Jakarta, March 17th 2016 - PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BCA) showed its support for financial technology field (fintech) innovation to enhance the comfort and security of customers conducting e-commerce financial transactions. This time, BCA and DailySocial held a Financial Technology Hackathon (Finhacks) 2016 that invited developers, startups, as well as information technology (IT) industry actors and practitioners to design an innovative payment system in Indonesia. In the early stages of this event, BCA invited IT communities to discuss and exchange ideas through Community Meet Up - Finhacks 2016.
The event took place at Hongkong Cafe, Jakarta on March 17, 2016. BCA Director Armand Hartono, BCA Strategic Information Technology Executive Vice President Hermawan Thendean, BCA Strategic IT Chief Manager Liliani Santoso, and DailySocial.id CEO Mamuaya Rama also attended the event.
"Finhacks is a concrete manifestation of BCA’s attention and commitment to the development of the digital world, especially e-commerce. At BCA, we uphold the spirit of customer focus where we are constantly listening to feedback from customers, and make innovations and solutions that respond to their needs. We hope Finhacks will present new solutions and innovative payment methods, which will improve safety and comfort both for the actors as well as e-commerce users," Armand explained.
At the event, BCA will provide briefing on API (Application Program Interface), launched exclusively by BCA for Finhacks participants to fulfill their application needs and facilitate participants in developing modern payment systems. At the hackathon #HackByTheBeach, API will become a major ammunition for developers to produce modern applications in the field of electronic payments.
"Finhacks is a means for us to engage the IT community in the growth and development of the company. We believe that our achievements thus far cannot be separated from the support of developers and IT activists in the country. We hope that through this event, we can provide the opportunity for developers and IT activists to learn new things that they may have never experienced before," added BCA Strategic Information Technology Executive Vice President Hermawan Thendean.
Armand noted that the development and utilization of the digital world and current technology should be maximized to provide easy and convenient payment solution for the Indonesian economy. With a total population of 250 million, Indonesia has the potential to become a digital technology giant.
Finhacks registration has been open since March 7, 2016 and will close on April 4, 2016. Startups and IT practitioners with ideas or unique breakthroughs for a digital payment system can immediately send it to https://finhacks.id.
"BCA fully supports all activities that encourage the birth of innovative banking solutions in the digital age. It is time for the Indonesian people to dare to dream and pursue their ideals. Banking solutions that lead to a more comfortable and secure transaction experience will benefit us all," Armand concluded.
PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BCA) Director Armand Hartono (second left), accompanied by BCA Strategic Information Technology Executive Vice President Hermawan Thendean (left), conversed with DailySocial.id CEO Mamuaya Rama (right) and a programmer participating in Financial Technology Hackathon (Finhacks) during Community Meet Up Finhacks 2016 in Jakarta, Wednesday (17/3). BCA and DailySocial.id will hold Finhacks, a competition that invites developers, startup, as well as information technology (IT) industry actors and practitioners to design an innovative payment system in Indonesia. In the early stages of this event, BCA invited IT communities to discuss and exchange ideas through Community Meet Up - Finhacks 2016.
At the event, BCA will provide briefing on API (Application Program Interface), launched exclusively by BCA for Finhacks participants to fulfill their application needs and facilitate participants in developing modern payment systems. At the hackathon #HackByTheBeach, API will become a major ammunition for developers to produce modern applications in the field of electronic payments. Finhacks registration has been open since March 7, 2016 and will close on April 4, 2016.
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About Finhacks 2016
Finhacks is a series of event collaborations from BCA with application industry and developers, ranging from discussions, workshops, and culminating in a hackathon that involves banking, media, IT community, developers, experts, and e-commerce industry actor that encourage the development of innovative digital payment system in Indonesia. To learn more on idea submission and the event, visit Finhacks official page https://finhacks.id 2016.
About PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (per 31 December 2015)
PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BCA) is one of the leading private banks in Indonesia focusing on business banking transactions, credit loan facilities, and financial solutions for the corporate, commercial and SME, as well as individual customers. At the end of December 2015, BCA facilitated banking transactions for more than 14 million customers, through 1,182 branches, 17,081 ATMs, and hundreds of thousands EDC, supported by internet and mobile banking.
About DailySocial.id
DailySocial is a media technology that focuses on information, opinions, and discovery. Established in 2008, DailySocial became an Online to Offline platform that encourages growth and innovation in SME Digital and Startup industry in Indonesia through impartial news and an expanding community. Currently, DailySocial is developing a technological upstream to downstream community and media (from technology manufacturers to technology users) through content and strategic collaborations with technology and digital ecosystems in the country.
For more information, contact Erlan Dwi Anto at 0811-998-8877 or send an email to erlan@dailysocial.id
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