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Blockchain and FINTECH-Hakaton at Innopolis University

September 17–18, the first Hackathon in Russia, dedicated to the creation of new products for the FINTECH industry using modern IT solutions and bulk technology, will be held at the IT-site. In the program: artificial intelligence in the jury, funds for product development, gifts and fintech-Voroshkop with experts from the Life.SREDA venture fund and Barclays bank. Participation is free. For details, welcome under cat.

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The financial industry is developing rapidly, launching new products and introducing modern IT solutions that create additional value for customers and society. Such technologies are changing the usual life - lending through the Internet, trading platforms outside the stock exchanges, secure payments without banking intermediaries, communication through bots, etc.

“Fintech industry is developing rapidly. We are ready and willing to invest our knowledge and resources in promising projects. Hackathon is a great opportunity to assemble a team and implement your ideas into a working prototype. At Innopolis University, we will be happy to see as many ambitious and promising teams and people who are not indifferent to Fintech and Blockchain as possible, ”said Maxim Avdeev, CEO of InspiRussia.
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The InspiRussia hackathon at Innopolis University will bring together experts from Microsoft, Life.SREDA, QIWI, Evotor (MPOS), computer science professors from Beijing and Dubai universities, who will talk about the prospects for the blockchain and the development of the FINTECH industry, share their experience and available technologies for create new products.

Main topics of the hackathon:


In 24 hours, teams will create projects from idea to working prototype using ready-made API and SDK partners of the event. In the final, the teams will present the result of the work to the expert jury and will be able to compete for the main prize - the chance to get a free InspirAsia Singapore accelerator.

A special feature of the hackathon is artificial intelligence in the composition of a reputable jury that will check the code of all projects, and voting for the winners will be based on the blockchain. Pleasant bonuses for participants will be the opportunity to receive the first money for the development of the project already on the hackathon (crowdinvesting), as well as numerous useful prizes from partners, including:


If you are a programmer, developer, designer or author of a digital project, register on the accelerator's official website: inspirussia.com .

Venue: Innopolis University , Innopolis, Universitetskaya Str., 1.
Organizer: Life.SREDA Venture Fund
Participation in the hackathon is free and possible in offline and online formats.
Limited number of seats.

Two weeks before the hackathon (September 2), the Fintech Workshop will be held. Experts from the venture fund Life.SREDA, Barclays Bank (UK) and serial entrepreneurs will present the Fintech market analyst, talk about the industry's prospects for the IT community and give successful examples of building unicorns in the Fintech industry. Participation in the workshop is free with mandatory registration: inspirussia.com .

InspiRUSSIA Accelerator is a continuation of the successful work of the InspirASIA accelerator, founded in 2015 by the Life.SREDA venture fund in Singapore. Also, the Foundation Life.SREDA annually publishes the study “Money of the Future” and maintains a specialized blog “Fintech Ranking”.

The accelerator team selected the best cases and practices to create the InspiRussia educational program while working with the most dynamic start-ups in Southeast Asia, including SoftPay, Vietnam - the leader of the Asian market mPOS, Ayannah, Philippines - translations, YoloPay, Singapore - personal finance service , Fastacash, Singapore - the leader of the Asian payment technology market, Lenddo, Philippines - the leader of the scoring market.

Life.Sreda VC is a venture capital fund established 4 years ago, headquartered in Singapore. One of the first funds in the world that focuses exclusively on fintech (financial technology). The Life.SREDA VC Foundation has invested in 20 startups in the field of financial technology worldwide (USA, Europe, Asia), including: Simple, Moven, SumUp, Rocketbank, Fidor, ANTHEMIS, Fastacash, Lenddo *, etc. Life.SREDA VC has 6 successful exit points (sales of company shares), among which the most famous is the sale of the Simple Mobile Bank to the BBVA Group holding for $ 117 million. In April 2016, Life.SREDA launched a separate Banking on Blockchain Fund with a capital of $ 50 million and the management team of experts represented by Chris Skinner, David Brier and Thomas Labenbacher. The fund's activities are aimed at investing in fintech projects related to the blockchain technology. Life.SREDA is also known for researching the financial technology market and the annual report “Money of the Future” and its own information portal fintechranking.com.

Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/308482/


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