List of hackathons about fintech in 2019

Hello, fellow hackers! The Blockchain Society together with Telekom Innovation Laboratories (T- Labs) presents the #T-LabsHACK! A 32-hour Identity & Blockchain Hackathon and Learnathon to learn and develop blockchain solutions. This is the follow-up T-Labs Hack Session, with the first one taking place in Seattle, this one ishappening in the capital of Germany: Berlin! What is the #T-LabsHACK you may ask? Well, with the increasing popularity of blockchain technology in the industry today, there comes a desire to always be ahead of the curve; with this event, we will bring you up to speed on some of the hottest tech to hit the blockchain space, which you can then use directly in your Hackathon projects to win great prizes!   A Learnathon will also be included with a workshop that will introduce hashstaX. To get someimpressions about the work of the Blockchain team at T-Labs and learn more about hashstaX checkout this video. The Challenge of the hacakathon willl be centered around Identity Marketplaces. The hackathon will be held at Hubraum Café, Winterfeldstraße 21, 10781 Berlin. The amount charged for the hackathon is to encourage attendees to show up on the day of theevent. This amount can be refunded on request once you are at the event. See more details on DevPost. There will be €6000 in cash prize and €3000 in IOTA tokens. Teams: We suggest teams of no more than 4-5 individuals. You can organize teams prior to the event, we will be creating a Slack team to help create teams. Rules: We know some rules are meant to be broken, but you should probably (definitely) stick by these 1. Fresh Code - We all start coding at the same time. It’s cool to work on designs beforehand, digitalmockups, open source frameworks, and anything else available to everyone, but keep things withinfair limits. 2. Code Review - Winning teams may be subject to a code-review at some point following the eventor immediately before winning. This is to ensure that all code used is in fact fresh. 3. Ownership and IP - You own your IP and whatever you create. Simple as that. 4. Team Size - No more than five people. 5. Submissions - You’ll receive an email with instructions on how to do just that. More informationwill be given at the event. 6. Demos - You’ll demo the functionality of your project and talk through your idea. You’ll receive anemail with instructions on how to do just that, more information will be given at the event. Judging:The Hackathon projects will be judged based on the following criteria: Technical Deployment - 25% Consumer Centric - 25% Usefulness - 25% Innovation - 25% Judges Include: John Calian is a Senior Vice President at Deutsche Telekom AG, and the Head of the Telekom InnovationcLaboratories (T-Labs) in Berlin, a group of some 300 experts & scientists (+ entrepreneurs) from a variety of disciplines, from more than 25 nations all working together at T-Labs. Additionally, John co-founded and leads all product development for the T-Labs Blockchain Group, a team dedicated to decentralization research and development. In this dual role, John is responsible for developing and leading innovation topics, including blockchain strategies and initiatives, machine learning techniques and customer experiences, for Deutsche Telekom and its partners. Prior to joining T-Labs, John held numerous technology leadership roles and was the founder and COO of multiple startup software firms in the Seattle area. Mr. Calian holds an MBA in Technology Management from the University of Washington. Matt Law has spent most of his career building teams and growing digital agencies with a focus on innovation, most recently as Worldwide Chief Operating Officer at a creative agency network. Matt has led teams that have been awarded at Cannes, D&AD, the Webby’s and One Show among others. He advises our portfolio on brand strategy, and telling their compelling stories through marketing planning, content, PR and communications. He is passionate about building inspired and committed teams, and is applying this to the operations of Outlier as it grows, advises our partner companies on their growth strategy, as well as developing our increasing network of commercial, academic and developer communities. A regular writer and speaker, he has contributed insight and analysis to marketing and business titles such as Campaign Magazine, The Drum, The Times and the Financial Times. Dr. Alexandra Mikityuk is a 10 year veteran of the telecommunication industry, having held various positions at Deutsche Telekom in Berlin. Dr. Mikityuk received her Diploma in Telecommunication Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences HTW Berlin. In 2010, she concentrated her research and work on secure media distribution and processing topics. In 2013, she joined the Security in Telecommunication research group at TU Berlin, where she received her doctorate (PhD) in embedded security for remote processing. In 2017, Dr. Mikityuk turned her attention towards distributed ledger technology and is currently the Co-Founder and Head of Blockchain Technology for The Blockchain Group, a unit of Deutsche Telekom Innovation Labs (T-Labs).Event Schedule. Holger Köther is a global Senior Director, Program Manager and IT enthusiast, who has worked over the last 17 years at the multinational corporate IT organizations Siemens and Atos. Saturday, January 19th9:00 am: Registration & team formation, breakfast 9:45 am: Opening remarks from T-Labs 10:30 am: Opening remarks from the Blockchain Society 10:45 am: Introduction to hashstaX Workshop 11:45 am: Workshop by CRy 12:00 pm: Lunch 1:00 pm: Hackathon rules, team formation, challenge overview 1:25 pm: Start of Hackathon 7:00 pm: Dinner Hacking will continue overnight! (Attendees may choose to stay over and hack or go home to sleep) Sunday, January 20th9:00 am: Breakfast 12:00 pm: Lunch with judges 3:00 pm: Conclusion of Hackathon & submissions on DevPost! 3:15 pm: Presentations & judging 4:30 pm: Winner selection & final remarks by T-Labs 4:45 pm: Optional networking 6:00 pm: Closure Come out and hack! We are looking forward to seeing you! Community Partners: Jolocom IOTA Moeco Minespider Code University TIOTA BerChain

