About the challenge 

Money 20/20 is where global fintech leaders meet.
Hack the Concrete Jungle brings that energy to the streets—inviting developers, founders, and creators to build real-world fintech solutions that empower under-represented communities.

Participants will tackle how money moves: from decentralized credit to tokenized assets, from cultural finance to digital inclusion.
Winners will gain access to Bloc Labs, funding pipelines, and partner accelerators.

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Welcome to Hack the Concrete Jungle @ Money 20/20 — the next evolution of fintech innovation built for the Global Majority.

This is where creators, developers, founders, and investors come together to design tools that make money move smarter, faster, and fairer.

You’ll join a community of builders backed by:
🏦 Hilton Tech Fund • ⚙️ HexaLabs • 🧩 TBHFdn.org • 💼 VC Labs • 💰 The Funding Boutique • 🌍 Funadclic • 🏙️ Horizon Summit

Goal: Build the next generation of fintech infrastructure — systems that move beyond speculation to create real, measurable impact for people and communities.

Requirements

What to Build 

Create prototypes that use fintech and Web3 to make financial systems fairer and smarter.

Possible tracks:

  1. Creator Economy & AdTech – tools that help creators own and monetize audiences.

  2. RWA Finance – tokenize real-world assets (credit, property, carbon, IP).

  3. Payments & Remittances – low-fee cross-border solutions for emerging markets.

  4. Climate & Impact Investing – finance models tied to sustainability data.

  5. AI Risk & Compliance – automated KYC, fraud detection, and credit scoring.

Bonus 💥 Integrate partner APIs (HexaLabs, Hilton Tech Fund, or TBHFdn) or live financial data feeds.

What to Submit 

Your submission must include:

  1. Project Title & Description — clear overview of what you built and why.

  2. Demo Video (max 3 minutes) — show the prototype in action, highlight features and use cases.

  3. Project Link — public URL (GitHub, Figma, or demo site).

  4. Team Information — names, roles, and city.

  5. Documentation — short write-up of how your solution works (tech stack, APIs, and integrations).

  6. Impact Statement — explain who benefits from your product and how it creates measurable change.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

1 non-cash prize
Prizes
5 winners

Admission to Bloc Labs + Hilton Tech Fund Accelerator

Private pitch with The Funding Boutique

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Jr Horsting

Jr Horsting
Funadclic

Alyze Sam

Alyze Sam
Hilton Tech Fund

Zenobia Millet

Zenobia Millet
The Funding Boutique

Apolonia

Apolonia
Code & Cloth

Judging Criteria

  • Innovation 30%
    Original use of tech to solve financial inequity.
  • Execution 25%
    Working prototype, clear UX, technical depth.
  • Impact 25%
    Improves access to capital or efficiency for real users.

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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