STANBIC INNOVATION – AFRICA'S TALKING: API HACKATHON

Dec 1, 2022, 5:30 AM – 3:30 PM (UTC)

Africa's Talking Community

Join us at our open hackathon on the 1st of December, 2022. Come build with us, present the feature request, give feedback, or just contribute to our API's and SDKs. Get your ticket.

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About this event

Join us at our open hackathon on the 1st of December, 2022. Build with us, present the feature request, give feedback, or just contribute to our APIs and SDKs.

We invite you to build with us and take this opportunity to give us feedback, request features and contribute to our APIs and SDKs.

We invite software engineers, payment service providers, FinTech, and start-up communities to come and create payment solutions that matter for our society on Stanbic payment APIs (Your account has to be approved to build, in the meantime check out the documentation). “Solve the need and open opportunities”

Key Areas of Focus

1. Payment services (e.g School Fees, Health, E-Commerce, Billing, etc)

The winning solution will receive cash prizes as follows:

  • Winner - $750
  • 1st Runners Up - $500
  • 2nd Runners Up - $250

Agenda

1. Warm-up

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

2. Demonstration and Wrap-up

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

Note: Carry a laptop (For attendees)

Opportunities

  • Build solutions for our partners and create a revenue stream
  • Gigs
  • Network
  • Innovate

Submit/Register 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

Africa's Talking/Stanbic Hackathon is where the developer community meets to build, learn, and exchange knowledge. We are language and framework agnostic. All developers are welcome. Helping software developers and businesses to bring their ideas to life with ease through easy-to-use APIs.

Stanbic Bank Kenya Limited is a corporate and retail bank licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya to provide banking services in the Kenyan economy. The bank is part of the Standard Bank Group, a leading African financial services organization founded more than 150 years ago and has operations in 20 African countries and across the globe. Stanbic Bank Kenya Limited (as part of Stanbic Holdings Plc) is listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). Stanbic Bank Kenya solutions across Africa, with simplified access to banking infrastructure, developers can use our payment APIs to bring their ideas to life, as they build and sustain scalable businesses.

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Please follow us on Twitter handles to:

  • @AfricasTalking
  • @ElarianHQ
  • @StanbicKE

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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 quickly.

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


Featured Attendees

  • PAUL MUGENDI

    Paul's automation services

    CEO

  • MOSES KARANI

    N/A

    Software Developer

  • Gamaliel Sirengo

    Hameric

    Software Developer

  • Cynthia Munyasya

    Freelance

    Software Developer

  • ANTONY ODOYO

    Technical University of Kenya

    Team Lead

  • Raytechgames Kibaara

    Raytechgames Studios

    Game developer

  • Branice Ajanga

    none

    cybersecurity trainee

  • Dennis Simiyu

    Stanbic

    Admistrator

  • BRIAN HARVEY WAMBUI

    NECOST HUB

    CEO

  • Daisi Caroline

    Young Engineers Kenya

    Software Engineer

  • Mwita Chacha

    GuruIT

    Software Engineer

  • Akuya Ekorot

    IEBC

    Communications Officer

  • Ebenezer Awotoro

    Casafina

    Backend Engineer

  • RICHARD GACHUHI

    RICH TECH

    MR

  • Hillary Kiama

    FREELANCE

    Developer

  • Bruno Kiprop

    Freelancer

    FullStack Software Developer

  • James Serengia

    Sawabox Ltd

    Software Developer

  • Marvin Ouma

    Mopatech

    Founder and Lead Developer

  • Peter Tepela

    Adanian Labs

    Backend developer

  • JOSEPH WAMBUGU

    ARC Ride

    DevOps Engineer

  • Michael David

    Visionary Arc Co. LTD

    Director of Consumer Services

  • Brian Odida

    Africasokoni

    Software Developer

  • Peter Lokong

    Technical University of Kenya

    Student

Agenda

5:30 AMIntroductions
6:30 AMStanbic APIs
8:00 AMBreak
10:15 AMLunch
10:45 AMHands-On hackathon
1:30 PMDemonstration and Wrap-up
3:00 PMNetworking

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

Global sponsor

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Africa's Talking

Partner

Stanbic Bank Kenya Limited logo

Stanbic Bank Kenya Limited

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