Prize / Competition · Bank of India / IIT Hyderabad / DFS / IBA

PSB Cybersecurity, Fraud & Artificial Intelligence Hackathon 2026

ML classification and risk scoring for suspicious transactions and mule accounts; separate APK/malware topic

ongoing / registration closed limited remote

Program overview

high

Notes

Registration and idea submission closed 2026-06-22; prototype development runs through 2026-08-17; final presentations and prize closure are 2026-08-27 to 2026-08-28. Bank of India page is transport-blocked by some clients; official IIT Hyderabad registration endpoint returned 200 and the official Bank of India page confirms the challenge, timeline, eligibility, fraud/mule-account ML task, and prize ladder.

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Quantiacs Contest 25 · Quant research challenge

Compete for $2M in strategy allocations.

Submit a unique trading system. The seven highest Contest Scores receive one-year notional allocations with performance fees currently based on a 10% profit share.

1st$1M
2nd$500K
3rd$250K
4th$100K
5th–7th$50K each

Unique systems only. Quantiacs applies a correlation filter, and allocations may be reduced or eliminated if a winner’s live Contest Score falls below its score at contest close.

Sponsored registration link. Prize amounts are notional strategy allocations; payouts are performance fees under Quantiacs’ Relative Performance Model. Winner allocations commence within 30 days after the contest ends. Eligibility and official rules apply; no purchase is necessary.