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Africa's Talking Open Hackathon: FinTech

Jun 30, 2022, 6:00 AM – 2:30 PM (UTC)

Africa's Talking Community

Join us at our open hackathon every last Thursday of the month. Come build with us, present feature request, give feedback or just contribute to our open source API's and SDKs. Get your ticket, let us exchange knowledge, best practices, submit feature requests and innovate.

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APIsCommunityHackathon

About this event

Join us at our open hackathon every last Thursday of the month. Come build with us, present feature requests, give feedback, or just contribute to our open-source software, API, and SDKs.

THEME: FINTECH

  • Build FinTech solutions with Africa's Talking and Elarian and win prizes
    • $100 1st Prize + Exclusive T-Shirts
    • $50 2nd Prize + Exclusive T-shirt
    • $25 3rd Prize + Exclusive T-Shirt
  • Contribute to open-source.

Elarian: Build Responsibly, Protect, Customer Data.

Elarian is a customer engagement framework that helps you build robust applications with the customer as the unit of abstraction.

Africa's Talking powers communications solutions across Africa with simplified access to telco infrastructure, developers use our powerful SMS, USSD, Voice, Airtime, and Payments APIs to bring their ideas to life, as they build and sustain scalable businesses.

Africa's Talking powers communications solutions across Africa with simplified access to telco infrastructure, developers use our powerful SMS, USSD, Voice, Airtime, and Payments APIs to bring their ideas to life, as they build and sustain scalable businesses.

Agenda

  1. Warm-up

    • Introduction and Pitching
    • Form teams where need be.
    • Building/hacking
    • Feedback
    • Feature requests

2.  Code in GitHub/GitLab/BitBucket and deploy in Docker/Automated CI/Travis CI/Bamboo 

Note: This section needs additional setup.

Upon commit, the repository is built and deployed to an accessible web server or an S3 bucket.

3. Demonstration and Wrap-up

Teams or individuals will demo what they have hacked for feedback or adoption.

Note: Carry a laptop

Opportunities

  • Network
  • Innovate
  • Access to our Talent bench (You can get a job or a gig on the spot)

Africa's Talking community allows developers to learn skills for the modern-day African Developer. We are language and framework agnostic. All developers are welcome.

This is where Africa's Talking developers community meets to build, learn and exchange knowledge.

We are helping software developers and businesses to bring their ideas to life with ease through easy-to-use APIs.

Would you like to partner with us? Kindly contact the Developer Experience Team.

Transport:

  • We will provide transport to and from Kencom. We will use SWVL. 
  • Note Kencom Departure time is 8 AM (kindly be on time). 

