Buy Tickets

IFIF CORPORATE HACKATHON 2026
powered by Grant Thornton dGTL Forge

A Pre-Engaged, Outcome-Driven Innovation Sprint Aligned to Real Institutional Needs Across India's Financial Services Ecosystem.

  • 1 March – 10 March 2026
  • 5–10 Day Structured Sprint
  • Hybrid | National Open Call
REGISTER NOW
image

FS-Focused Problem Statements

image

Enterprise Adoption Pathways

image

Governance-First AI Design

image

Post-Hackathon Pilot Continuity

About

Deep Dive: India's Largest Financial Services–Focused AI Hackathon

The IFIF Financial Services AI Hackathon is designed not as a one-off innovation event, but as a structured execution layer aligned to real institutional needs.

Focused exclusively on Banking, NBFCs, Cooperative Finance, and FS-GCC transformation tracks, this initiative feeds directly into enterprise pilot pipelines, growth transformation funnels, and structured adoption pathways.

How It Works

The Innovation Journey

Open Call

Registration & concept submission

01

Structured Shortlisting

Evaluation based on relevance to Indian FS context, governance readiness, feasibility & scalability.

02

Enablement Sprint
(5–10 Days)

Access to cloud environment, AI tools, mentor guidance, and structured helpdesk support.

03

Final Evaluation &
Deployment Pathways

Top solutions mapped to pilot programs, enterprise sandboxes, tool hardening, and deployment roadmaps.

04
Methodology

AI Hackathon Framework

A structured approach bridging institutional problem statements with deployment-ready AI solutions.

image

FS-Focused Problem Statements

  • Banking
  • NBFCs
  • Cooperative Finance
  • Financial Services GCC
image

AI Adoption & Maturity Challenges

  • Governance
  • Model risk management
  • Data quality frameworks
  • Multilingual customer experience
image

Pre-Engagement with Institutions

  • Problem relevance defined upfront
  • Operational constraints mapped
  • Compliance context clarified
image

Clear Post-Hackathon Pathways

  • Enterprise pilots
  • Regulatory sandboxes
  • Scale architecture planning
  • Institutional onboarding

Challenge Tracks

Five targeted tracks aligned to India's financial services transformation priorities.

Financial Inclusion & Access

AI for credit expansion, rural finance enablement, vernacular intelligence systems.

Risk, Compliance & Responsible AI

Fraud detection, AML/KYC enhancement, explainable AI, audit-ready systems.

Operations & Process Automation

Back-office intelligence, reconciliation automation, workflow optimization.

Intelligent Advisory & Investment Intelligence

Decision-support systems, portfolio intelligence, advisory augmentation.

Digital Infrastructure & FS Data Intelligence

Data quality monitoring, infrastructure analytics, enterprise AI readiness.

Innovation Tracks

Participation & Format

Open national call for submissions. 

 Team size: 3 to 5 members.

Eligibility
  • Icon Students (UG / PG)
  • Icon AI engineers & developers
  • Icon Startup teams
  • Icon Fintech professionals
  • Icon Designers & product strategists
Shortlisting Criteria
  • Icon Relevance to Indian Financial Services ecosystem
  • Icon Feasibility of deployment
  • Icon Governance & risk alignment
Enablement Provided
  • Icon AI & LLM Tool Access
  • Icon Cloud Environment Access
  • Icon Dedicated Mentor Support
  • Icon Structured Office Hours
  • Icon Enterprise Context Briefings
Structured Shortlisting
  • 200 shortlisted teams in Phase 1 → Top 10 per theme → Top 3 overall
Impact

Recognition That Matters

image

Digital certificates

Acknowledging execution in regulated FS context

image

Mentorship Opportunities

With domain and technology experts

image

Platform Visibility

Across digital and media platforms

STARTUP & INNOVATION SHOWCASE

Igniting Ideas. Powering the Future.

Enterprise-ready AI use cases mapped to priority FS workflows

Adoption-aligned solutions (not demos)
with governance and auditability in view

Talent and startup discovery for banks,
NBFCs, insurers, and cooperatives

Structured continuity beyond the hackathon —
pilot charters, evaluation rubrics, deployment roadmaps

dGTL FORGE

dGTL Forge
Rapid Prototyping Platform

Transform business ideas into working application prototypes using Generative Ai

dGTL Forge accelerates idea-to-prototype cycles by converting natural language inputs into structured blueprints and interactive application prototypes. It enables enterprises to innovate faster while reducing engineering effort.

Key Benefits

Everything you need to go from concept to working prototype at enterprise speed.

image

Idea-to-App Conversion

Turn business concepts into structured workflows and architecture instantly.

image

Rapid Prototyping

Generate interactive, working prototypes in significantly less time.

image

Reduced Engineering Dependency

Minimize manual requirement translation and heavy development cycles.

image

Faster Validation & Iteration

Test, refine, and scale ideas quickly in a controlled enterprise environment.

How It Works

Four simple steps from idea to production-ready prototype.

Refine the Idea

Al-assisted requirement understanding

step 01

Generate Blueprint

Structured workflows, interfaces, logic

step 02

Build Prototype

Interactive application preview

step 01

Validate & Scale

Test, iterate, deploy confidently

step 01

Accelerate innovation from concept to execution with
Al-powered rapid prototyping.

Get Started

Apply to IFIF AI Hackathon 2026

Be part of India's most impactful financial services AI initiative.