RHB’s Get Your Hack On ASEAN Edition Return In 2023

• Cash prizes up to US$10,000 are up for grabs
• Registration to 48-hour virtual hackathon open until 9 Jan 2023

The ASEAN edition of the Get Your Hack On (GYHO) 48-hour hackathon initiative by RHB Banking Group will make its return in 2023. RHB, having a strong presence in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Brunei, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Lao PDR, is calling on tech talent from all over the region to showcase their skills in tech, design and business development by competing in this 48-hour coding hackathon.

Get Your Hack On ASEAN Edition 2023 will be held virtually from 13 to 15 January 2023 with the grand finals happening on 28 January 2023. 

Participants will be evaluated based on their abilities in developing unique ideation for innovative banking solutions, originality, and good design, as well as their technical ability to execute the proposed solutions.

“Since our first hackathon in 2021, we have seen increasing momentum in digital and technology innovativeness from participants. By extending our reach throughout the region, we look forward to encouraging even more tech innovators to showcase new and exciting ideas and solutions at this edition of RHB Get Your Hack On,” said RHB Banking Group Strategy and Innovation chief officer, Ryan Teoh.

RHB GYHO is a platform for tech talent to show off their skills and get business opportunities based on their ability to develop new banking experiences, solutions, and prototypes.

The platform can also provide jobs to talent that bring new customer-centric ideas, develop them with customer-first in mind, and focus on resolving usability problems and customer issues. 
RHB GYHO ASEAN Edition 2023 offers cash prizes of more than US$10,000 (RM44,200) in total. The Champions will walk away with US$5,000 (RM22,100), while the 2nd and 3rd placed teams will receive US$2,500 and US$1,000 respectively, with other consolation prizes and special awards as well.

(RM1 = US$0.225) 
 
Registration closes on 9 January 2023.