We welcome all professionals, entrepreneurs and developers. Applications are open to all teams from all countries/jurisdictions interested in solving RegTech/SupTech problems and who have a proven ability and track record of delivery – whether that is writing software, designing beautiful user experiences, or product management. Shortlisted teams will need to demonstrate that they have a deployable and potentially scalable solution to a G20 TechSprint problem statement by the time of the final judging takes place.

If you are under 18 years of age, parental consent is required

For this competition, we are seeking production-ready and deployable prototypes. However, there is no commitment or expectation on the part of the organizers that the prototype will actually be deployed. Winning teams will have the opportunity to showcase their solutions during the Singapore FinTech Festival in November 2020.

Yes. We are seeking the best global solutions that will address the problem statements. A limit of applications will be accepted for each problem statement and, after the limit is reached, applicants will be directed to other problem statements, and in the case all limits are reached, no further proposals will be accepted. We will start to review and shortlist proposals as soon as they are submitted and, therefore, we encourage teams to submit their registrations and proposals as early as possible, well ahead of the submission deadline.

You can form a team to participate in multiple categories. However, we recommend that each team competes only in one problem statement category, as it will allow your team to focus on your area of strongest specialisation.

Your final application build should be integrated with the APIX community platform and should be made available to the judging panel via APIX. Consequently, the application must be registered in APIX and the app hosted in APIX. You will have to agree to the terms and conditions of the G20 TechSprint and the APIX platform’s user requirements at the point of registration.

No, hackathon teams do not have to be registered companies. Although not a stipulation, we anticipate that most teams will comprise around 5-6 members performing different functions to develop the working prototypes. Please take note that all shortlisted teams will be given a single stipend irrespective of the size of team.

Shortlisted teams will be given cash stipends. This is intended to offset any travel or development related expenses that may be required. During the G20 TechSprint competition, shortlisted participants will have access to the APIX innovation community platform.

Both the shortlisted teams and the final winning bids will be selected by an expert panel organized by the Saudi G20 presidency. The BIS Innovation Hub and other sponsors will not participate in the selection. In the final selection, one proposal will be chosen for each problem statement. Cash prizes will be awarded for each winning proposal in October 2020.

Yes, it is possible to participate through APIX, by allowing for virtual attendance.

Your final submission should be integrated with the APIX Platform and should be made available to the judging panel via the APIX Platform. You represent and warrant that you have all the necessary authorizations, permissions, licenses and agreements to participate in the G20 TechSprint and to all material uploaded to or developed on the APIX Platform, and that your participation in the G20 TechSprint and your submission of Solution(s) are in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations.

You will retain the title, rights of ownership, or intellectual property rights of whatever nature in the solutions and any related information that you submit or develop on the APIX Platform in response to the Problem Statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that a solution submitted by you is selected by the judging panel as a winning solution, you agree to present the solution during the winners’ demo in a manner and format agreed with the organizers, the Saudi G20 Presidency and BIS.