MobiKwik, India’s largest digital financial services company, successfully ended the second season of MobiKwikathon, known as MobiKwikathon 2.0. The 24- hour hackathon, aimed to any encourage innovation within the company, received an amazing response from the MobiKwik employees, with participation from over 100 staff.
There were three key themes at MobiKwikathon 2.0– UPI (Unified Payments Interface), massive data and Productivity. a total {of 3|of three}5 teams of 3 members every participated in the hackathon that witnessed marathon 24 hour of brainstorming. The teams were evaluated by a panel of prestigious judges, including Aloke Bajpai, Co-Founder and chief executive officer, ixigo and Riddhi Mittal, Co-Founder, Finomena.
Team ‘Churn Slayers’ were declared the winner of MobiKwikathon 2.0 for their plan based on the theme ‘big data’. The team built a ‘User Churn Prediction Model’ using machine learning and big data. Team ‘Van’ secured the second position for their plan on the theme ‘Big Data’ that helps the user to try and do higher financial management as well as expense tracking, payment of bills and setting up a budget on a monthly basis.
The team ‘3 Musketeers’ finished third for his or her plan based on big data and productivity that aimed at showcasing the near merchants to a MobiKwik user, at the clicking of a button. The winning groups together won a cash prize of inr 3 lakhs.
MobiKwikathon 2.0 was organized to challenge talented techies to ‘think out of the box’ and raise the bar on innovative ideas and develop newer solutions that add value to business. the thought was conjointly to inspire employees and encourage their participation in such innovative tasks.
Echoing the requirement for additional such activities, Upasana Taku, Co-Founder and Director, MobiKwik said: “MobiKwikathon 2.0 was a grand success. It clothed to be a rewardful and challenging forum for a few of the most effective and brightest minds in the organization to showcase their talent and prove their spunk. We, at MobiKwik perpetually attempt to engage our employees and inspire them to realize their true potential. Innovation is key to the success of any brand and that we will continue to organize such activities so as to breed a culture of innovation inside the organization.”
The 24-hour Hackathon was a combination of learning, brainstorming and team bonding. MobiKwikathon 2.0 challenged participants to make solutions and pathway to any live problems that the business may be encountering.
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