MUMBAI, Apr 18: RBL Bank, one of India’s fastest growing private sector banks, today announced the launch of RBL iLabs, a unique initiative to promote innovation in Banking and Financial services.
The bank has also made announcement of RBL Hackathon, a solution development programme aimed at fostering the creation of new solutions in Banking and Financial Services. The contest is aimed at engineering students, IT professionals, tech enthusiastic, start-ups, and app developers.
Speaking at the function Mr Sanjay Sharma, Head – Technology, Innovation and Customer Fulfillment, RBL Bank said, ‘Financial services industry in India is undergoing a digital transformation with innovation at its core.
RBL is launching this hackathon to create innovative and viable solutions that surpass the currently available solutions in the market, thereby aiming to provide a superior and intuitive experience to the end user. The whole idea is to secure and raise customer experience to an all new level.’
‘The open innovation theme of RBL Bank Hackathon will provide fintech and start-ups, IT professionals etc. with a unique opportunity to explore technologies like AI, machine learning, block chain, digital currency etc. To improvise and transform the banking industry.
This platform is created to recognize and reward the best of them and give them an opportunity to change the Fintech industry,’ he added. The semi-final stage presentations of the RBL Hackathon would take place in Bengaluru and Mumbai, followed by the award ceremony on July one, 2017 in Mumbai. The top three winners will get a chance to win exciting cash prizes worth Rs one million along with a potential engagement opportunity with RBL Bank for productizing their ideas and other benefits worth Rs 34 million offered by our partners. (UNI)
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