Earning Criteria

Earning Criteria

• Competitive Solution
  • Delivered one of the top-performing prototypes at the Nedbank N*ovation Hackathon 2025, earning third place on innovation, technical execution, and relevance to AI & Automation for Business Banking.
  • Stood out among a competitive field of senior technologists.
• Resilience Under Pressure
  • Developed and delivered a functional proof of concept during the two-day, in-person, overnight build.
  • Maintained quality across all deliverables — a working prototype, a pitch deck, and a live demonstration — despite tight timelines.
• Business Impact & Feasibility
  • Addressed a real business-banking challenge with attention to personalisation, feasibility, and cost-to-serve impact.
  • Showed clear potential to enhance Nedbank's Internet Banking for Business.
• Collaborative Team Effort
  • Collaborated as a multidisciplinary team with strong communication and adaptability.
  • Incorporated mentor guidance effectively throughout the build.
• Polished Final Presentation
  • Delivered a confident live demo and Q&A to a judging panel drawn from Nedbank, OfferZen, and Microsoft.
  • Explained the solution's functionality, purpose, and business value clearly.
• Overall Achievement (3rd Place)
  • Ranked among the top teams across the evaluation criteria, earning the R50,000 third-place award.
  • Demonstrated a thoughtfully designed, practically valuable solution for enterprise business banking.