Featured Attendees

  • Auwal Garba

    Auwal Gama General Enterprises

    Mr

  • Abdulrahman Bello b

    Poultry farm

    Farming

  • James Mukasa

    MONEYSENT U LTD

    CEO

  • SANI ISIYAKU

    S&S Printing press

    Mr

  • Nicabed Gathaba

    Sguard Corp

    AI Engineer

  • Sani Lawal

    Sani Lawal Form & Agricultural

    Agric

  • Oluwarotimi Owolabi

    the360branders

    CTO

  • Karimu Khatwabi

    KareemSolveTech

    Foundor

  • Dickens Omolo

    Non

    Non

  • Moses Musyoki

    Skytrend Networks

    Software Developer

  • Benson Opondo

    Patazone

    Software Developer

  • Maryam Musa-Yusuf

    KERNELCI

    Software Engineer

  • Bryan Waff

    Hyperlink Media Services

    Graphic Designer

  • Jim Calvin Karanja Ruva

    Fruity Pebbles General Suppliers

    Manager

  • William Otieno

    Ritiko LLC

    Software Engineer

  • Kelvin Keter

    Oletai Merchants Group Limited

    Director

  • Gladys Wambura

    NA/

    NA/

  • Victory Edmond

    VeePee Market

    CEO

  • ABDURRAHMAN RABIU

    Uasaf lagos Enterprise

    CEO

  • Muhammad Hassan

    Gim- Gana ltd

    Engineering

  • Taiwo Hassan

    Chrome Softek

    Web Developer

  • David Evans

    Didee company

    CTO

  • STEPHEN IKECHUKWU

    DOMINANT DRAMA CREW

    DDC

  • cornelius egbe

    corneldesign LTD

    mr

  • Andrew Osei Owusu

    Integrated community development studies

    CTO

  • Sylvance Mbaka

    Com

    Software Engineer

  • Jay Dwayne

    Wayne Studios Africa

    CTO

  • Morris Thiong'o

    IT Guys KE

    Founder

  • Raphael Ndwiga

    Tyondo Limited

    CTO

  • John F. Kennedy Munene

    SARIFIKA

    Technology Lead

  • Brian Morang'a

    Crowdbotics

    Software Developer

  • Collins Tuti

    Patazone

    Software Developer

  • Kefa Mutuma

    Impact Africa Network

    Product Manager

  • saleh ismail

    managerxeeyah geaneral enterprises

    farming

  • BAKARI H MWINYI

    Midul investment ltd

    Coordinator

  • Cyrus Ndirangu

    0101 Solutions

    Founder & CTO

  • Ayub ng'ang'a

    Roam

    Junior Software Engineer

  • Eddie Kago

    Meta Developer Circle: Nairobi

    Community Lead

  • EMMANUEL KIPLANGAT

    Iansoft technologies

    CTO

  • Isabirye Nasibu

    NIM TECHNOLOGIES

    CEO

  • Anastercia Kerubo

    Mama Garvin hotel

    Director

  • GILBERT KARUE

    VENNY TECHNOLOGIES

    DIRECTOR

  • Innocent Dema

    MijiniTech

    CTO

  • Bonsoul Arani

    Cooperative University of Kenya

    Student

  • Abukari Einus

    Dwindlr

    Software Engineer

  • Heman Alany

    MCB-Technologies

    Web Developer

  • Jim Njagi

    Top-Notch

    CEO

  • Solomon Narh

    XploitsR

    CEO, XploitsR

  • Antony Ngugi

    NA

    CTo

  • EPHRAIM MAINA

    LIMACK DATA

    IT Support staff

  • Seth Owino

    Meru University

    Accountant

  • David Kariuki

    Tavia

    Developer

  • ISMAIL SURAJO

    Ismail computer center

    Manager

  • Charles Kimutai

    Platinum Credit Ltd

    Network Administrator/System Administrator

  • Ismail Ahmad Abdullahi

    Termana computer center kaltungo

    Computer

  • Almustapha Muhammad muazu

    Elmuazzam ventures

    C.EO

  • Ekene Duru

    Brightedge

    Software

When

When

Thursday, June 30, 2022
6:00 AM – 2:30 PM (UTC)

Where

Where

Africa's Talking HQ
Mzima Springs Rd, Lavington, Nairobi
Nairobi, 00100

Agenda

6:00 AMWarm-up
7:00 AMElarian Concepts
7:15 AMCode/Solution
10:00 AMLunch
10:45 AMCode
12:45 PMDemonstration, Award and, Wrap-up

Host

  • Michael Kimathi

    Africa's Talking

    Head of Developer Community

Organizers

  • Bennett Benedict

    University of Dar Es Salaam

    Community Lead, 🇹🇿 Tanzania

  • Veronica Michael

    Community Lead, 🇹🇿 Tanzania

  • Josphat Mwangi

    Community Co-Lead, 🇰🇪 Kenya

  • Sheriffo Jarju

    Community Lead, 🇬🇲 The Gambia

  • Sanusi Abdulkadir

    Community Lead, 🇳🇬 Kaduna, Nigeria

  • Josh Venceslas

    Altech Group

    Community Co-Lead, 🇷🇼 Rwanda

  • David Okwii

    Sitemonki

    Community Co-Lead, 🇺🇬 Uganda

  • Cynthia Moraa

    Africastalking LTD

    WIT Community Lead 🇰🇪 Kenya

  • Roland Ganafa

    Africa'sTalking Uganda

    Community Co-Lead, 🇺🇬 Uganda

  • Stanislaus Sakwiya

    MlimiPay Limited

    Community Lead, 🇲🇼 Malawi

  • Jackson Ngabonziza

    Community Co-Lead 🇷🇼 Rwanda

  • Muhindi Asena

    Community Co-Lead, 🇰🇪 Kenya

  • Destino Alain DELLO

    FnStack

    Community Lead, Congo

  • Isophel Natwijuka

    Community Co-Lead, 🇺🇬 Uganda

  • laurence masika

    Community Lead Goma, DRC

  • Faith Ono

    Community Lead, Abuja, Nigeria

  • Abdulsalam Muhammad Abubakar

    Community Lead, Kano, Nigeria

  • Patrick Nahayo

    Community Co-Lead Congo

  • Lens Mutombo

    Community Co-Lead Kinshasa

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