FinTech Innovation Hackathon 2026 – IDEA 2.0
St Aloysius Institute of Management and Information Technology (AIMIT Centre), Mangaluru, Karnataka.
📌 About the Event
The FinTech Innovation Hackathon 2026 – IDEA 2.0 appears to refer to the FinTech Innovation Hackathon 2026 organised by St Aloysius (Deemed to be University) through its AIMIT Centre, Mangaluru, with the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) as knowledge partner. The competition invites students, developers, researchers, entrepreneurs, and professionals to develop innovative solutions for India’s financial ecosystem, with a focus on digital payment fraud prevention, next-generation digital banking, and open innovation. The idea submission deadline is 31 October 2026.
ℹ️ Event Details
- Organising: St Aloysius Foundation and St Aloysius Institute of Management and Information Technology (AIMIT Centre), Mangaluru.
- Knowledge Partner: Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH), Bengaluru.
- Category: FinTech, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Digital Banking and Innovation.
- Mode of Conduct: Hybrid — online registration, orientation and workshops, followed by an offline residential boot camp at the AIMIT Campus, Mangaluru.
- Challenge Tracks:
- Digital Payments Fraud Detection and Prevention.
- Next-Generation Digital Banking Experience.
- Open Innovation in the financial ecosystem.
📅 Important Dates
- Registration Period: 11–31 October 2026.
- Last Date to Apply: 31 October 2026.
- Shortlisting of Teams: 2–7 November 2026.
- Online Orientation: 10–12 November 2026.
- Idea Refinement Workshop: 16–18 November 2026.
- Residential Boot Camp: 4–6 December 2026.
- Incubation / Internship Opportunities: January–December 2027.
🎯 Eligibility & Rules
- Open to students, aspiring entrepreneurs, developers, researchers, technology enthusiasts, early-stage startup founders, and working professionals.
- Participants can apply individually or in teams of two.
- Each participant can be part of only one team.
🏆 Benefits for the Participants
- Total Cash Prize Pool: ₹3,00,000 for the top three teams.
- Top 10 Teams: Opportunity for incubation, including seed-fund support and product-development assistance.
- Top 30 Teams: Three-day residential boot camp with expert mentoring and technical workshops.
- Top 50 Teams: Online design-thinking and idea-refinement workshop.
- All Participants: Six hours of orientation on the fintech and startup ecosystem.