Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (FIS) has announced a collaboration with The Venture Center to launch the FinTech Accelerator. The FinTech Accelerator is a 15-week, intensive program designed to accelerate the growth of early stage financial technology ventures. FIS will collaborate with The Venture Center, an organization that provides expertise for entities in business, government and education with a proven, comprehensive accelerator model that supports and guides startup founders to viability.

The program will admit up to 10 financial technology startups poised to challenge the status quo in the financial services sector.