Amazon India presents #WOW Women of the World Week Ready to embrace the Challenge? Apply Now http://bit.ly/2GrUvYA Diversity Hiring event for Tech and B-Schools Eligibility Criteria: Applicable to female candidates from 2018 & 2019 graduation batches with no backlog & CGPA>6.5/10. Students who have been evaluated by Amazon in the last 6 months are not eligible. Students who are currently being evaluated by Amazon are not eligible. Register here:

Let's #BUIDL! This 32 hours round-the-clock hackathon is aimed to empower blockchain engineers to rapidly prototype blockchain solutions to potentially solve problems identified by key stakeholders of this programme. Winning teams are automatically qualified to the Binance SAFU Hackathon in Singapore. BitTemple is the organising partner of the Binance SAFU Pre-Hackathon Singapore 2019, which is alongside Pre-Hackathons in San Franso, Seoul, and Hong Kong. Theme Query Platform for Address Security: "Is the address you are sending your crypto to SAFU?" Security remains the top priority for Binance. In addition to keeping platforms secure from attckers, we actively fight against scams, faud, and money laundering. To that end, Binance SAFU Hackathon is calling all the #BUIDLers in the world to come join us to BUIDL an open platform that fights against scams, hacks and money laundering in order to protect our users. We hope this will create a community and culture that collectively gathers information about malicious activities, and make the crypto community a safer place. Prizes Winning Team(s) will automatically qualify to the Binance SAFU Hackathon during the Binance Blockchain Week 2019. Selected teams with non-Singaporean members will have a chance to win up to USD$2,500 in Binance coins (BNB) as travel stipends. Potential access to Binance Labs incubation programme. Potential access to intern or work with our blockchain companies. Stand a chance to win a 1 month hotdesk pass at BitTemple, as well as 1 year membership and access to global hubs. (Singapore, San Francisco, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Malta) Additional Benefits Meetup with Binance Senior Management and potential access to incubation programmes run by Binance Labs, and a Singapore Government-backed Blockchain Accelerator Every participant in the Pre-Hackathon will receive a free ticket to the Binance Week Summit (full ticket price is $599 USD) Schedule Day 1: 12th January 2019, Saturday 9:00 am : Doors open and Registration 10:00 am : Pre-hackathon Opening 11:00 am : Teams Formation 12:30 pm : Lunch 1:00 pm : Coding Begins 1:30 pm : Mentor Sessions - Ling Zhang from Binance Labs 3:00 pm : Mentor Sessions- William Tan from Nem 5:00 pm Mentor Sessions - Yi Ming from Tribe 6:00 pm : Venue Closes KEEP CODING Day 2: 13th January 2019, Sunday 8:30 am : Breakfast KEEP CODING 12:00 pm : Lunch 1:00 pm : Hackathon Ends 1:30 pm : Submit Pitching Deck 2:00 pm : Pitching Sessions 4:30pm : Judge Selection 4:45 pm : Results Announcement FAQ 1) What are the general rules? Teams should not exceed more than 5 participants Participants must be aged 18 and above Teams must present their work at the end of the pre-hackathon Teams must not submit plagiarized or unoriginal ideas Teams must develop blockchain based solutions Use any blockchain based SDK/API or Toolkits   2) What are the are the judging criteria? There are 4 judging criteria, each with a score of 10 points. Technology, Creativity/Innovation, Execution of Demo, and Pitch. a. Technology     The heart of any hackathon is the ability for teams to combine different technologies to create a innovative solution to the problem. Teams should feel free to use both traditional web/mobile technology in addition to blockchain-native technologies such as token incentives, smart contracts or distributed ledgers.  a. Was the team able to find compelling use cases for tokens, smart contracts, and distributed ledger technology?  b. Was the team able to make use of other web or interface technologies?  c. Did the group come up with a solution that addresses the challenge theme?     b. Creativity and Innovation Creativity and innovation requires teams to think outside the box to find novel solutions to the problem at hand. Sometimes, the more elegant solution is not the most straightforward one. Look for ways to innovate when you are designing technology solutions, incentive schemes, address/fraud tracking, data analysis, business model, reporting or other aspects.  a. Did the team find creative or new ideas to address the problem challenge?  b. Did the team come up with a radical approach, or did they follow existing patterns and solutions?  c. Is there a “wow” factor in the team’s solution?     c. Demo of Solution     The highlight of a hackathon is to create a demo that showcases the key concepts of a solution. The demo does not have to be perfect, but should be able to reveal the innovations of the team, and the potential of the prototype.  a. Was there a successful demo of the solution created?  c. Does the demo show the potential and use cases of the solution created?  c. [Bonus] Was there thoughtful design about the usability of the solution? How will the UX and UI help the solution succeed, or attract users to the solution?       d. Pitch     A good idea should be complemented with a compelling presentation to describe the solution to others hearing about it for the first time. A presentation does not have to be fancy, but should emphasize the key ideas employed in the solution.  a. Was the team able to smoothly and crisply present their solution to the jury?  b. Was the presentation compelling, engaging and persuasive? c. Did they respect the time limit of the presentation? 3) Are meals provided?   Yes. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.   4) How do I get to BitTemple?   MRTAlight at stations Raffles Place (EW14) or Telok Ayer (DT18). Follow directions signs to Republic Plaza.   Taxi / CarSet drop off address at Republic Plaza (Republic Plaza, 9 Raffles Place, Singapore 048619)   ParkingParking is at your expense For other queries, please contact us at:  sgsafuhack@bittemple.io Mentors and Judges Ling Zhang  Director of Binance Labs Jia Yaoqi  CTO & Co-founder at Zilliqa Dr Ernie Teo CTO at JED Trade  Elvin Li  CTO of Botbot.AI William Tan Country Head NEM Singapore Melody He Partner and Co-Founder of Spartan Group Yi Ming Ng  Partner of TRIVE Jack Chia  Co-Founder of Blockchain Alliance Oliver Wee CTO of MW Partners Community Partners Organizers Binance Exchange is the leading global cryptocurrency exchange, with users from over 190 countries and regions. Capable of processing more than 1.4 million orders per second, Binance Exchange is the largest crypto exchange by trade volume and one of the fastest in the world. The platform focuses on security, robustness, and execution speed — attracting enthusiasts and professional traders alike. For more information, visit: https://www.binance.com BitTemple is a Global Blockchain Hub dedicated to fostering first-rate blockchain projects worldwide. We link international blockchain companies, incubate promising blockchain programs, and cultivate a global blockchain ecosystem.  Our global one-stop services for BitTemple members include: Legal Counsel, Feasibility Study, Investment, Fund Raising, Media and Public Relations, Exchange Listing Support, Trading Advisory and Liquidity Provision, as well as Community Curation. Now we have 8 hubs locate in Singapore, San Francisco, Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen with more than 100,000 members. www.bittemple.io Co-Hosts Tribr is an innovation consultancy specialising in helping businesses future proof themselves via internal and external innovation sourcing. Tribr has helped MNCs, government bodies and local enterprises take a step toward the distant goal of innovation while achieving shorter term tangible business goals ie Marketing, HR, Sales etc. Established in 2012, BitKan is one of the leading data service providers worldwide for Blockchain and Cryptocurrency industry. Having provided price charts, news, mining monitoring, price alert, e-wallet services and many other valuable functions, BitKan App has attracted millions of users worldwide. www.bitkan.com Binance SAFU Pre-Hackathon Singapore 2019 is part of Binance Blockchain Week Binance Blockchain Week, Singapore 2019 is an inaugural event hosted by Binance, which marks the first collective debut of all head of divisions of the Binance ecosystem. The conference will provide the chance for direct interaction with Binance’s senior management, and to engage or collaborate with the growing ecosystem. www.binancefair.com Media Partners

