The Reserve Bank of Fiji has unveiled the Fiji Innovation Hub with the UN Capital Development Fund, UN Development Programme, Mastercard and New Zealand innovation agency Creative HQ, positioning it as a multi-year programme to help entrepreneurs develop inclusive, locally driven financial solutions. The hub is funded through the Pacific Digital Economy Programme supported by the European Union, Australia and New Zealand, with additional support from HFC Bank and Fiji Airways. In its first year, it will run an accelerator programme and a national hackathon focused on Fiji’s financial inclusion challenges, alongside mentorship and access to funding networks. The programme is framed as supporting Fiji’s National Financial Inclusion Strategy 2022–2030 priorities, including expanding digital payment options for micro, small and medium enterprises, improving access to credit and insurance, promoting climate-resilient financing and enabling inclusive design for persons with disabilities. Over the next five years, the programme is expected to expand into new innovation verticals beyond fintech aligned with Fiji’s national development priorities, with an ambition to become a regional centre of innovation by 2030.
Reserve Bank of Fiji 2025-07-17
Reserve Bank of Fiji launches Fiji Innovation Hub backed by European Union, Australia and New Zealand to accelerate inclusive fintech solutions
The Reserve Bank of Fiji, with international partners, launched the Fiji Innovation Hub to support entrepreneurs in developing inclusive financial solutions, aligned with Fiji’s National Financial Inclusion Strategy 2022–2030. Funded by the Pacific Digital Economy Programme, it will initially focus on financial inclusion challenges through an accelerator programme and hackathon, with plans to expand into new innovation areas over the next five years.