RBS Payments Hackathon 2020 - Chennai

RBS Payments Product Development and Innovation team

You will spend 48  hours collaborating with coders, designers, entrepreneurs and business people to create a working prototype

Chennai

*06/03/2020 Important update on event*: Cognizant of Coronavirus (Covid-19) global outbreak and with safety and wellbeing of our colleagues, customers and communities being our main priority, we have taken the difficult decision to postpone the RBS Payments Hackathon event that was scheduled for 13th March. This is postponed until further notice. If you do have any questions, please feel free to email [PaymentsHackathonChennai@rbs.co.uk].Event Name: RBS Payments Hackathon 2020 - ChennaiAbout the event:The Payments Product Development and Innovation team is excited to announce the second Payments Hackathon, this time in both Manchester and Chennai. You will spend 48 intense hours collaborating in teams made up of coders, designers, entrepreneurs and business people to create a working prototype to showcase. Come with a cool idea and watch it spring to life within a short space of time. Join us to experience an event of a lifetime at the RBS Payments Hackathon 2020!The Brief:You will be given the opportunity to work in a collaborative style to deliver creative solutions, using payments data, to meet the needs of our customers. As the industry changes, with new players and incumbents racing to deliver new, innovative solutions to customers, regulators and industry shapers are also ensuring that Payments as a whole are safe, secure, scalable and future-proof. Looking to the future, there is scope to utilise this information and data to deliver new innovations in the Payments space.How will it work?Over the two and a half days you will work with your team to build a prototype and to create a solid pitch to support it. Finally, you will pitch to senior business leaders with the potential to win some very exciting prizes.Let’s get started!If you’re keen to have the opportunity to demonstrate your creativity and to collaborate with others to create an exciting prototype of your ideas, register now. Places are limited so make sure to save your place fast.Happy to support youThere will be on-ground support. Engineers will help you with technical queries and mentors will guide you towards the perfect pitch. NatWest will provide sandboxes for you to develop test and implement your idea in an almost real time environment.Join us for a great couple of days with food, refreshments and like-minded people. The only requirement is to come with an open mind, energy and enthusiasm!Want more information?Check out the agenda below to get a flavour of what activities you will be involved in across the two and a half days.If you have any questions you can check out our FAQs towards the foot of this page and if you still can’t find the answer you are looking for email us at PaymentsHackathonChennai@rbs.co.uk FAQsGeneralWhat’s a Hackathon?A Hackathon is a fun event in which software developers, designers, and business people collaborate intensively to develop awesome projects in 48 hours.What is the end-product?A prototype of a new and innovative idea that is related to the brief.What is the theme?How can payments data create intelligent solutions to meet the needs of our customers?Your IdeasWho owns the IP for my idea?Intellectual property rights in any Innovation will belong to the party who creates or develops them. Please see the Terms and Conditions for further information.What support will be available?There will be people on hand to help with technical setup, sandbox testing, industry expertise and presentation practice. Every step of the process will be fully explained during the weekend.On the dayWhat’s the schedule?Check out the agenda above – Breakfast, Snacks, Lunch, Dinner is on the house!Who are the participants?RBS Employees, Corporates, University students, FinTech companies, start-ups – everyone is welcome. (Note: All participants must be 18 years and above to register)Do I have to come with a team?We prefer you come with your own team who you can work with to build your idea. What’s the maximum team size?Up to five individuals.Should I bring a laptop?Yes.What else should I bring with me?Please bring the email confirming your event registration. Please also bring one form of Photo ID with you. If you are a student, please carry your valid student ID.What if I’ve never been to a hackathon?Perfect! Come and have a great first experience!What should I come with?You can come with ideas that help people experience banking in a new way, so get creative and build something innovative and unique.Will there be prizes?Yes, and the potential chance to present to a range of judges.Will there be free food?Yes, and fun activities will be lined up throughout the event.

