“Write the Code. Right the World”—U.S. College Students Invited to Participate in FIS Development Competition Aimed at Advancing Financial Inclusion
August 11 2021 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Key facts:
- FIS introduces its inaugural FIS InnovateIN48-Student Edition
competition, where students at U.S. colleges and universities can
submit and develop creative technology solutions aimed at advancing
financial inclusion.
- This event offers students a chance to compete and secure
prizes, priority interviews for internships or full-time
employment, and an opportunity to enter a pre-accelerator
technology startup program with FIS.
- Registration is now open for the event, which takes place over
a 48-hour period during the weekend of Aug. 27-29. Students from
any U.S. college or university are eligible to register.
Financial technology leader FIS® (NYSE: FIS) announced today
that it is opening its annual InnovateIN48 innovation program,
traditionally held internally across FIS’ employee base, to U.S.
colleges and university students—expanding the universe of
next-generation technology leaders who can compete in the
development competition.
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Registration is open for
InnovateIN48-Student Edition, allowing students to submit solutions
that use financial and commerce technology to advance financial
inclusion. (Photo: Business Wire)
This year’s inaugural InnovateIN48-Student Edition competition,
which will take place over a 48-hour window during the Aug. 27-29
weekend, invites students to submit creative solutions that use
financial and commerce technology to advance financial inclusion in
the U.S. Registration for the event is now open at
fisglobal.com/in48student. All students, at any U.S. college or
university, are eligible to register.
“FIS is focused on nurturing the best talent in the fintech
industry and putting their collective talents to work in advancing
the way the world pays, banks and invests,” said Sangy Vatsa,
Global Chief Technology & Digital Officer and InnovateIN48
Executive Sponsor. “What better challenge to tackle than expanding
access to basic financial services to all citizens to create a more
inclusive world? We look forward to seeing the innovation that
bubbles up from this year’s competition. Let the games begin!”
Despite the progress made over the past decade in expanding the
availability of high-quality, affordable financial services,
millions of Americans continue to lack access to banking, money
movement tools and other basic financial products due to the
growing digital gap.
The FIS competition provides an opportunity for college students
interested in a career in financial technology to collaborate on
innovative fintech solutions that can help bridge the digital gap
among the unbanked or underbanked.
During the 48-hour technology development competition, student
teams can work remotely, to develop and present their ideas to a
panel of judges including business leaders within FIS, national
non-profit organizations, and FIS sponsors. In addition to prizes,
the winning team will gain entry into 1819 Innovation Hub’s Venture
Lab Program, a pre-accelerator for startups. Winners will also
receive priority interviews from FIS University for internships or
full-time employment opportunities at FIS.
FIS was recently named to Fast Company Magazine’s 2021 Best
Workplaces for Innovators list. Earlier this year, FIS announced a
student loan repayment program for eligible college graduate hires
within the U.S. The program is the first of its kind in the
financial services industry.
About FIS
FIS is a leading provider of technology solutions for merchants,
banks and capital markets firms globally. Our employees are
dedicated to advancing the way the world pays, banks and invests by
applying our scale, deep expertise and data-driven insights. We
help our clients use technology in innovative ways to solve
business-critical challenges and deliver superior experiences for
their customers. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, FIS is a
Fortune 500® company and is a member of Standard & Poor’s 500®
Index. To learn more, visit www.fisglobal.com. Follow FIS on
Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter (@FISGlobal).
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Kim Snider, 904.438.6278 Senior Vice President FIS Global
Marketing and Communications kim.snider@fisglobal.com
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