List of hackathons about fintech in 2018

Blockchain enthusiasts in Germany! You're invited to participate in Blockchain4Good: Shaping Smart Sustainable Cities for the Future. During this two and a half day hack, you'll be challenged to create smart sustainable city solutions that can be turned into practical blockchain applications. Come network with leaders in blockchain and social innovation and collaborate and compete for the grand prize of 20,000 DCT and a free trip to Shanghai International Blockchain Week 2018.

Techies in the UK! If you're passionate about decentralised and open-source development, you're invited to apply for a slot om the First Bitfinex Hackathon in London. This 3-day event is intended to foster innovation and collaboration within the decentralised digital asset space. Participation is limited and applications will be assessed based on interest in blockchain and trading. You'll be challenged to design an innovative solution using the Ethfinex Ethereum-based self-custodial trading API and/or the new Eosfinex EOS decentralized exchange.

About McKinsey Analytics Online Hackathon During our online Hackathon, you will get a glimpse at the sort of problems and challenges that our McKinsey data scientists solve on a daily basis. The winner will receive a NIPS conference ticket and 5,000 USD for personal expenses. The best participants may also be invited for interviews with McKinsey Analytics. Prizes: NIPS conference ticket* + 5,000 USD and chance to get hired as a Data Scientist at McKinsey

Sri Lankan coders, designers, and entrepreneurs! AngelHack invites you to sign up to participate in the AngelHack Colombo Hackathon 2018. Compete on your own, or collaborate as a member of a team to come up with an idea and turn it into a functioning prototype. This year’s theme is Seamless Technology. You're not limited! Build an app that solves a social or environmental problem and positively impacts your local community -- you might win the Code For A Cause Impact Award. Or accept IBM's Call for Code challenge to improve logistics based on traffic and weather activity. The AngelHack Grand Prize will be awarded to the project that is innovative without limits and brings positive change to the world.

Engineers, data scientists, designers and product managers in the Greater New York Area! If you're interested in helping the people of Venezuela, then you're invited to participate in Hack for Venezuela NYC. You'll be challenged to design and prototype a mobile technology and/or AI technology solution that can help address critical issues in Venezuela such as high infant mortality, the prevalence of malaria, hyperinflation, and hunger. The goal of the event is to connect the worldwide Venezuelan community, create an accessible database to connect socially-aware engineers in the US for social good to Venezuelan-based organizations and help rebuild the country virtually.

Techies and hackers in New South Wales! If you're interested in distributed applications (dApps), then you're invited to participate in the Holochain Hackathon in Ultimo, NSW! You'll get to learn the basics of a new coding paradigm and learn tools for rapid development of decentralized applications. Then you'll be challenged to design and prototype your own distributed app solution using the next-gen Holochain platform for decentralized power structures.

Fintech developers, entrepreneurs, and designers in the greater New York City area! Rehive invites you to participate in their event: Rehive | Fintech Hackathon | New York | 7 July 2018. This event is one of a series pop-up hackathons where you'll be challenged to create an innovative fintech solution using the Rehive platform and toolkit for building fintech apps.

Coders, designers, and entrepreneurs in Australia! AngelHack invites you to sign up to participate in the AngelHack Sydney Hackathon 2018. Compete on your own, or collaborate as a member of a team to come up with an idea and turn it into a functioning prototype. This year’s theme is Seamless Technology. You're not limited! Build an app that solves a social or environmental problem and positively impacts your local community -- you might win the Code For A Cause Impact Award, or the AngelHack Challenge Award.

Hong Kong coders, designers, and entrepreneurs! AngelHack invites you to sign up to participate in the AngelHack Hong Kong Hackathon 2018. Compete on your own, or collaborate as a member of a team to come up with an idea and turn it into a functioning prototype. This year’s theme is Seamless Technology. You're not limited! Build an app that solves a social or environmental problem and positively impacts your local community -- you might win the Code For A Cause Impact Award. The AngelHack Grand Prize will be awarded to the project that is innovative without limits and brings positive change to the world.

Coders, designers, and entrepreneurs in Chile! AngelHack invites you to sign up to participate in the AngelHack Santiago Hackathon 2018. Compete on your own, or collaborate as a member of a team to come up with an idea and turn it into a functioning prototype. This year’s theme is Seamless Technology. You're not limited! Build an app that solves a social or environmental problem and positively impacts your local community -- you might win the Code For A Cause Impact Award. Or accept IBM's Call for Code challenge to improve logistics based on traffic and weather activity. Other challenges are sponsored by Hurify and Amazon Web Services. The AngelHack Grand Prize will be awarded to the project that is innovative without limits and brings positive change to the world.