RBS HACKATHON TERMS AND CONDITIONSBY REGISTERING, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS (“TERMS”) IN CONNECTION WITH THE RBS HACKATHON (“HACKATHON”). 1.	OVERVIEW AND REGISTRATION1.1	The Hackathon is a creative competition event arranged by The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc and/or its affiliates (collectively, “RBS”). RBS, You and other participants of the Hackathon will compete to deliver innovative digital solutions to enhance the payments experience for our customers (“Innovations”).1.2	To take part in the Hackathon, you must register at www.eventbrite.co.uk (“Eventbrite”) on or before the registration date listed on Eventbrite. The number of participants is limited and RBS reserves the right to close registration at any time. In the event complete and correct information is not provided, registration will be considered incomplete and therefore invalid.1.3	You will participate as part of a team with a maximum of 5 members. All members of your team must meet the eligibility criteria contained in these Terms. Each team member must have their required information entered on the registration form. Each team is solely responsible for its own cooperation and teamwork. RBS is not responsible for, and will not assist in, resolving any dispute between team members. 1.4	You must be over 18 years of age to participate in the Hackathon. RBS reserves the right to request proof of ID. 2.	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY2.1	Intellectual property rights in any Innovation will belong to the party who creates or develops them. You represent and warrant that any Innovation is and will be your own original work and does not and will not infringe the intellectual property or proprietary rights of any third party, including, without limitation, any third party patents, copyrights or trade marks.2.2	Any third party intellectual property rights used by you during the Hackathon must be clearly identified and all applicable licence terms and conditions must be made available to the other participants. You are responsible for obtaining all appropriate consent in and to such third party intellectual property. You will be required to provide evidence of consent to RBS upon request. 3.	JUDGING AND PRIZES 3.1	The prizes for the winning Innovation(s) will be announced on the first day of the Hackathon. A panel will be responsible for judging the winners.3.2	You agree that the decision of the judges is final in relation to any prizes that may be awarded.3.3	The winners will be announced on the last day of the Hackathon.3.4	Each winner is responsible for the payment of any taxes on the prizes and for any other costs and expenses associated with the acceptance of and use of the prize. 4.	CONDUCT4.1	You must not act in any unlawful manner, for any unlawful purpose, or in any manner inconsistent with these Terms, or act fraudulently or maliciously; nor transmit any material that is defamatory, offensive or otherwise objectionable; and not use or promote offensive or illegal material. You agree that participation in the Hackathon will not breach any duty of confidentiality or contractual rights owed to any third party.4.2	RBS reserves the right to refuse entry or remove and disqualify a participant from the Hackathon at its sole discretion at any time for any reason.5.	INNOVATION5.1	Your Innovation must comply with the following rules and you may be disqualified if RBS has reason to believe, in its sole discretion, that your Innovation does not comply with the following: (a)	It must adhere to these Terms (b)	It must not violate the terms of use of any social media service, website, mobile application, software or any other platform used(c)	It must not contain, depict or refer to any crude, vulgar, obscene, sexually explicit, disparaging, discriminatory, offensive, illegal or otherwise unsuitable language, activity or other content(d)	It must not contain, depict or refer to any content which disparages or refers negatively to RBS , the Hackathon, or any other participant(e)	It must not contain any content that violates any law or any third party’s rights 6.	PUBLICITY6.1	You acknowledge that the Hackathon is a public event. News and media of the Hackathon, participants and Innovations may be circulated on social media and in the press.6.2	You agree that your name, image, photographs, video and description of any Innovation may be used by RBS on its website, in promotional material and in any publicity accompanying or resulting from the Hackathon including but not limited to any press, blogs or articles on social media. You authorise RBS to publish accounts and images of your experience and Innovation on its website, and via any other marketing tools used to advertise and publicise the Hackathon and RBS.6.3	RBS will also be allowed to publicise the names of the winners in connection with the Hackathon. 7.	LIMITATION OF LIABILITY7.1	Except as expressly stated in this clause, RBS shall not be liable to you, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, arising under or in connection with these Terms for any of the following: loss of profits or revenue; loss of business opportunity; loss or corruption of data; or any indirect or any consequential loss or damage. Our total liability, whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise and whether in connection with these Terms shall in no circumstances exceed a sum of Rs. 10,000/-. Nothing in these Terms shall operate to limit or exclude any liability for death or personal injury arising from RBS’ negligence; loss caused by fraud; and any other loss which by law cannot be excluded or limited.7.2	You agree that RBS is not liable for: (1) any loss or damage that may occur to you or to your property which may be caused directly or indirectly from your participation in the Hackathon; (2) your receipt, use or redemption of any prize(s); or your inability to receive, use or redeem any prize(s); or (3) any loss of work or data due to power, network, hardware or software failure or malfunction. 8.	CANCELLATION8.1	RBS reserves the right to cancel, modify or suspend the Hackathon in whole or in part for any reason at its sole discretion. RBS shall not be in breach of these Terms by virtue of that cancellation, modification or suspension. 9.	GENERAL PROVISIONS9.1	RBS reserves the right to amend these Terms at any time.9.2	Each of the conditions of these Terms operates separately. If any court or competent authority decides that any of them are unlawful or unenforceable, the remaining conditions will remain in full force and effect. 9.3	RBS’ failure to enforce any term of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. 9.4	These Terms shall be governed by the laws of India . Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms shall be referred to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Gurugram (India).

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