Ingressive for Good (14G) 2023 FCMB Hackathon for African Techies: (Deadline 22 October, 2023)
Over 80% of Fortune 100 companies conduct hackathons to drive innovation. I4G HACKFest 2023 will be conducting a virtual Hackathon in partnership with FCMB.
This is the right time to go beyond the four walls of the bank and leverage FCMB APIs to promote Open Banking Initiatives. It will run for over 50 hours where African techies will collaborate and virtually build proofs of concept and minimum viable products (MVPs).
The I4G Hackathon is brought to you by Ingressive For Good in partnership with FCMB. The Hackathon brings together techies across Africa including developers, engineers, students, designers, idea generators and other stakeholders in the tech space to drive sustainable innovations and build projects that address pressing real-life business problems and social issues. It will run for over 50 hours. African techies will collaborate and virtually build proofs of concept and minimum viable products (MVPs) for a specific pre-defined problem.
About Ingressive for Good
Ingressive for Good exists to equip young Africans in need with tech skills to help them impact and contribute to the development of Africa, socially and economically. Ingressive For Good (I4G) was created to address the glaring inequities that exist within African tech ecosystems.
FCMB Hackathon
- Type Entrepreneurs
- Organisation Ingressive for Good
- Country to study–
- School to study–
- Course to study Not specified
- State of Origin
- Gender Men and Women
- Application Deadline 22 October, 2023
Aim and Benefits of FCMB Hackathon
- Cash prizes for the top 3
Swags and gift items
Solution highlight
Requirements for FCMB Hackathon Qualification
The Hackathon participants are a broad, diverse community of technology enthusiasts, programmers, developers, system testers, UI/UX designers, society activists, industry leaders, government representatives, technologists, journalists, academics, volunteers, and creatives from Africa. You too can be a part.
Interview date, Process and Venue for FCMB Hackathon
This year’s Hackathon will be virtual and held from the 27th – 29th of October. A combination of several tools will be used to streamline the collaboration between participants, facilitators and mentors. In lieu of this, a series of orientation sessions will be organized to familiarize each group of stakeholders to ensure they are abreast with all the tools and well prepared for smooth production.
Application Deadline
October 22, 2023
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to Ingressive for Good on ingressive.org to applyStep 1: Open an FCMB account. You may need this account during and/or after the Hackathon. Click here to download FCMB Mobile and open an account.
Step 2: Register for the Hackathon here. Make sure to enter your correct email address.
Step 3: Wait for an email from us. It will contain a link to the Telegram group as well as other important information.
Step 4: Join the group and start building your team. You may join an existing one or create a new one.
Step 5: Keep an eye on the groups so you don’t miss any important information
For more details,visit Official link
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