PZU and ALIOR Bank have launched an opportunity for innovative solutions to combat the coronavirus pandemic and its effects, by recruiting to that end startups that can present the best innovative projects. Applications will be collected until April 26^th.

Projects that have a chance to be supported under the RBL_START # COVID-19 initiative relate to such areas as:

• prevention, diagnosis and treatment of coronavirus,
• social education in this area,
• solutions facilitating the use of online services, especially for seniors,
• projects that help companies move services to remote channels.
• products and services addressing clients' health, financial and insurance needs in connection with the coronavirus pandemic and similar crisis situations.

"The criteria for project selection, in addition to their real social effect, will be ease and speed of implementation on a large scale."

The successful startups of PZU and ALIOR Bank offer cooperation and support of their experts in the implementation of projects, as well as assistance in their dissemination. Microsoft is the technology partner supporting the RBL_START # COVID-19 initiative.

Applications are accepted until April 26 via the online form: f6s.com/rblstart/apply

Marcin KURCZAB, Innovation Director at PZU, explained:

"We are committed to promoting ideas that have a broad social dimension. They provide treatment, diagnosis, prevention and education. Also, we will value initiatives that help improve insurance and banking services and offer, so that they better respond to the needs of customers during the crisis caused by the virus. This applies, for example, to the development of remote processes and improving them so that all customers, including older people, can use them without much effort."