Hack@TheTrack

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The future is digital and cashless – that’s what we are aiming for! 
40 years ago, when American Express Middle first opened its offices in Bahrain, Plastic was already delivering enhanced security, convenience and rewards.
Fast forward to today, and the next big wave of payment innovation is upon us which promises to deliver an even better experience.
Join us and show how you can be part of this digital transformation!
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<H2>PRIZES</H2>
GRAND PRIZE: 
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<LI>$20,000 USD for the winning team</LI>
</UL>
1ST RUNNER UP PRIZE:
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<LI>$10,000 USD for the winning team</LI>
</UL>
2ND RUNNER UP PRIZE 
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<LI>$5,000 USD for the winning team</LI>
</UL>
 
<H2>CHALLENGE</H2>
Build a solution that encourages the embracing of digital payments by making them even more appealing, accessible and relevant.
When building your solution, you may wish to consider the following:
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<LI>How can AI's predictive algorithms and human insights be used? For instance, to deliver more individualized experiences and curated offers.</LI>
<LI>How can we leverage location data to optimise engagement?</LI>
<LI>How can social media data help personalize the experience?</LI>
<LI>How can we help small businesses accept digital payments?</LI>
<LI>With smart data powered credit scoring, how can we expand entrepreneurial credit/microfinance?</LI>
<LI>How can we leverage blockchain technology to provide enhanced capabilities and security?</LI>
</UL>
 
<H2>TECHNOLOGIES</H2>
American Express Middle East has partnered with IBM for Hack @ the Track to provide IBM Cloud Services to hackathon attendees.
Bringing together infrastructure and platform services, IBM Cloud is the home of 130+ unique services, including offerings like IBM Watson and Weather.com, and millions of running applications, containers, servers and more.
 IBM Cloud is used by over a million developers making over a billion API calls a day and starting over a 100,000 apps a month.
 
<A HREF="https://console.bluemix.net/catalog/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Click here</A> to view the catalogue of all IBM Cloud offerings including infrastructure, boilerplate applications, server-less containers like Docker, IBM Watson APIs, and IBM Blockchain Platform.
 
American Express Middle East will provide additional API services that enable credit card and payments lifecycle management such as authorisations, transaction data and history, merchant accounts, customer accounts and account information.
 
<H2>SCHEDULE</H2>
Monday, March 5th:
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<LI>18:30 - 20:30</LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://zoom.us/j/672742284" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">JOIN ZOOM MEETING HERE!</A></LI>
<LI>Meeting number (access code): 672 742 284</LI>
<LI>Bahrain Call In Number: +973 1619 8488</LI>
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Wednesday, March 7th: 
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<LI>09:00 - Doors Open & Breakfast</LI>
<LI>10:00 - Opening Ceremony & Presentations</LI>
<LI>11:00 - Coding Begins</LI>
<LI>12:00 - Lunch</LI>
<LI>13:00 - Breakout Session</LI>
<LI>18:00 - Dinner</LI>
<LI>20:00 - Pitch Workshop</LI>
<LI>24:00 - Midnight Snack</LI>
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Thursday, March 8th:
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<LI>00:00 - 07:00 - Hack through the night*</LI>
<LI>07:00 - Breakfast</LI>
<LI>12:00 - Lunch</LI>
<LI>13:00 - Submission Deadline</LI>
<LI>14:00 - Judging</LI>
<LI>15:00 - Judge Deliberation</LI>
<LI>15:35 – Awards, announced live on the Main Stage at unbound Bahrain</LI>
<LI>16:30 - Close</LI>
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<H6>*If you would like to hack overnight the event will be open and staffed</H6>
 
<H2>JUDGING CRITERIA </H2>
Each submission will be scored in each round based on the following criteria with a minimum score of 0 and a maximum score of 20 points, with the final score being the average of the judges’ scores: 
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<LI>Simplicity (5 points): Is the application simple to use and can the team explain it clearly in three sentences or less?</LI>
<LI>Creativity (5 points): How creative was the team in developing an innovative solution for the challenge?</LI>
<LI>Impact (5 points): Did the team create an application that can have a real and valuable impact?</LI>
<LI>Design (5 points): Was the UX/UI intuitive and appealing?</LI>
</UL>
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<H2>RULES</H2>
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<LI>TEAMS OF UP TO 5 PARTICIPANTS ARE ALLOWED. ALL TEAM MEMBERS MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE <A HREF="https://docsend.com/view/2f5rcjb" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT </A>TO COMPETE.</LI>
<LI>YOU MAY NOT BEGIN YOUR PROJECT UNTIL THE COMPETITION OFFICIALLY BEGINS. PLEASE DON'T COME IN AND BUILD ON TOP OF PREVIOUS PROJECTS IF YOU WANT TO WIN.</LI>
<LI>TEAMS HAVE FULL OWNERSHIP OF EVERYTHING THEY BUILD AT OUR EVENTS AND ARE FREE TO DO WITH IT AS THEY WISH.</LI>
<LI>WINNING TEAMS WILL BE SUBJECT TO A CODE-REVIEW AT SOME POINT FOLLOWING THE EVENT OR IMMEDIATELY BEFORE WINNING.</LI>
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<H6>If you are under 18 you must have a parent or guardian sign a physical Participation Agreement at event check-in on March 7th.</H6>
 
More information can be found at <A HREF="http://hackatthetrack.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://hackatthetrack.com</A>

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