Jakarta, 1 September 2018 – After two consecutive years, PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BCA) has been organizing Finhacks with the “Hackathon” concept, but for the first time, BCA will hold a Finhacks program under the theme of “Data Challenge”, supported by DailySocial.id, Algoritma and Kaskus.
The Finhacks 2018 #DataChallenge is a competition for big data talents in Indonesia in developing innovative solutions. It is a form of support of the potential of the Indonesian youth in data science, and also serves as BCA’s contribution as the largest private bank in Indonesia in developing banking solutions through collaboration with data science communities.
To promote the Finhacks 2018 #DataChallenge, BCA organizes the Finhacks 2018 #DataChallenge roadshow in three cities, namely Jakarta (01/09), Yogyakarta (08/09) and Bandung (15/09). Each roadshow presents a sharing session with experts and also data science workshop to improve understanding, knowledge and abilities of the participants in the field of data science.
The first roadshow will be held at The Akmani Hotel, Jakarta, Saturday (01/09) and will invite Course Producer & Co-Founder of Algoritma Samuel Chan, Co-Founder of PT DCI Indonesia Djarot Subiantoro and BCA Data Scientist Adhitya Bhaswara Tirtohadiguno as keynote speakers. Participants are also informed to bring laptop to join the data science workshop.
Deputy Vice President of BCA Armand Wahyudi Hartono explained that “we want to invite everyone, especially communities in the field of data science to join and take advantage of such opportunity to develop their best talents to provide ease and create value-added banking solutions. It also serves as an arena to build networks, gain insights, and share knowledge in regard to the advancement of data science,” said Armand.
In the series of the Finhacks 2018 #DataChallenge, participants are required to develop a mathematical model that can be used to provide solutions for the following three major problems, namely Credit Scoring, Fraud Detection, and ATM Cash Optimization, where in each category, the five best teams will win a total prize of Rp480 million.
Armand also explained that the ability to digest and process data well plays a substantial role in various industries, including the financial sector. Human resources (HR) who are skillful in data science are needed by companies to solve problems comprehensively.
Starting Wednesday (08/08), the science data communities who wish to explore and are interested in joining the competition can register themselves when the registration opens from 8 August–8 October 2018 via https://finhacks.id/. An online pre-assessment test will also be conducted after the registration. Registered participants who passed the online pre-assessment test can proceed to the online data challenge stage. Of the three categories, five best teams (a total of 15 finalists) will be selected to compete in the final or Demo Day which will be held on 14 November 2018.
Complete information on the Finhacks 2018 #DataChallenge can be seen on https://finhacks.id/
BCA Organizes Finhacks 2018 Roadshow – Deputy President Director of PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BCA) Armand Wahyudi Hartono opened the Finhacks 2018 #DataChallenge Roadshow at Akmani Hotel, Jakarta, Saturday (01/09). Under the theme of “Data Science Trend Forecasting”, the roadshow serves as a sharing hub for the participants in improving their understanding, insights and abilities in the field of data science. To promote the Finhacks 2018 #DataChallenge, BCA will also organize the Finhacks 2018 #DataChallenge roadshow in two other cities namely Yogyakarta (08/09) and Bandung (15/09).
Finhacks 2018 #DataChallenge Roadshow – Data Scientist of BCAAdhitya Bhaswara Tirtohadiguno (second left), Course Producer & Co-Founder of Algoritma Samuel Chan (second right), Co-Founder of PT DCI Indonesia Djarot Subiantoro (right), and Head of Editorial and Product of Dailysocial of Wiku Baskoro (left) on a workshop session titled “Data Science Trend Forecasting” in the series of Finhacks 2018 #DataChallenge Roadshow at Akmani Hotel, Jakarta, Saturday (01/09).
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About PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (as of 30th June 2018)
BCA is one of the leading commercial banks in Indonesia with a core focus on transaction banking business and providing loan facilities and solutions to the corporate, commercial & SME and consumer segments. At the end of June 2018, BCA had the privilege of serving 18 million customer accounts, processing millions of transactions every day through 1,241 branches, 17,565 ATMs and more than 490 thousands of EDC machines as well as transactions made over the 24-hour internet and mobile banking systems.
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