About the challenge
Hackathon v1.0 — A Day and Half Schedule
October 25 - 27, 2025.
About the product - Hackathon.docx
Venue: Kifiya, 10th floor
| Day 1 | ||
| Time | Activity | Description |
| 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Kickoff & Keynote | Welcome remarks, hackathon overview, and introduction of judging metrics. |
| 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Hacking Begins | Teams start developing their ideas and prototypes. Mentors available for guidance. |
| 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | Lunch Break | Networking and relaxation time for participants. |
| 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Hacking Continues | Teams refine their solutions and prepare final submissions. |
| Day 2 | ||
| Continue Hacking | ||
| Day 3 | ||
| 8:30 PM – 9:00 AM | Submissions Close | Teams finalize and submit their projects for evaluation. |
| 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Demos & Judging | Teams present their solutions to the judging panel (5–7 minutes each). |
| 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Awards Ceremony & Closing | Announcement of winners, acknowledgments, and group photo. |
| 12:30 PM – 1:30PM | Lunch | Closing |
Requirements
What to Build
This theme centers on Intelligent Financial Infrastructure (IFI) — the foundation that powers every digital financial experience, from onboarding, identity and access management (IAM), loan management systems (LMS), and fraud detection engines to credit scoring and decisioning platforms. IFI is the invisible architecture that ensures financial systems are secure, scalable, and intelligent. Through the Kifiya Inspires hackathon series, we will explore and innovate within each of these critical building blocks, tackling one component at a time. Each hackathon will challenge teams to design and prototype AI-powered solutions that strengthen a specific part of this infrastructure, gradually shaping the intelligent backbone of Africa’s digital financial future.
What to Submit
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A functional MVP hosted locally or in a sandbox environment.
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A GitHub repository or code package.
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A short demo video (3–5 minutes).
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A documentation file outlining setup and architecture.
Prizes
Cash
Judges
Dr. Natnael Argaw
Chief Technology Officer
Yonathan Seyoum
Chief Data Officer
Antony Omeri
Head, Device Finance
Mesfin Bezu
GM IFI Sharia
Stanley Makori
Solutions Architect
Judging Criteria
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1. Core Functionality Metrics (40%)
1. Feature Completeness 2. Detection Accuracy (Precision/Recall/F1) 3. Response Time (API Latency) 4. System Stability 5. Error Handling & Logging -
2. AI & Technical Quality Metrics (30%)
1. Model Explainability 2. Model Efficiency 3. Data Pipeline Design 4. Integration Readiness 5. Security & Privacy -
3. Impact, Usability & Innovation Metrics (30%)
1. User Value Proposition 2. Innovation Beyond MVP 3. Usability & UX 4. Scalability 5. Presentation Quality -
4. MVP Readiness Index (Internal Evaluation)
Deployment Readiness (40%) Business Alignment (30%) Technical Robustness (30%)
Questions? Email the hackathon manager