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Africa's Talking Open Hackathon: FinTech

Jun 30, 2022, 6:00 AM – 2:30 PM

Africa's Talking Community

Join us at our open hackathon every last Thursday of the month. Come build with us, present feature request, give feedback or just contribute to our open source API's and SDKs. Get your ticket, let us exchange knowledge, best practices, submit feature requests and innovate.

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About this event

Join us at our open hackathon every last Thursday of the month. Come build with us, present feature requests, give feedback, or just contribute to our open-source software, API, and SDKs.

THEME: FINTECH

  • Build FinTech solutions with Africa's Talking and Elarian and win prizes
    • $100 1st Prize + Exclusive T-Shirts
    • $50 2nd Prize + Exclusive T-shirt
    • $25 3rd Prize + Exclusive T-Shirt
  • Contribute to open-source.

Elarian: Build Responsibly, Protect, Customer Data.

Elarian is a customer engagement framework that helps you build robust applications with the customer as the unit of abstraction.

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

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

Agenda

  1. Warm-up

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

2.  Code in GitHub/GitLab/BitBucket and deploy in Docker/Automated CI/Travis CI/Bamboo 

Note: This section needs additional setup.

Upon commit, the repository is built and deployed to an accessible web server or an S3 bucket.

3. Demonstration and Wrap-up

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

Note: Carry a laptop

Opportunities

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

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 with ease through easy-to-use APIs.

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

Transport:

  • We will provide transport to and from Kencom. We will use SWVL. 
  • Note Kencom Departure time is 8 AM (kindly be on time). 

Featured Attendees

  • Auwal Garba

    Auwal Gama General Enterprises

  • Abdulrahman Bello b

    Poultry farm

  • James Mukasa

    MONEYSENT U LTD

  • SANI ISIYAKU

    S&S Printing press

  • Nicabed Gathaba

    Sguard Corp

  • Sani Lawal

    Sani Lawal Form & Agricultural

  • Oluwarotimi Owolabi

    the360branders

  • Karimu Khatwabi

    KareemSolveTech

  • Dickens Omolo

    Non

  • Moses Musyoki

    Skytrend Networks

  • Benson Opondo

    Patazone

  • Maryam Musa-Yusuf

    KERNELCI

  • Bryan Waff

    Hyperlink Media Services

  • Jim Calvin Karanja Ruva

    Fruity Pebbles General Suppliers

  • William Otieno

    Ritiko LLC

  • Kelvin Keter

    Oletai Merchants Group Limited

  • Gladys Wambura

    NA/

  • Victory Edmond

    VeePee Market

  • ABDURRAHMAN RABIU

    Uasaf lagos Enterprise

  • Muhammad Hassan

    Gim- Gana ltd

  • Taiwo Hassan

    Chrome Softek

  • David Evans

    Didee company

  • STEPHEN IKECHUKWU

    DOMINANT DRAMA CREW

  • cornelius egbe

    corneldesign LTD

  • Andrew Osei Owusu

    Integrated community development studies

  • Sylvance Mbaka

    Com

  • Jay Dwayne

    Wayne Studios Africa

  • Morris Thiong'o

    IT Guys KE

  • Raphael Ndwiga

    Tyondo Limited

  • John F. Kennedy Munene

    SARIFIKA

  • Brian Morang'a

    Crowdbotics

  • Collins Tuti

    Patazone

  • Kefa Mutuma

    Impact Africa Network

  • saleh ismail

    managerxeeyah geaneral enterprises

  • BAKARI H MWINYI

    Midul investment ltd

  • Cyrus Ndirangu

    0101 Solutions

  • Ayub ng'ang'a

    Roam

  • Eddie Kago

    Meta Developer Circle: Nairobi

  • EMMANUEL KIPLANGAT

    Iansoft technologies

  • Isabirye Nasibu

    NIM TECHNOLOGIES

  • Anastercia Kerubo

    Mama Garvin hotel

  • GILBERT KARUE

    VENNY TECHNOLOGIES

  • Innocent Dema

    MijiniTech

  • Bonsoul Arani

    Cooperative University of Kenya

  • Abukari Einus

    Dwindlr

  • Heman Alany

    MCB-Technologies

  • Jim Njagi

    Top-Notch

  • Solomon Narh

    XploitsR

  • Antony Ngugi

    NA

  • EPHRAIM MAINA

    LIMACK DATA

  • Seth Owino

    Meru University

  • David Kariuki

    Tavia

  • ISMAIL SURAJO

    Ismail computer center

  • Charles Kimutai

    Platinum Credit Ltd

  • Ismail Ahmad Abdullahi

    Termana computer center kaltungo

  • Almustapha Muhammad muazu

    Elmuazzam ventures

  • Ekene Duru

    Brightedge

When

When

Thursday, June 30, 2022
6:00 AM – 2:30 PM UTC

Where

Where

Africa's Talking HQ
Mzima Springs Rd, Lavington, Nairobi
Nairobi, 00100

Agenda

Warm-up
Elarian Concepts
Code/Solution
Lunch
Code
Demonstration, Award and, Wrap-up

Host

  • Michael Kimathi

    Africa's Talking

    Head of Developer Community Africa

Organizers

  • Bennett Benedict

    University of Dar Es Salaam

    Tanzania, Community Lead,

  • Veronica Michael

    Tanzania, Community Lead

  • Jessica Randall

    University of the Western Cape

    South Africa Community Lead

  • Josphat Mwangi

    Kenya Community Lead

  • Sheriffo Jarju

    Community Lead Gambia

  • Isophel Natwijuka

    Uganda Community Lead

  • Sanusi Abdulkadir

    Nigeria Kaduna Community Lead

  • Avuzwa Ntshongwana

    South Africa Community Co-Lead

  • Josh Venceslas

    Altech Group

    Co-Lead: Rwanda Community

  • David Okwii

    Sitemonki

    Africa's Talking Community UG Co-Lead

  • Cynthia Moraa

    WIT Kenya Co-Lead

  • Michael Adedayo

    Africa's Talking

    Community Lead Lagos

  • Alexander Ikeh

    Community Co-Lead Abuja

  • Aaron Ujah

    Community Co-Lead Abuja

  • Nnamdi Azubuike

    Community Co-Lead Lagos

  • Roland Ganafa

    Africa'sTalking Uganda

    Co-Founder & Director

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