List of hackathons about fintech in 2018

Nigerian computer science, business, and entrepreneurial students and faculty in Nigeria! The Nigerian Blockchain Alliance (NBA) invites you to participate in the Campus Blockchain Hackathon to be held at Covenant University's Hebron Startup Lab. Any student or faculty member with an interest in blockchain technology, a business idea, and the aptitude to be part of a blockchain startup project team can take part. Come and collaborate and compete against teams in other locations in Nigeria for the chance to be eligible for the National Campus Blockchain Hackathon. Our hackathon tips page contains valuable infoon participation in the Campus Blockchain Hackathon!

Hosted by CMRIT Bengaluru, Hack-It-On is an event to get your Innovation and creativity going. The event which spans 24 hours is all about cooking up ideas and making something new. The competition is the place for coding enthusiasts and techies interested in the battle of new ideas.

Your idea in 54 hours Do you have an idea you'd like to pursue or a problem you'd like to solve but don't know where to start or who to start with? Techstars Startup Weekend is the place to look for a team, create a prototype of your idea, validate your business idea, and receive feedback from experienced entrepreneurs, all in one weekend.

Fintech companies and startups in France and beyond! Do you have specific e-payments and related expertise/assets? Are you willing to partner with online payments leader Worldline? You're invited to participate in the Worldline e-Payments Challenge Hackathon. At this 48-hour event, you'll be expected to create e-payment services of the future that address the specific needs of one of the following challenges: 1. European Retailer - Seamless payment experience in-store 2. Nordic Bank - Integration of receipts and payments transactions & Most flexible bonus system between merchants and banks especially in GDPR world. 3. International Hospitality group - Seamless guest consuming experience and Community payments 4. Telco company - Instant payments in Telco world 5. French bank - New payments means 6. Virtualized management of fleet cards - Digitization of the current private cards Winning projects may be selected for a number of prizes, including Joint go-to-market with Worldline, Potential projects with the customers proposing the challenges, Co-marketing with Worldline at global events, and more!

Ultrahack Sprint 2 is Ultrahack's autumn event of 2018 giving teams of multidisciplinary talent the opportunity to get creative, or advance their projects relating to various themes. So far: - Hack the index – Manage your portfolio like a pro with OP - Open challenge with Think co and TKO-äly ry

Wind energy experts, data analysts and scientists, designers, developers, blockchain experts, and startup types in and around Hamburg! If you're planning to attend the Global Wind Summit InnoEnergy and WindEurope, then be sure to participate in the Hack the Wind 2018 hackathon. You'll get to collaborate with like-minded individuals on your choice of challenge -- Wind Turbine Fault Prediction or the Hamburg Harbour Microgrid. Collaborate and compete for recognition and awesome prizes, as you present your project to the panel of judges.

The EOS Global Hackathon series is a first-of-its-kind event in the world of blockchain, with the continued goal of supporting a decentralized global community from the ground up. Get involved and you will be joining hackers, product developers, marketers, and business leaders in creating a new wave of blockchain dApps that secure life, liberty, and property. From June through the end of 2018, Block.one will be hosting a series of initiatives designed to find and give a platform to the most visionary architects of decentralization out there. Four in-person events will be followed by a Grand Finale Pitch Competition that puts the best applications under the spotlight.   EOSIO: The Most Powerful Infrastructure for Decentralized Applications (All prizes are in USD) Those placing 1st - 3rd in the Hong Kong event will receive $2,000 USD per winning team member for travel and lodging to the Grand Finale in TBA. 1st Place:  $100,000 (Cash + Travel) 2nd Place: $25,000 (Cash + Travel) 3rd Place: $10,000 (Cash + Travel) Superlative: Three (3) $3,000 cash prizes delivered to superlative winners Announcement Coming Soon EOSIO Version 1.0 Has Arrived. Block.one released version 1.0 of their open source EOSIO blockchain software on June 2nd 2018. This software enables businesses to rapidly build and deploy high-performance and high-security blockchain-based applications. EOSIO is designed to include: Free Rate Limited Transactions Low Latency Block confirmation (0.5 seconds) Low-overhead Byzantine Fault Tolerant Finality Optional high-overhead, low-latency BFT finality Smart contract platform powered by Web Assembly Designed for Sparse Header Light Client Validation Scheduled Recurring Transactions Time Delay Security Hierarchical Role Based Permissions Support for Biometric Hardware Secured Keys (e.g. Apple Secure Enclave) Parallel Execution of Context Free Validation Logic Inter Blockchain Communication *Schedule is subject to change Wednesday, September 12th 18:30 - 20:00 |EOSIO Global Hackathon Virtual Session via Zoom Webinar Link: https://zoom.us/j/181643957 Meeting Number: 181 643 957 Saturday, September 22nd 08:30 - 10:00 | Doors Open & Breakfast Served 10:00 - 11:00 | Opening Ceremony/Presentations from Partners 11:00 | Coding Begins 12:00 | Lunch Served 12:00 | Breakout Session 1 - Technical Breakout (C++) 13:00 | Breakout Session 2 - Technical Breakout (Web/UX) 14:00 | Breakout Session 3 - Entrepreneurial 18:00 | Dinner Served 20:00 - 20:30 | Breakout Session 4 - Pitch Workshop 24:00 | Midnight Snack / Hack through the Night* *The venue will be open and staffed overnight if you’d like to hack through the night. Sunday, September 23rd 07:30 | Breakfast Served 09:00 | Breakout Session 5 - Pitch Practice 12:00 | Lunch Served 13:00 | Submission Deadline 14:00 | Round 1 Judging (3 min pitches) 16:00 | Doors Open for Individuals with Spectator Ticket 16:30 | Closing Ceremony & Top 10 teams announced 16:45 | Round 2 Judging 18:15 | Winners announced 18:30 | Networking Drinks & Dinner   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, and the final score being the average of the judges’ scores: Utilization of Blockchain Technology (5 points): How well suited is the concept for blockchain? Is there a clear need for a token, smart contract, and distributed ledger technology? Was an EOSIO smart contract successfully implemented? Creativity (5 points): How creative was the team in developing an innovative solution for the challenge? Is the idea defensible or unique? Impact (5 points): Did the team create an application that can have a real and valuable impact? Is the idea feasible / if pursued could it actually work in the real world? Scalability (5 points): What is the growth potential of this application?  What impact can it have on the world as a whole? 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 and are free to do with it as they wish whether they win or not. Winning teams will be subject to a code-review at some point following the event or immediately before the competition ends.

HealthChainHack is a blockchain hackathon aiming to expedite the translation of academic research into pharmaceutical advancement and innovations by bringing together the brightest coders and key healthcare players worldwide for a two-month coding camp.

The B-Hive FinTech Hackathon addresses real and urgent challenges in the financial and insurance sector. It’s backed by 6 major European banks, insurers and market infrastructure players. These partners intend to take on and fund the most interesting solutions presented at the hackathon as Proof of Concept projects. Every team will have the opportunity to pitch for and meet with 10 key decision makers of major financial institutions.

The B-Hive FinTech Hackathon addresses real and urgent challenges in the financial and insurance sector. It’s backed by 6 major European banks, insurers and market infrastructure players. These partners intend to take on and fund the most interesting solutions presented at the hackathon as Proof of Concept projects. Every team will have the opportunity to pitch for and meet with 10 key decision makers of major financial institutions.