A new “hackathon” event is coming to Norwich, challenging tech innovators and business people to solve some of the biggest issues the industry is facing.
The two day event, organised by Aviva, will be hosted at the Digitech Factory at City College, with anyone working within the financial-tech industry welcome.
Teams will work on a “real-world” challenge, then develop and pitch their solutions to a panel of judges and industry mentors at a final celebration at Aviva’s Marble Hall.
Ben Luckett, managing director for venture capital at Aviva, said: "The Fintech Hackathon is a brilliant opportunity for local businesses, innovators, and entrepreneurs to collaborate to solve some of the real-world problems impacting the industry here in Norwich, helping the community get ready for the future.
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"Although this hackathon is the first of its kind in the area, the Fintech partnership is growing.
"At Aviva, we're really keen to support collaboration and investment locally, and we will continue to work with partners to continue to promote Fintech as part of this work."
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