About the challenge
The Financial Cybersecurity Challenge 2026 brings students together to tackle real-world problems at the intersection of finance and cybersecurity.
As scams become more sophisticated and data breaches put personal and financial information at risk, new solutions are needed to help people stay protected. Your challenge is to design and build an innovative solution that helps prevent scams, protects users from data breaches, or improves the security of financial information.
Your solution could be an app, website, AI-powered tool, browser extension, security system, educational platform, or another creative idea. Identify a real problem, develop your solution, and demonstrate how it could make the digital financial world safer.
Get started
Start by identifying a problem related to financial scams, fraud, privacy, or data breaches. Think about who is affected, why current solutions may not be enough, and how technology could provide a better approach.
Then, form your idea and start building. Your project should clearly explain the problem, demonstrate your solution, and show how it could protect real users.
Identify the problem → Design your solution → Build your project → Demonstrate its impact
Whether you create a scam-detection tool, a safer way to handle financial data, a system that warns users about suspicious activity, or something completely different, the goal is simple:
Build technology that makes finance safer for everyone.
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