iOS/Android/Web developers and engineers! Blockchain techies! If you're planning to attend the Blockchain Connect Conference in San Francisco -- or if you're just in the city -- then you're invited to participate in the SV Insight Hackathon. Come with a team of 3 - 6 people, or join one on-site! You'll be challenged to design and build an awesome blockchain solution -- decentralized wallet, smart contract, or whatever you conceive! Present your project for the chance to win awesome prizes!

Blockchain Connect Conference: Academic 2019 will be the third blockchain connect conference hosted by SV Insight. The theme of this conference is “Academic”. This conference will gather the most authoritative blockchain professors around the world, the public chain projects with the most advanced technology, and technical experts, to discuss the most cutting-edge blockchain academic research, problems, and solutions.

This is a 24-hour Open to All Coding event and the teams will be judged on their usage of the full analytics process - incorporating not only the technical analysis and solution, but also the understanding of the business problem. The solutions presented must hold clarity, technical strength of methodology and uniqueness of approach. Contact: Divyansh Kumar - Organizer (+91-9818328669) Anjani Asthana - Organizer (+91-8604831051) Tushar Vashisth – Organizer (+91-8076907866)

This is a 24-hour Open to All UI/UX developing event with an intensive use of advanced illustrative tools to increase the efficiency of design build-ups. The participants will be provided with a time limit to complete the challenges. They will assert their minds around a specific theme, build prototypes and present them to the panel of judges. For more details, contact Divyansh Kumar | 9818328669 Anjani Asthana | 8377933811 Tushar Vashisth | 8076907866