Paris Fintech Hackathon 2026

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Saturday, April 25, 2026

to Sunday, April 26, 2026

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1 day long

EducationFintechSocial Impact

Student only

This hackathons is only open to students. Double check the event page for more information as this may mean only those from a particular university/country are eligible.

Event Type

in person

3

Participants

€15,000

Prize Pool

0

Est. Projects

About the Hackathon

The Fintech Hackathon: Solve with AI is the largest student fintech hackathon in France. Organized by Sciences Po AI (SpY), ASES France (Stanford University × HEC Paris), and Google Developer Group Epita, it brings together 150 elite students in AI, finance, and entrepreneurship for a 24-hour non-stop hacking sprint at the heart of Paris's fintech ecosystem.

Taking place on April 25–26, 2026 at HEC Paris, participants will build AI-powered fintech solutions and pitch to a jury of top-tier investors, founders, and industry executives.

The Challenge

Theme: FinTech Innovation — Solve with AI

France is home to 11 unicorn fintech startups and is the premier fintech ecosystem in the EU. AI is reshaping financial services at every level — from payments and compliance to wealth management and fraud detection. Your mission: leverage AI to build the next breakthrough fintech product.

Teams are free to tackle any fintech problem they choose, as long as AI is at the core of their solution.

Areas of inspiration (non-exhaustive):

AI-powered payments & transaction intelligence
Fraud detection & compliance automation
Personalized wealth management & robo-advisory
Credit scoring & alternative lending
RegTech, KYC/AML automation
DeFi & blockchain-based financial products
InsurTech powered by generative AI

Tracks :

Our hackathon features three distinct tracks:

B2B (Business-to-Business)
B2C (Business-to-Consumer)
B2G (Business-to-Government)

Challenging participants to build innovative solutions tailored for corporate efficiency, seamless user experiences, and modernized public services. The winer will be the most outstanding project from across all three tracks.

Event Format

Duration: 24 hours non-stop
Location: HEC Paris — full amphitheatre + 10 dedicated work rooms
Participants: ~150 highly selected students
Entry: Free
Teams: 5 people

Schedule

Saturday, April 25

9:00–10:00 — Registration & team formation
10:00 — Opening ceremony & keynote
11:00 — Hacking begins 🚀
12:00 — Workshop: Google — Vibe-coding with Gemini (30 min)
14:00 — Workshop: Hg Capital — Agentic Coding (mandatory, 30 min)
00:00 — Midnight surprise 🃏

Sunday, April 26

Morning — Hacking continues
Afternoon — Pre-screening pitches (3 pods, 10 teams each, 5 min/team)
Late afternoon — Final pitches: top 9 teams pitch to the full jury (5 min each)
Evening — Awards ceremony & closing 🎉

Prizes

Place	Prize
🥇 1st	Cash prize + 1 month Station F offices + 500 Lovable credits + Google Cloud credits
🥈 2nd	Cash prize + 1 month Station F offices + 300 Lovable credits + Google Cloud credits
🥉 3rd	Cash prize + 1 month Station F offices + 100 Lovable credits + Google Cloud credits

All participants receive $5 in Google Cloud credits and unlimited Lovable access for the 24 hours.

Organizers

This hackathon is brought to you by:

ASES France — the French chapter of Stanford ASES (Association of Stanford Entrepreneurs), operating in partnership with HEC Paris
Sciences Po AI (SpY) — the AI student association of Sciences Po Paris
Google Developer Group Epita — Google's developer community in Epita