List of hackathons about fintech in 2016

Attend GETD#4 to discuss the hottest topics of the decentralized web, TheDAO, platform-coops, the blockchain, art and the IoT (Internet of Things). GETD hosts people and projects based on a philosophy that reflects the values of its community: diversity, self-organisation and social ties. At GETD you stay for a day or two... and continue to collaborate with the people you meet for a week, a month, a year... it depends on what you like to do and what you make out of it. Find your own interests and unleash your ideas with the power of the network.

Start-up entrpreneur? Considering a start-up? Learn how to survive the dark times of start-ups! Sign up to attend an open and honest panel discussion that will break down the emotional walls surrounding the difficult days of operating a new business. Learn from key Montreal startup founders of various backgrounds who will share their own experiences and discuss how they overcame the darkest times of their entrepreneurial journey. Following the discussion, you will have the chance to mingle with fellow entrepreneurs, taking away from the event a fresh perspective on how to conquer the physical and emotional difficulties you may face throughout your entrepreneurial journey.

Minorities in technology - come join the monthly New York meet up! The meet up features speakers from around New York City speaking on topics ranging from their experiences in technology, how to run a start up, and much more. For all game developers…Sara Cornish of Games for Change will be giving tips on game development and Richard Murby of devpost will talk about the devpost Leads Hackathon. You'll also hear from Kim Wales on financing/crowdfunding and from Maisha Walker from INC. Magazine.

Want to plug in to the Austin, Texas startup scene? Check out the next edition of Intro to the Austin Startup Scene with Capital Factory founder Joshua Baer, Eagle Eye Networks Director of Sales, Austen Trimble, and Techstars Partner Jason Seats. Find out why Austin's great for start-ups. You'll get answers to questions like...How do I get a job at a startup? How do I find a co-founder? How do I meet investors and mentors? Should I join an accelerator?

Montreal techies — come join the fun at the HackerNest Montreal Tech Social. They're a fun, relaxed way to connect with your local tech brethren. Atmosphere: chill, friendly, unpretentious, agenda-free — that means no sales pitches — and brimming with smart people. HackerNest is an international nonprofit uniting local tech communities through unpretentious Tech Socials and hackathons.

Are you in a tech start-up or planning one? Come join in at Startup Battlefield to learn and participate. This event is all about startups and how to turn your ideas into reality. Startups can showcase their offerings to venture capitalists and potential customers. Participate in the hackathon--maybe you'll come up with the next big thing and present it in front of a panel of venture capitalists looking for projects to fund.

Are you a university student, or recent graduate? As the leaders of tomorrow, how can you help ensure sustainable economic growth, and decent work for all? Want to make a difference? Join the hack for two days of innovation, ideation, and getting down and dirty building new apps, services, campaigns, and projects to tackle some of the economy’s most pressing issues. Hackathons are for all types of forward thinking, proactive students. Whether you’re a master coder, design hero, or a sales and biz dev guru, this is the place you need to be!

Black Girls CODE and Capital One invite Black Girls CODE Tech Divas (age 11-14) to a special workshop lead by the bank's own software engineers! This 1-day program is designed to expose students to technology and foster a focus on software engineering. Students will work through a lesson that teaches fundamentals of software engineering through hands-on learning.

This is a 2-day event created to connect young talents in the field of design, engineering and entrepreneurship with innovation opportunities presented by major companies. The event will include a vision of the Google Keynote I/O and a hackathon in which participants will compete to find the best creative new solutions to business cases proposed by Google.

Big data and Hadoop interest you? Want to upgrade your skills in that area? Attend this hands-on workshop: Big Data Hadoop Training by Building Projects. Developed in collaboration with industry experts, this live, instructor-lead training will give you project experience and hands-on practical knowledge of working with Hadoop. Topics covered include HDFS, MapReduce, Advanced MapReduce, Hive, PIG, Sqoop, Flume, Oozie, Zookeeper, YARN, Hadoop 2.0, and HBase. You'll work on a project such as : Data Analysis on Medicare Data (Healthcare Sector), Perform Call-Drop Analysis (Telecom Sector), Identifying Mortgage Defaulters (Finance Sector), or Real-Time Twitter Data Acquisition (Product Development/Marketing Sector).