ABN AMRO and Techstars Launch 2025 Future of Finance Accelerator Class
ABN AMRO and Techstars officially kicked off the 2025 class of their Future of Finance Accelerator on September 18, 2025, in Amsterdam. Now in its fifth edition, the program selected nine early-stage, Europe-focused fintech startups from a pool of over 520 applicants. The accelerator targets companies working in embedded finance, AI, decentralized finance, and financial health.
Notable participants include 1-CP, a B2B payments platform with embedded expense and finance features powered by AI; Avido AI, focused on AI governance for financial institutions; and Auxilius.ai, which automates compliance tasks. Startups hail from multiple European countries as well as Israel. The three-month in-person program provides mentorship, go-to-market support, and access to Techstars' global investor network.
ABN AMRO contributes domain expertise and banking infrastructure access, while Techstars brings its proven accelerator methodology and funding connections.
- Reinforces ABN AMRO's strategy to partner with fintechs for embedded finance innovation rather than building in-house
- Signals continued European bank interest in accelerator models as a pipeline for BaaS and embedded finance capabilities