It’s been nearly two decades since the financial industry last witnessed major changes, when Paypal rose to fame.
Fintech Hackathon | 4-6 November 2016 | TechHub Bucharest
Hey everyone, please take 78 sec to read our *NO-BullShit* attempt to create a FinTech community in Romania.
We start by organizing a FREE hackathon:http://www.fintech.camp/
****what is FinTech?***
Financial Technology.
Think about Paypal, Stripe, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Venmo, anything related to financial: from boring banking software to thrilling peer-to-peer digital lending platforms and smart contracts.
****what is FinTech Camp?***
The brand name of our event and community.
***where and when?***
The 1st edition will be in IASI, Romania on 6-8 May 2016. The 2nd edition is already scheduled for Finland in summer 2016 and next one is in Bucharest in fall 2016.
***what is a hackathon?***
FinTech Camp Hackathon is a, absolutely FREE two-day challenge for the best programmers in Romania that want to be part of a new FinTech movement in the East Europe.
***who is organizing it?***
Fintech enthusiasts from Romanian startups and companies like: Minutizer Pay Per Minute and Ultrahack
***Any prizes?***
Sure thing! $x,000 for place 1 and also for place 2. $x00 value for place 3. Stay tuned for the x-s.
***who can participate?***
Tech developers and Business-oriented people that want to build something together for the Fintech space.
Places are limited, there's a selection in place, so register while you can!
***what can/should you build in this hackathon?***
Anything related to fintech.
Here are some ideas:
- - most of the people work every day but get paid only at the end of the month. Why shouldn't we use the tech available today to pay employees at the end of each day? Or every hour. Or minute.
- - how easy and cheap could Romanians that live abroad send money back home or pay the bills for their families here in Romania?
- - Slack, Skype, Kik, Facebook Messenger bots are the new hot trend right now. How can you build one to help users pay for stuff or send/exchange money to others?
- - blockchain or ethereum can be used today to have a decentralized version of almost anything. what would you like to descentralize?
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More info on the event's website: http://www.fintech.camp/
The first hackathon in Romania aimed at disrupting the financial industry
Is this your playground ?
Time has passed, and new challenges have appeared. The highly technical and regulated financial industry now needs to adapt itself to the incoming wave of Millennial consumers, which represent more than one third of the global population.
The financial industry needs its digital heroes, and we’re setting the stage to find the next Max Levchin.
FinTech Camp is a two-day challenge for the best programmers in Romania that want to leave a mark in the financial industry. A week-end of pure coding and a chance to be part of a new FinTech movement in the SEE.
For more details please email us at: hello@fintech.camp