Mobile payments developer challenge

July 25, 2013 News Desk 0 Comments

Registration is now open for the MasterCard® N>XT Mobile payments developer challenge.

DEVELOPERS CHALLENGE

We’re looking for 20 teams of 3-5 people to compete in MasterCard® N>XT – a 2-day developer challenge for coders and developers to innovate and develop a working mobile payment proof-of-concept using the MasterCard SDK and APIs.

EVENT DETAILS

The 2-day developer challenge will be held at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto on September 28th and 29th. Teams will be provided with everything from hardware kits to energy drinks. Registration closes on September 5, 2013.

PRIZE DETAILS

A $10,000 prize for the professional app developer category, a $10,000 prize for the student category and a CIBC people’s choice prize of $10,000 to be awarded 30 days after the event. Winning teams will also have the opportunity to pitch their concept to the CIBC Mobile Banking Leadership Team.

Please refer to www.mastercard.ca/nxt for challenge registration and eligibility info.