Burda Hackday: Future of Finance

What is it about?

The financial technology (fintech) industry is growing at fast pace disrupting the financial sector. Together with the HypoVereinsbank, we would like to explore the possibilities for banking of the future. How will we be managing our bank accounts, credits and mortgages? How will we be sharing money with friends and relatives across the globe? How will we be paying our bills and shopping in the future? How will content around financial issues be delivered to the users?

What are the prizes?

1 prize - 5000 € sponsored by HypoVereinsBank & tickets to the Royal Jungle conference. The winners will be able to pitch their project at the conference!

2 prize - DLD conference

3 prize - 1 000 € Amazon voucher

Special prizes:

- Tickets to the Bits & Pretzels founders festival in Munich sponsored by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology

- Tickets to the rhetorics or moderation workshop sponsored by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation for the most consumer-friendly coverage of an economic/ finance issue

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We also have great API partners and you can use their APIs and win additional prizes!

• gini- Gini provides an information extraction system for analyzing documents (e. g. invoices or contracts), specifically information such as the document sender or the amount to pay in an invoice. The API documenation is here. API prize: Apple Watch (38 mm) for each team member.

• figo - This API allows you to easily access your bank account including transaction history and submitting payments. The API documentation is here. API prize: 5 x 100 euro vouchers.

• Finanzen100 - With this API, you can request stock exchange-related information like share prizes, company-related news and financials. Here’s the API documentation. API prize: 1000 euro Cyberport voucher.

• Organize.me- the API lets you semantically analyze documents like financial reports or invoices. Check out the API documentation here. API prize: 5x Sphero 2.0 Robotic Gaming System.

• Paymill - With Paymill’s RESTful payment processing API you can execute transactions in real-time. Paymill supports credit cards, SEPA and Paypal as payment methods and offers additional features for subscription models, end customer data or OAuth based permission sharing. You will find API documentation here. API prize: Pebble Smartwatch for each team member.

When is the hackday taking place?

We start on Saturday, June 13, at 9 am. The exact schedule will be published soon. As usual, there's a special event already on Friday evening: registered participants are invited to join the get-together on Friday evening (5.30 pm) - you will get free drinks and will be able to socialize with other participants and find a team in case you haven't done so (which we strongly recommend) in advance.

Who can apply?

Coders, designers, journalists and financial experts are more than welcome! You can come in teams or register as an individual. You have to be of full age (18+) to be able to take part in the hackathon.

Do I need a team?

We recommend that you find your team in advance, however this is not a must. You will be able to find people on the spot or at the socializing event on Friday evening. Please note: A team must have max. 5 members and we recommend that each team has at least 3 persons (developer, designer, financial expert/journalist).

Where do I register my team?

All teams and participants must register at the hackathon platform Challenge Post: http://burdahackday-finance.challengepost.com/

There you will be submitting your projects.

What about socializing?

Traditionally, we offer all the participants a socializing opportunity on the evening before the hackday so that you can get together, get to know each other and find a team in case you haven't got one. We will email you with details after you have purchased you ticket.

Where do I learn more?

Partners: