Bandung, 15 September 2018 – Bandung is the last leg of the BCA Finhacks 2018 #DataChallenge Roadshow after Jakarta and Yogyakarta. As in the previous roadshows, this one will be filled with a sharing session with experts and data science workshop to improve understanding, knowledge and abilities of the participants in the field of data science.
Attending the event as keynote speakers were Executive Vice President of Digital Innovation Solution of PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BCA) Jayaprawirya Diah, Data Scientist of BCA Adhitya Bhaswara, Head of Data of Tirto.ID Dinda Purnamasari, Founder of Media Kernelis Indonesia Ismail Fahmi, dan Head of Editorial and Product of DailySocial Wiku Baskoro. The roadshowtitled “Data as a Cornerstone of Business Sustainability” will discuss the importance of data contribution to a company in the decision-making process for the sustainability of their businesses.
As it is known, after two consecutive years, 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.
Executive Vice President of Digital Innovation Solution of BCA Jayaprawirya Diah explained that “BCA saw an increased enthusiasm in the community, especially in the data science community to attend and participate in the series of Finhacks activities year after year. Such enthusiasm becomes BCA’s main motivation to continue holding this annual event. Through the event, BCA hopes to accommodate our nation’s gifted and talented individuals in the field of data science and further drive our nation’s most talented individuals,” said Jaya.
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.
Jaya added, 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.
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/
The Finhacks 2018 #DataChallenge Roadshow – Executive Vice President of Digital Innovation Solution of PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BCA) Jayaprawirya Diah (left) and Co-Founder of Algoritma Data Science Education Center Samuel Chan (second left) were talking with the participants on the sidelines of the Finhacks 2018 #DataChallenge Roadshow in Bandung, Saturday (15/9). The event was intended for our nation’s gifted and talented individuals to develop innovative solutions and was filled by sharing sessions and data workshop to improve understanding, insights, and abilities of the participants in the field of data science.
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About PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (as of 30th June 2018)
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