Your Benefits with us

Elevator Lab offers your fintech a wide range of benefits. Please find below the full list of all benefits.

Pilot project

To develop your product further we test it in real life banking environment (access to the RBI API Marketplace & real clients!) in the course of a pilot project with the most promising fintechs.

Support of experienced mentors

Our mentors come from a wide range of business areas within RBI Group and are top experts in their fields. They are supporting fintech expansion by sharing their expertise, giving strategic support and providing critical feedback. Additionally, external mentors are contributing with their specific know-how. Find out more about our mentors here.

Dedicated PoC Fund

The pilot projects are funded by a dedicated Proof of Concept fund. In addition, we cover travel and accommodation (flight & hotel) for up to two people per fintech.

The Elevator Lab formula

Time is money. As a startup, you know this best. This is why we set up Elevator Lab as a fintech accelerator: a 4-month program that stands for a structured and effective fintech onboarding process within the bank.

API Marketplace

You have access to our sandboxes in nearly all our 14 markets with the help of our new API Marketplace. Be among the first to find out what the RBI Group has to offer and join us in our mission to scale up innovation in order to help our customers simplify their lives through a superior Customer Experience. Check out our API Marketplace here and let us know what you think!

Get the knowledge for the CEE markets

The CEE region is fast-growing and dynamic. With more than 30 years of experience in our CEE markets, we have a deep understanding of the region. While collaborating with RBI Group in our fintech accelerator, you get access to new markets and gain valuable learnings about the CEE banking market. Moreover, you can expand your knowledge in 1:1 sessions with our experienced mentors who are experts in their fields.

Exposure to executives and external investors

Expand your network in a cross-industry manner but also get introduced to international investors.

Equity free

The program is equity free. Though if you are interested in an investment during the program, we can discuss investment options on an individual basis. Find out more about our corporate venture capital entity Elevator Ventures here.

Elevator Lab has the largest fintech network in CEE


  • RBI Group
  • Head Office

Elevator Lab has the largest fintech network in CEE


  • Elevator Lab Challenge
  • Elevator Lab Bootcamp
  • RBI Group
  • Head office

4 reasons why we love the CEE-Market

309M


potential costumers

3.7%


GDP grow in CEE market in 2017⁽¹⁾

3.6B


PE & VC investment in 2017⁽²⁾

2.2B


estimated size of the fintech market in CEE ⁽³⁾

Any questions?


If you have any questions about the fintech Partnership Program, are considering to apply or wondering if this is the right program for you – please have a look at our FAQs first:

FAQ Partnership Program