National Hackathon Challenge
Building Intelligent Financial Infrastructure: AI-Driven eKYC, Digital Identity, SSO & Card-Based Trust Systems Domain: Financial Infrastructure | AI | Digital Identity | Secure Payments | Authentication Industry Focus: Financial Service Providers, FinTech Infrastructure, Payment Networks Vision The next generation of financial infrastructure requires: Trusted digital identity Secure biometric authentication Federated Single Sign-On (SSO) Portable eKYC Card-linked identity capable of performing transactions This hackathon challenges participants to build: A unified Intelligent Identity & Transaction Infrastructure Layer powering onboarding, authentication, and secure financial transactions. Solutions should be deployable across emerging and global markets and relevant for infrastructure innovators such as Kifiya, as well as global networks like Visa and Mastercard.
Intended Impact The goal of this hackathon is to accelerate:
Trusted digital identity adoption
Portable eKYC across institutions
Secure federated authentication
Fraud-resistant transaction systems
Card-linked identity innovation
Financial inclusion at scale
Winning solutions may be considered for:
Pilot deployment
Strategic partnerships or hire
Integration into real-world financial ecosystems
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Kifiya Financial Technology
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