The results of the BRB Fintech Hackcelerator were summarized in Tashkent in the form of an IT conference. The hackathon aims to support IT businesses in Uzbekistan, create innovative products, and increase the population’s financial literacy.
Leading representatives of the IT sector shared their experiences and discussed the prospects of fintech.
Applications from 200 teams were submitted for the hackathon with a prize fund of 300 million UZS, of which 47 teams – 206 participants – were selected.
The teams worked intensively on their projects for a month.
“10 teams that presented their advanced innovations reached the final”, says Usmon Ibrokhimov, Marketing Manager of the Business Development Bank. “The main goal of this event, organized by the Business Development Bank, is the development of IT business and support for programmers and startups in Uzbekistan”.
The team “BruhTech” took the first place, which received 150 million UZS, and second place was taken by the team “Solution Squad”. Its prize was 100 million UZS. The third place went to the team “Consultant AI”, which received 50 million UZS.
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Shakhnoza Mamaturopova, photos by Alimurod Mamadaminov, UzA