FinTECH HACK | STUDENT HACKATHON
Four days.
Real challenges.
YOUR IMPACT.
Build the future of Finance & Insurance.
25 - 28 NOV 2026MÜNSTER
For curious students from every discipline.
FinTECH HACK
25-28
November 2026
agenda · four days to build something real:
01 Understand the challenge
02 Create ideas
03 Build & test
04 Pitch it
THE CHALLENGE
How will we pay tomorrow? How can people and businesses deal with new risks? And how can AI, data and technology help create a fairer, safer future?
At the FinTECH HACK, you’ll team up with other students to solve real challenges from the finance and insurance industry and turn your ideas into prototypes, into real ventures.
YOUR PERSPEKTIVE MATTERS
You don’t need to be AN EXPERT.
No finance background.
No coding skills required.
No perfect idea needed.
Whatever you study: your perspective matters. What counts is curiosity, creativity and the motivation to build something new.
Experts and partners
Learn from leading experts in finance and insurance and develop your ideas with the support of experienced mentors from first idea to final pitch.
with support from the REACH – EUREGIO Start-up Center.
AGENDA
Four days to build SOMETHING REAL.
01
Understand the challenge.
Meet your team, dive into your challenge and talk to the people who deal with it every day.
02
Create ideas.
Question assumptions. Explore different perspectives. Find the idea worth pursuing.
03
Build & test.
Use AI, no-code tools, data or whatever helps you turn your idea into a first prototype.
04
Pitch it.
Show us what you built. Present your solution to experts, partners and the other teams.
MORE THAN FOUR DAYS
Why join?
Meet students from different disciplines.
Work directly with leading experts in finance and insurance.
Experiment with AI and new technologies.