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2nd Place Nedbank N*ovation Hackathon 2025

Issued by Otinga.io

This badge recognises the second-place team at the Nedbank N*ovation Hackathon 2025, a two-day, in-person hackathon powered by Otinga under the theme "AI & Automation for Business Banking." Across an intensive overnight build, the team delivered a highly impressive AI-powered prototype that tackled a real business-banking challenge and turned it into working technology to enhance Nedbank's Internet Banking for Business. Judged through live demos and Q&A by a panel drawn from Nedbank, OfferZen, and Microsoft, their solution earned one of the highest scores for innovation, technical depth, business impact, and feasibility. This second-place achievement reflects strong engineering, effective teamwork, and the ability to move from idea to demonstrable value at pace.

Recipient: Joseph Mokgokong
Issued On: Aug. 25, 2026, 8:16 a.m.
Certificate ID: a5323505-7d9e-4149-8e13-6e7e13dfe105

Earning Criteria

Earning Criteria

  • High-Impact Solution
    • Delivered a top-tier prototype securing second place at the Nedbank N*ovation Hackathon 2025, judged on innovation, technical quality, and real-world relevance to AI & Automation for Business Banking.
    • Stood out among a competitive field of senior technologists.
  • Strong Performance Under Pressure
    • Built and submitted a working proof of concept during the two-day, in-person, overnight build.
    • Completed all required deliverables — a working prototype, a pitch deck, and a live demonstration — to a high standard under time constraints.
  • Business Impact & Feasibility
    • Addressed a real business-banking challenge with clear personalisation, speed-to-market feasibility, and cost-to-serve impact.
    • Showed a solution with strong potential to enhance Nedbank's Internet Banking for Business.
  • Effective Team Collaboration
    • Collaborated as a multidisciplinary team with clear roles and strong communication.
    • Responded well to mentor feedback and shifting priorities throughout the build.
  • Professional Final Presentation
    • Delivered a polished live demo and Q&A to a judging panel drawn from Nedbank, OfferZen, and Microsoft.
    • Confidently explained technical decisions, business value, and future enhancements.
  • Overall Achievement (2nd Place)
    • Earned one of the highest combined scores across all evaluation criteria, securing the R100,000 second-place award.
    • Distinguished the team among a strong field of enterprise-focused solutions.