The E-commerce landscape in Africa is booming. This hackathon challenges developers to leverage the power of Africa's Talking APIs to create innovative solutions that address the evolving needs of African businesses. By developing solutions that streamline payments, enhance customer engagement, and optimize order fulfillment, you can contribute to the growth of the e-commerce ecosystem.

Objectives

• Seamless Payments: Develop solutions that facilitate secure, fast, and convenient online payments for e-commerce businesses.
• Personalized Customer Experiences: Create engaging customer experiences through personalized notifications, targeted offers, and interactive communication channels.
• Efficient Order Management: Develop tools that optimize order tracking, delivery management, and customer communication throughout the order lifecycle.

Addressable Challenges & API Links

• Challenge: Incentivize customers with points and rewards. API Link: Airtime API - Offer airtime top-ups as rewards or incentives for purchases.
• Challenge: Personalized Customer Experiences API Link: SMS API - Send personalized order updates, promotional offers, and customer support messages. API Link: Voice API - Enable voice-based interactions for customer support and order inquiries.
• Challenge: Order Tracking and Notifications API Link: USSD API - Provide real-time order tracking updates and notifications to customers via USSD.

What Nerds Should Expect

• Access to Cutting-Edge Tools: Leverage Africa's Talking powerful APIs and SDKs, designed to make implementation seamless and hassle-free.
• Cash Prizes, Recognition and Qualify to Join our Marketplace Program: Stand a chance to win exciting prizes, gain recognition for your innovative solutions and
• Free Food & Drinks
• Networking Opportunities: Join as a member and connect with like-minded individuals, potential collaborators, and industry professionals.
• Impact Africa: Contribute to the economic growth and development of Africa by providing solutions that simplify and enhance payment processes
• Apprenticeship & Support: Work closely with seasoned experts from Africa's Talking who will guide and support you throughout the hackathon as we build with you.

Target Nerds

• Developers: Frontend, backend, mobile, and full-stack developers
• Entrepreneurs: Aspiring and existing entrepreneurs in the e-commerce space
• Students: Computer science, business, and technology students
• Tech Enthusiasts: Anyone passionate about technology and its impact on business
• Business Owners: SMEs looking to enhance their online presence and sales
• UX/UI Designers: Those interested in designing user-friendly e-commerce experiences

This hackathon welcomes developers of all skill levels, from beginners to experienced professionals.

Join the hackathon and unleash your e-commerce innovation!

Learn more and register: https://africastalking.com/

The winning solution will receive cash prizes as follows:

• Winner - ₦80,000 (Join Marketplace Program)
• 1st Runners Up - ₦60,000
• 2nd Runners Up - ₦40,000

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

New to Africa's Talking? Get started here.

Developer Documentation (We welcome feedback)

Note: Please bring your laptop

Opportunities:

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

Submit your Idea:

• Hackathon idea submission form

Gigs:

We would love to reach out to you so that you can build for our customers, please fill out this form with details to ensure we have your details:

GIG/HACK DEVELOPER PORTFOLIO FORM

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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 through easy-to-use APIs easily.

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