Innovate.DTCC:
Industry-Powered AI Hackathon
Supported by FINOS
Revolutionize Financial Markets with AI Innovation
Join us for DTCC’s annual Innovate.DTCC: Industry-Powered AI Hackathon, where industry leaders, experts, and innovators collaborate to tackle real-world challenges and drive transformative change across financial services.
Important Dates and Timing
- Registration starts: December 8, 2025
- Registration ends: January 23, 2026
- Hackathon event dates: February 23, 2026 – February 27, 2026
- Awards Ceremony: March 9, 2026
Event Summary
Are you ready to shape the future of financial services?
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) invites you to join our annual Innovate.DTCC: Industry-Powered AI Hackathon.
Whether you’re passionate about AI, machine learning, or solving complex business problems, this event offers a dynamic platform to showcase your skills, expand your network, and contribute to solutions that will advance the industry.
Top teams will be recognized for their achievements, and all participants will help set the pace for innovation in financial markets.
Event Format & Approach
- Virtual Experience: All hackathon activities, including presentations and judging, will take place virtually.
- Open Source Advancement: Code contributed during the Hackathon (outside of background IP) will be open-sourced through FINOS (Fintech Open Source Forum) to support ongoing industry innovation.
- Flexible Development Environment: DTCC will provide participants with AWS accounts, including access to AWS services and Fluxnova, for development needs during the hackathon. The DTCC provided environment includes no-code/low-code tools, enabling broad participation regardless of technical skill level.
- Onboarding and training sessions will be offered prior to the event to familiarize participants with the environment and its capabilities.
- Participants may also choose to build on their own infrastructure and environments.
- Data Requirements: Participants must bring their own publicly available and unrestricted data.
- Team-Based Participation: Participation is team-based only; no individual entries are allowed.
- Teams may be of any size; however, a maximum of 10 members is recommended to ensure effective collaboration, productivity, and communication.
- Participants are encouraged to form a "‘Super Team", a team with members from multiple organizations, to foster cross-industry collaboration and deliver stronger outcomes through diverse perspectives. Need help forming a Super Team? Email [email protected] for assistance.
Business Track Overview
Compete in specialized tracks aligned to core business functions within financial services:
- IT Innovation: (ex. Multi-agent development, AI-powered code review, automated testing, DevSecOps, and advanced security)
- Internal Audit & Assurance: (ex. AI-driven audits, predictive risk planning, and control effectiveness scoring)
- Fraud Detection, Risk Management & Cybersecurity: (ex. real-time fraud detection, predictive risk scoring, and cyber risk assessment)
- Human Resources Innovation: (ex. AI for candidate screening, onboarding automation, personalized training, and employee engagement analytics)
- Generative AI for Finance: (ex. Personalized investment summaries, automated document processing, and explainable credit decisions)
- Customer Experience & Conversational AI: (ex. Multilingual chatbots, voice-enabled assistants, and AI-driven product recommendations)
- Regulatory Compliance & Governance: (ex. Automated KYC, AML monitoring, and NLP tools for compliance alerts)
Rewards
Financial Industry Partners
- Winners will receive a funding grant through Fintech Open-Source Foundation (FINOS) to fund future advancement of the winning initiatives.
Vendor/Software Providers
- Winners will receive exclusive industry exposure opportunities, including:
- An invitation to showcase your technology and products during future Innovate.DTCC events.
- Featured placement in future Innovate.DTCC marketing materials.
Get ready to showcase your team's skills, collaborate effectively, and have an unforgettable experience at Innovate.DTCC: Industry-Powered AI Hackathon! Sign up using the Registration Form below.
If you have questions or require further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact the DTCC AI Hackathon team.
If you have questions or require further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact the DTCC AI Hackathon team.



