Discover® Global Network API Showdown Hackathon

Show up to Showdown!

Millions of transactions occur every day. Think about that: every single day millions of 1’s and 0’s fly through mainframes. But written in that code is the livelihood of people, small businesses, even huge companies.

At the Discover® Global Network API Showdown Hackathon, we’re looking for the brightest minds in FinTech to compete for one of two cash prizes of $8,000 and $3,000 each.

And the best part? We’re offering travel stipends of $350 per person for you to fly out to Chicago and compete.

The Challenge for the Discover® Global Network API Showdown is simple: the best use of Discover® Global Network APIs wins it all.

Utilizing the provided Discover® Global Network APIs, leverage these technologies together to create the best hacks that would affect one of two market segments, 1) the user or 2) the customer.

Grand Prize:
Cash Prize: $8,000USD
Money 20/20! Your team will be flown to the Money 20/20 Conference October 22-25, 2017, put up in Vegas, and given a booth to pitch your idea to the top financial leaders on the globe.

Runner Up Prize:
Cash Prize: $3,000 USD
Gadgets: GoPro for Each Member of the Team

2nd Runner Up Prize:
Gadgets: Amazon Echo & Amazon Echo Dot products for each member of the team

"Amazon, Amazon Echo & Amazon Echo Dot are trademarks of Amazon".

Wednesday, October 11th:

6:30-8:30 pm Pre-Discover Virtual Session via WebEx

Meeting number: 627 731 986
Webex link: Here!
Video address:
Dial 627731986@angelhackhq.my.webex.com
Audio connection: +1-510-338-9438 USA Toll
Access code: 627 731 986

Saturday, October 14th:
9:00am - Doors Open & Breakfast
10:00 am - Opening Ceremony & Presentations from Partners (please note who you’d like to speak here)
11:00am - Coding Begins
12:00 pm - Lunch
1:00 pm - Breakout Session
6:00 pm - Dinner
10:00 pm - Pitch Workshop
12:00 am - Midnight Snack
12:00- 8:00am - Hack through the night*
*If you would like to hack overnight the event will be open and staffed

Sunday, October 15th:
7:00am - Breakfast
12:00pm - Lunch
1:00 pm - Submission Deadline
2:00 pm - Round 1 Judging
3:00 pm - Judge Deliberation
3:30pm - Awards
4:00 pm - Event Close

Each submission will be scored in each round based on the following criteria with a minimum score of 0 and maximum score of 20 points, with the final score being the average of the judges’ scores:

• Simplicity (5 points): Is the application simple to use and can the team explain it clearly in three sentences or less?
• Creativity (5 points): How creative was the team in developing an innovative solution for the challenge?
• Impact (5 points): Did the team create an application that can have a real and valuable impact?
• Design (5 points): Was the UX/UI intuitive and appealing?

• TEAMS OF UP TO 5 PARTICIPANTS ARE ALLOWED. ALL TEAM MEMBERS MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT TO COMPETE.
• YOU MAY NOT BEGIN YOUR PROJECT UNTIL THE COMPETITION OFFICIALLY BEGINS. PLEASE DON'T COME IN AND BUILD ON TOP OF PREVIOUS PROJECTS IF YOU WANT TO WIN.
• TEAMS HAVE FULL OWNERSHIP OF EVERYTHING THEY BUILD AT OUR EVENTS AND ARE FREE TO DO WITH IT AS THEY WISH.
• WINNING TEAMS WILL BE SUBJECT TO A CODE-REVIEW AT SOME POINT FOLLOWING THE EVENT OR IMMEDIATELY BEFORE WINNING.