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MasterCard Masters of Code Hackathon Series to Crown $100,000 Global WinnerDevelopers from across the globe will compete for $100,000 during the MasterCard Masters of Code™ global hackathon grand finale in San Francisco on December 4 and 5. The winning teams from each of the 12 regional events will take on a new challenge and battle each other for the title of Masters of Code. For the past ten months, the Masters of Code competition traversed the globe - from Singapore to New York to Tel Aviv - hosting regional weekend-long events that tasked the world's top coders, developers, designers and entrepreneurs to create new consumer payments solutions featuring MasterCard (News - Alert) APIs. In the earlier rounds, winning solutions ranged from a price protection assistant tied to doing social good, to a parent-monitored credit card for kids, and even a coding game to encourage women to join the tech industry. During the San Francisco finale, the MasterCard Masters of Code Champion will receive $100,000 and dedicated resources to develop and commercialize their innovation, including:
While in California, all winning regional teams will also enjoy a MasterCard Priceless® Experience in Napa Valley and Silicon Valley. The San Francisco event will open with a welcome from entrepreneur and New York Times best-selling author, Eric Ries. He pioneered the Lean Startup movement, a new-business strategy which maximizes a company's potential by allocating and improvising their resources as efficiently as possible. At the end of the two-day hackathon, the winning team will be evaluated on their innovation's impact, design, creativity, simplicity and usage of MasterCard APIs. The esteemed judging panel will include:
The global finalists include:
For more information about the MasterCard Masters of Code competition including rules, judging criteria, prizes, etc., please visit www.MastersofCode.com. About MasterCard MasterCard (NYSE:MA), www.mastercard.com, is a technology company in the global payments industry. We operate the world's fastest payments processing network, connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. MasterCard's products and solutions make everyday commerce activities - such as shopping, traveling, running a business and managing finances - easier, more secure and more efficient for everyone. Follow us on Twitter (News - Alert) @MasterCardNews, join the discussion on the Beyond the Transaction Blog and subscribe for the latest news.
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