The company proudly honors TechFin developers
recognized for their innovation in digital banking
PLANO,
Texas, May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Alkami
Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT) ("Alkami"), a leading cloud-based
digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions
in the U.S., announced the success of its first external TechFin
Hackathon, held as part of the Alkami Co:lab 2024 programming.
Combining Alkami bank and credit union clients, fintech partners,
and system integrators, the event provided a collaborative forum to
showcase creativity and develop cutting-edge projects.
The hackathon underscores Alkami's commitment to having a
platform that financial institutions can embrace and extend to
provide unique experiences to their account holders to create
differentiation to drive innovation in digital banking and
services. Participants at Alkami Co:lab were encouraged to engage
in on-site development projects spotlighting leading-edge
technologies, judged by a panel of esteemed industry leaders.
Notably, this year's projects included a variety of widgets that
introduce useful functionality, seamlessly embedded into the online
banking platform experience, including a Rewards Redemption Widget,
Donation Widget, Automated Savings Pod Widget, Product Rates
Widget, Financial Advisor Chatbot and more. These projects were
made possible by the creative problem-solving of the participants,
as well as Alkami's software development kit (SDK) and fast and
intuitive SDK Installation Wizard launched at the conference.
The TechFin Hackathon witnessed exceptional innovation from
participants across various financial institutions. Most notable
were:
- Video Hub – Connor Murphy
from CUTEK and David Benning
from HiFin Technology.
- Product Rates – Kai Hudson
from Keesler Federal Credit Union, Dineji Olaniyan from TTCU
Federal Credit Union, Justin Pearce,
and Krystal Ekern and Kimberly Duberstein from Connexus Credit
Union.
- Financial Advisor Chatbot – Troy Snowden from First Fidelity Bank,
Micah Armantrout from SWIVEL, and
Christian Steckler from Glia
Technologies.
Deep Varma, chief technology officer at Alkami, admired the
participants' ingenuity, stating, "The hackathon embodies Alkami's
drive for cutting-edge technology that positively impacts our
financial services community. Each participant displayed passion
and collaboration, and it's an honor to create and build technology
that provides a platform for today's and tomorrow's industry
leaders."
To learn more, please read the TechFin Hackathon recap blog
here.
About Alkami
Alkami Technology, Inc. is a leading
cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial
institutions in the United States
that enables clients to grow confidently, adapt quickly, and build
thriving digital communities. Alkami helps clients transform
through retail and commercial banking, digital account opening, and
data and marketing solutions. To learn more,
visit www.alkami.com.
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