SBP-IDEATHON 2019 begin to engage tech startups

Technology has been impacting the way businesses operate and deliver and is heftily jolt the Pakistan’s banking and financial sector. Confer to that State Bank of Pakistan is engaging technology passionate startups to participate in SBP-IDEATHON 2019 to be held in Karachi.  

SBP-IDEATHON 2019 begin to engage tech startups

SBP-IDEATHON is a platform where you can share your innovative ideas for financial inclusion through digital financial services. Successful participants will be rewarded PKR.300,000 and mentored by banking and technology experts to help deploy the ideas to build a strong and prosperous Pakistan.

Themes for Ideathon 2019 is Increasing financial inclusion in youth and women. Secondly, enhancing adaptation of digital financial services by the less educated and technically illiterate segment of the population and the last one to digitize informal saving mechanism.

The Ideathon 2019 opens to all technology startups, fresh graduates, university level students, professionals, individuals working in financial institutions. After initial selection of applications, SBP will shortlist 8-10 teams for the event day to make final pitch before a panel of judges. 

Interested and passionate applicants may apply before March 10, 2019. Keep visiting at SBP-Ideathon 2019