Overview

Humaniq opened an international competition of blockchain projects to improve the lives of the world’s unbanked people by integrating them into the global financial system. Winners will refine their ideas on an all-expenses-paid trip to Kenya, then receive support in launching an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) and an opportunity to join the Humaniq accelerator. The challenge aims to identify startups that will maximize Humaniq’s humanitarian potential and will become effective business partners on its infrastructure. We invite entrepreneurs, blockchain projects developers, programmers, marketing specialists, and economists to enter the competition in teams or individually. Future directions include but are not limited to the following: · peer-to-peer lending · peer-to-peer insurance · payments without a fee · charity without intermediaries · loans for business · remote use of human computing power by IT companies

Humaniq brings isolated people into modern markets, creating a new source of growth for the world economy and impacting individual lives. By leveraging a widespread ambassador program, Humaniq reaches even the most isolated regions in emerging countries, helping reduce hunger and poverty while giving people the opportunity to save, lend, and raise money. The three best projects will be announced on October 20. Their teams will go on an expedition to Kenya in order to explore the lives and financial habits of the unbanked and thus refine their projects. The expedition will take place from October 28 to November 4, 2017. Journalists and a professional guide will accompany the group.

Learn more about Humaniq Global Challenge at www.humaniqchallenge.com.

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Financial Technology

Innovation in financial services have just begun to come through, but this field is different than others. The challenge is not only in providing newer and more innovative services that either benefits a customer or helps investors and banker make better decisions. The challenge is also in securing these systems from the ever growing numbers of vulnerabilities and from the malicious intent of wrong doers. If you can build new and innovative financial solutions, while building a cyber fort knox, then Fintech needs you.

Social

Probably, the biggest impact any trend has had on mankind is Social. Social media is transformed almost everything we do today, from staying connected with our friends, communicating with people, doing business, consuming news, learning to almost any other thing that we do in our day to day life, has been impacted by social. So much so, it’s hard to imagine a world not socially connected. But this is just the start, the possibilities are endless on how social can be leveraged to make this world a better, more connected, safer and comfortable place.

Banking

Customers are increasingly becoming online so are banks but we are still a long way from delivering a great online experience in banking. Today, customers are interacting with their money in different ways. Can the non banking community solve these challenges?

Payment/Billing

Just like how barter trade systems helped standardise and create a world wide economy model, with more power moving on to the hands of the consumers in the form of a highly connected smartphones devices that breaks barriers, the day is not far where paperless and card-less payments become the worldwide norm. The key for a payment solution that "just works" everywhere should be able to revolutionise and securely model a traditional payment instruments system which aids both the merchants in managing their business inventory hassle-free and for the consumer in purchasing the services seamlessly across any payments platform in any country.

Prizes

Main Prizes

All paid expedition to Kenya (3)

Special Prizes

Chance to join Humaniq accelerator in London (10)

Online Startup Program @ Founders Space (10)

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