Solve real business challenges facing BNY Mellon and our clients

For this competition, short listed teams will be required to submit a working prototype by 19-Oct to be reviewed by the judging panel. The finalists will have the chance to be featured at BNY Mellon's CONNECT20 event.

Companies can participate in multiple problem statements. However due to the variety of topics covered in the problem statements, it is recommended that teams only submit proposals for problem statements that are within their area of specialization.

Yes. Companies must register for the hackathon and agree to the terms before they are eligible to participate.

Your proposal in response to the problem statement(s) and – if applicable, in the event that you are shortlisted – your technical solution must be submitted via the APIX Platform. By participating you represent and warrant that you have all the necessary authorizations, permissions, licenses and agreements to participate in the Hackathon and to all material uploaded to or developed on the APIX Platform, and that your participation and your submissions are in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations.

You will retain exclusive ownership of your intellectual property rights and know-how in your submissions and in any related information that you develop on or upload to the APIX Platform during the course of the Hackathon. After the Hackathon, if you and BNY Mellon decide to jointly create any new products or services all ownership rights will be agreed in advance in a separately agreed-upon document executed by both parties.

The winners of the hackathon will be invited to participate in BNY Mellon’s Accelerator Program.

Accelerator Program participants will have the opportunity to work side-by-side with BNY Mellon experts to evaluate their concept from every angle to increase the probability of commercial success. Additional benefits include:

• Access a variety of BNY Mellon resources, including our Global Innovation Centers, to gain valuable market insight and improve product roadmaps
• Attend exclusive BNY Mellon events to connect with industry experts, potential clients and like-minded peers

Please confirm with the Eligibility Criteria Section on the page.

There will be two rounds of review. First judges will review the written explanation of the proposals. Following the final submissions, the panel of judges will review the prototype, written support and may include Q&A. Expert panels including BNY Mellon subject matter experts, will assess the proposals for each problem statement. In the final selection, one proposal will be chosen for each problem statement.

Your final application build should be integrated with the APIX community platform and should be made available to the judging panel via APIX. Consequently, the application must be registered in APIX and the app hosted in APIX. You will have to agree to the terms and conditions of the BNY Mellon CONNECT20 Challenge and the APIX platform’s user requirements at the point of registration.

BNY Mellon is a global bank and is committed to finding the best solutions to support our clients' needs. As a result, the hackathon is open to the global fintech ecosystem and the physical location of the company will not be considered in judging the proposed solutions.

Yes. While winners will be invited to the Accelerator Program, others can also apply to participate in the program. Eligible companies must identify a specific business problem statement and focus on a proof of concept with a BNY Mellon line of business. For more details email: Accelerator@bnymellon.com