No cost to register or participate

Enabling a More Sustainable Future.
Unleash Data for Everyday Living.

Submissions Due June 21, 2024

Welcome to our hackathon, where innovation meets sustainability! The mission is to

revolutionize the use of payments data, to create groundbreaking solutions that drive

sustainable outcomes and enable consumers to make informed choices.

This isn't just about environmental consciousness; it's about harnessing the power of data to create a world where money management and reducing environmental impact go hand in hand. Join us as we innovate for a better, more responsible future, turning payments data into a tool for positive change. Let's reshape the landscape of environmental responsibility together, one transaction at a time.

At this hackathon, you will develop solutions that target one, or a combination of, the following:

Enable informed decision-making, leading to more sustainable choices

Increase consumer awareness and trust in Climate Tech solutions

Accelerate sustainable finance

The Visa Climate Tech Hackathon is a unique platform where you can collaborate with Visa mentors and fellow innovators who share your vision. Together, we're on the brink of developing tech-driven solutions that can make a significant, positive impact. This is your chance to get involved!

We believe that innovation knows no boundaries, and that's why we're inviting participants from all technical backgrounds. Whether you're a seasoned coder, or someone with a passion for technology-driven solutions, these challenges are open to everyone. We're eager to see a diverse array of ideas and solutions, so will be accepting both technical and non-technical submissions.

At the Visa Climate Tech hackathon, we invite you to explore innovative solutions that can provide individuals with a complete view of their financial data, thus enabling them to make more sustainable choices that can impact their financial journey. Using the data, APIs

and resources provided, tailor your solution to fit one of 3 challenges:

Groceries for Good

Most people visit grocery stores weekly, if not more frequently. These stores have evolved to serve consumers beyond everyday essentials and have become integral to our lives. However, this evolution has brought forth a myriad of challenges, including food waste, excessive packaging and emissions resulting from transportation, among others. What if consumers could gain a more accurate understanding of their environmental impact associated with grocery store purchases, receive suggestions to reduce their impact, or be rewarded for making more sustainable choices? Your challenge is to explore how data can be harnessed to enhance the grocery shopping experience while reducing its environmental footprint for consumers.

Remixing Data and Recommerce

Many consumers have likely engaged in some form of recommerce purchasing activity without realizing it - renting, reselling or repairing are just a few examples. There is so much more to be done to bring more focus to recommerce and establish it as part of a consumers’ buying or selling experience. This is where data comes in:

         How can data be used to ensure consumers think about recommerce when making purchasing decisions?

         What do they need or want to know?

         How can they be incentivized to start with recommerce?

         Why should recommerce be the de facto option?

Your goal is to create a solution that makes recommerce a more appealing buying option to consumers. More info about recommerce can be found here. 

Energizing Data for Efficiency

Whether you own your home or rent it, the cost of maintaining and managing a household can be substantial. Homeowners require access to financial resources and energy-saving solutions to improve their homes’ energy efficiency. While there are subsidies and government grants available in some cases, these may not be readily accessible to everyone. Instead, consider how data can be utilized to monitor and optimize energy consumption, providing users with deeper financial insights. Your solution should enable consumers to make more informed decisions regarding efficient energy usage within their homes.

Have access to multiple financial data sets, including anonymised and aggregated card and open banking data, allowing you to find new ways to support consumers achieve their sustainability goals.

Gain access to industry experts and mentors who can provide valuable guidance and insights throughout the hackathon, helping you refine your ideas and solutions.

Connect with like-minded individuals, fellow innovators and professionals in the sustainability and tech sectors, expanding your professional network.

Potential opportunity to collaborate and further explore the winning idea with Visa

Mentorship from Visa's sustainability experts and senior leaders

Winning solutions will be chosen from both technical and non-technical submissions. 

Each category will be judged on a scale from 1 - 5 with a total of 20 possible points.

Feasability

Can your project actually be completed given the limits like time, resources and technology?

Innovation

Is this a unique approach or new type of solution?

Desirability

Is your solution attractive to the people who will be using it? Does it meet an unmet need?

Viability - For Non-Technical Solutions Only

How seamlessly and efficiently could this solution be applied and utilized? Is there the ability for this idea to be brought to market?

Scalability - For Technical Solutions Only

Can the solution scale over time to have a further reach? Can success be measured?

April 22

May 28

May 28

June 21

June 24

July 1

Registration Opens!

Hackathon Kick Off

Team Formation

Project Submission: Due by 2pm GST

Judging

Winners Announcement!

Data Sets

Consumer Insights

Ecolytiq Sandbox

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