INGENICO GROUP: Results of Ingenico Group's first hackathon for innovation
November 24 2015 - 12:52PM
Ingenico Group (Euronext: FR0000125346 - ING), global
leader in seamless payment, has proved the maturity of its Telium
Tetra offer by launching its first hackathon for innovation.
Participants were asked to develop HTML5 applications to reinvent
convenience shopping on payment terminals.
80 developers and candidates with innovative ideas were given 48
hours to come up with new HTML5 applications allowing merchants to
offer value-added services to their customers from payment
terminals. Of the 23 finished projects presented to the jury, 4
teams won and each received a prize of €4000. The 4 finalist teams
then joined the fast-track incubator to refine their projects and
present them to visitors at the Ingenico Group stand during the
Cartes exhibition.
"We were impressed by the ideas and talent that emerged from
this hackathon," explains Michel Léger, EVP Innovation for Ingenico
Group and member of the hackathon jury. "The quality of the
applications and the business models presented by the participants
were of a professional level. The jury, moreover, awarded prizes to
4 teams instead of 3 as initially planned. We also offered to
accompany all of the participants in continuing to develop their
applications in order to integrate them into our marketplace."
The 4 finalist teams presented their project at the Ingenico
Group stand during the Cartes exhibition and visitors were able to
vote for the best application.
The first prize 'Ingenico Innovation' went to project 'Louise',
an application allowing merchants to call in extras when one of
their employees does not show up. The terminal becomes
multi-functional since it allows the merchant to send his request,
contract and sign-up the part-time worker.
The 3 other finalist projects were: 'Shopeaz', an application
which allows small traders to offer click-and-collect, 'Agora', an
application which digitizes local classified ads, 'Pay&win', an
application intended for on-line gambling.
"Organized in partnership with Bemyapp, this first hackathon has
been a real success for us. This project has proven, in particular,
that it is simple and fast to develop a new business application on
the Telium Tetra platform," adds Jérôme Bourreau, VP Marketplace
for Ingenico Group. "It is an initiative that we intend to renew on
a regional level to encourage the development of our ecosystem of
business partnerships that will enrich our Telium Tetra
Marketplace".
About Ingenico Group
Ingenico Group (Euronext: FR0000125346 - ING) is the global
leader in seamless payment, providing smart, trusted and secure
solutions to empower commerce across all channels, in-store, online
and mobile. With the world's largest payment acceptance network, we
deliver secure payment solutions with a local, national and
international scope. We are the trusted world-class partner for
financial institutions and retailers, from small merchants to
several of the world's best known global brands. Our solutions
enable merchants to simplify payment and deliver their brand
promise. www.ingenico.com twitter.com/ingenico
Contacts
Investors &
Communication Stéphanie Constand-Atellian VP IR and External
Communication stephanie.constand@ingenico.com T./ +33 1 58 01 85
68 |
Communication Coba Taillefer External
Communication Manager coba.taillefer@ingenico.com T./ +33 1 58 01
89 62 |
Investors
Caroline Alamy Investor Relations Manager
caroline.alamy@ingenico.com T./ +33 1 58 01 85 09 |
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