Open Day BoC Fintech Hackathon 5.0: The Good Practices and the Fintech Future
On Thursday 26th September 2024, the Open Day of BoC Fintech Hackathon 5.0 was held remotely, where the goal, the process, the available tools and the challenges presented. The Open Day had great participation with more than 50 registered participants.
This event is the kickstaring of the BoC Fintech Hackathon 5.0, that will be held physically on 18th — 20th October 2023, at IDEA Innovation Center, in Nicosia.
The Open Day started with a short presentation from Mrs. Lia Ioannou, Head IT Performance & Relationship Mgt at Bank Cyprus, who explained the main goal of this initiative and the importance of innovation in the Fintech sector. Also, Mrs. Ioannou, provoked the participants to join BoC Fintech Hackathon 5.0, and to enjoy the experience of the hackathon.
Afterwards, the Partners who support BoC Fintech Hackathon 5.0, made a short greeting to the participants but also spread the message of support to the contestants of BoC Fintech Hackathon 5.0. Meet the Supporters:
- Georgia Kapitsaki, Associate Professor at University of Cyprus
- Marios Kapiris, Director, Kyndryl Cyprus
- Demetris Trihinas, Assistant Professor In Computer Science at University of Nicosia Data-Intensive initiatives AILab
- Helen Takoudis, Account Executive Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Microsoft
- Dr. Ourania Miliou, Education & Training Manager, CYENS
- Constantinos Savvides, Head of University Development Office at University of Cyprus C4E
Then, the Open Day discussion was moved to the Tools, the Fintech Apps, the APIS.
Mr. Christos Nikolaou, Enterprise Architect, Bank of Cyprus, presented shortly the APIS of Bank Of Cyprus and also the way to use the APIS easy and fast.
Also, Mr. Andreas Michaelides, Chief Product Officer at Jinius by Bank of Cyprus & Aggelos Constantinidis, Technical Lead at Jinius by Bank of Cyprus, made a short presentation of the Jinius Marketplace and the usage of the Jinius APIs.
The discussion afterwards led to Good Practices and Fintech Examples. Mr. Marinos Xynarianos, Open Banking & Fintech Expert, made a short presentation about the good practices and the disruptive technologies that can change the fintech Future.
Last but not least, Mr. George Karamanolis, Co-founder, CTO/CIO from Crowdpolicy, took the floor and presented the process, the goal, and the challenges, but also all the available resources and tools and examples that the contestants can refer to at the hackathon.
The goal of BoC Fintech Hackathon 5.0 is to create innovative solutions in the Fintech domain, up to the stage of a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), with the perspective of future development into full-fledged functional applications. The 4th innovation marathon for the development of solutions and applications in the Fintech sector!
BoC Fintech Hackathon 5.0 will be held physically, at IDEA Innovation Center from 18 to 20 October 2024.
Apply Now and join the fintech nation: https://bochackathon.com/register
BoC Fintech Hackathon 5.0 is open to programmers, startups, professionals, students, and anyone interested in taking part and actively contributing to the development of applications that promote innovative youth entrepreneurship and the growth of services and applications in the fintech sector.
The BoC Fintech Hackathon 5.0 receives the additional support:
BoC Fintech Hackathon 5.0 is co-organized with the technological and organizational support of Crowdpolicy.
Referral Links:
- Learn more about BOC Fintech Hackathon 4.0: https://bochackathon.com
- Apply Now and join the fintech nation: https://bochackathon.com/register
