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How to innovate when you're in a large, matrixed institution? "Hackathons" are part of the answer for Hari Gopalkrishnan, who leads retail mobile app development at Bank of America and is one of BTN's honorable mentions for Mobile Banker of the Year.
June 3 -
Bank Leumi will host tech entrepreneurs from its home country for a month-long mentoring program in New York, joining other banks in soliciting new digital ideas from outside their organizations.
August 16 -
The bank kicked off its college student coding competition this weekend. Jamie Dimon attended in a track suit.
February 25
Virtual Piggy has joined the list of fintech companies and banks to host hackathons to spot talent in this case, one geared at individuals 19 and younger and taking place in December.
The startup, which designs software that allows kids to manage and spend money within parental controls, will host its hackathon on Dec. 7 in Los Angeles. Prizes will include more than $25,000 in scholarships, laptops and internships at Virtual Piggy.
"We are running our first hackathon to help promote the importance of learning computer science and youth empowerment in the digital age," said Dr. Jo Webber, chief executive and founder of Virtual Piggy, in a press release.
