The best and most innovative products in any digital industry are designed around users. At Absa, we are focused on creating products and services that will solve problems for our customers.
We challenged teams of innovators, thinkers and designers to solve challenges in the fintech space and stand a chance to win their share of prizes worth R65 000!
Each team chose a challenge to solve. The challenges were:
- Challenge 1: I CAN make banking digitally an easy and intuitive experience.
- Challenge 2: I CAN make banking an evolving partner in customers lives.
- Challenge 3: I CAN make banking accessible to all.
- Challenge 4: I CAN make use of digital to create and enhance the value of the past.
From all the submissions received, five top teams were selected and then mentored by our Design Directors to help refine solutions.
Top 5 teams:
- Team SAMSYN
- Team ELEV8A
- Team Omnicorn
- Team SIA
- Team Fast 3
The final presentations were then submitted to our panel of judges, consisting of:
- Alex Oloo - Head: Design, Absa, SA
- Christine Wu - Managing Executive: CVM, Absa, SA
- Subash Sharma - Head: Digital Channels, Absa, SA
- Yetunde Dada - Senior Principal Product Manager, Quantum Black, UK
After viewing the presentations, our judges put the teams through some vigorous Q&A sessions to truly examine and understand their solutions.
The judges then proclaimed the winning teams...
Runner up Team: Omnicorn
Mila Daly
Tawanda Mutambwe
Refilwe Lesego Masekela
Team Omnicorn won R15 000 - congratulations
Winning Team: ELEV8A
Tsholofelo Radebe
Keletso Moagi
Sihle Dube
Team ELEV8A were judged the winners and received R50 000 - congratulations!
A big thank you also goes out to all teams who participated - the standard of work and thinking was truly phenomenal.
The Absa Hackathon happens every year and is an opportunity for designers, thinkers and innovators to show their skills and make their mark in the world of fintech - we hope to see you again next year!
If you are interested in joining the Design office at Absa, visit www.absa.africa/absaafrica/careers to find out more or go to our Jobs Portal.
