Where Bold Ideas Meet Real-World Challenges

JAX Hub is bringing together global innovators and Jacksonville’s leading companies to tackle critical business challenges through open innovation.
This initiative sparks collaboration, drives corporate innovation, and positions Jacksonville as a hub for emerging financial technologies and global partnerships. At its core is a 10-week innovation sprint that pairs innovators with industry partners, guided by L Marks, the global market leader in corporate innovation. JAX Hub launches with Paysafe and UNF as its inaugural partners, giving innovators the chance to create new opportunities.
JAX Hub will be a real catalyst for Northeast Florida, giving local companies and entrepreneurs a powerful bridge to a global network of innovators. By partnering with Paysafe and UNF, we will blend corporate innovation with startup energy. That mix is exactly what cities like Jacksonville need to accelerate growth.
Mayor Donna DeeganMayor of the City of Jacksonville

Innovation solution categories

Advanced financial services

Paysafe is seeking technologies that help transform digital wallets into comprehensive financial hubs, enabling spending, borrowing, investing, and protection. We welcome suppliers developing solutions such as micro-loans, Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL), credit cards, fractional investing, micro-insurance, or merchant-exclusive perks. Solutions that offer a full suite of services, are infrastructure-ready and enhance customer control and engagement will be of particular interest.

Building the merchant loyalty engine

Paysafe is exploring loyalty technologies that enable a multi-merchant rewards ecosystem within its digital wallet. The company is seeking solutions that support both merchant-specific programs and shared loyalty networks, where users can earn and redeem rewards across multiple participating vendors. Ideal partners will offer infrastructure-ready, interoperable platforms that empower merchants to manage their own offers while driving cross-merchant engagement. These solutions should help Paysafe create a dynamic, collaborative loyalty environment that enhances user value and strengthens its role as an ecosystem facilitator.

Family friendly finance

Paysafe is exploring ways to help families manage money together through a single app. We welcome suppliers developing solutions that combine parental visibility and control with child-friendly tools for learning, independence, and financial empowerment. Infrastructure-ready solutions that make cross-border transfers, cash-to-digital top-ups, and multi-currency wallet management simple and secure are of particular interest.

Wildcard

The Wildcard category is open to unconventional ideas that may not fit neatly into traditional financial technology categories. These are solutions that could have an indirect but meaningful impact on digital payments, financial services, or the broader fintech ecosystem. These solutions challenge traditional perspectives, introduce bold, out-of-the-box innovations, and expand how we think about the future of financial services and digital commerce.

Leading global innovation expertise

L Marks is the market leader in corporate innovation, trusted by many of the world’s most well-respected brands to identify, validate, and implement transformative solutions. As the innovation partner behind JAX Hub, L Marks brings over a decade of experience designing and delivering 100+ award-winning innovation programs across Europe, North America, and Asia.

Timeline

Nov 3, 2025

Applications Open

Jan 7, 2026

Applications Close

Week of Feb 23, 2026

Pitch Day

Apr 13, 2026

Lab Live

Week of June 29, 2026

Demo Day

Applications are now closed

Thank you for your interest in JAX Hub. We are no longer accepting applications for this program on the Bridge.