwa ekuthuthukiseni izixazululo ezintsha, kusheshisa ukukhula kwezinkampani ezibambe iqhaza kanye nokwandisa umthelela wazo emhlabeni jikelele.
"Izinkampani zaseBrazil sezivele zibonise izixazululo zazo endaweni yonke yosomabhizinisi kanye namakhasimende angaba khona, zandisa amathuba azo okukhula emhlabeni jikelele. Nge-Santander X, iBhange lizibophezele ekuqhubekeni nokweseka ama-startups afuna ukuguqula imakethe," kusho uMarcio Giannico, inhloko ephezulu yoHulumeni, Izikhungo, namaNyuvesi e-Santander Brasil.
Ngonyaka odlule, ngesikhathi se-Digital Enterprise Show 2024 (DES) e-Malaga, i-Santander X Global Challenge | Kwenziwa umcimbi wokuklomelisa ngezemfundo, ukuQashwa kanye nezamabhizinisi. Izinkampani zaseBrazil i-Jade Autism, isiqalisi esakha isofthiwe ebandakanya bonke yokweseka izingane nentsha ene-ASD nezinye izinhlobo ze-neurodiversity, kanye ne-Key2Enable Assistive Technology, isikali esenza kube lula ukuxhumana nokufinyeleleka kwedijithali kwabantu abakhubazekile ngemikhiqizo yobuchwepheshe obusha, zaqashelwa ngezixazululo zabo ezintsha.
