Fostering​ next-generation​ innovators​ via​ Turing​ Hackathon​ 2024​

21/Oct/2024

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As​ Cambodia’s​ leading​ digital​ finances​ provider,​ ABA​ Bank​ is​ honored​ to​ be​ the​ Exclusive​ Sponsor​ of​ the​ highly​ anticipated​ Turing​ Hackathon​ –​ Cycle​ 7.​

Organized​ by​ the​ Techo​ Startup​ Center​ (TSC),​ this​ 5-day​ intensive​ program​ aims​ to​ serve​ as​ a​ platform​ for​ students,​ youths,​ innovators,​ and​ startups​ to​ develop​ digital​ business​ ideas​ that​ address​ market​ demands​ and​ community​ challenges.​

This​ year's​ Hackathon​ is​ centered​ around​ three​ main​ themes:​ travel​ and​ tourism,​ entertainment​ and​ lifestyle,​ and​ business​ tools.​ All​ applicants​ were​ teamed​ up​ under​ different​ themes​ to​ base​ their​ business​ ideas​ on.

On​ 20​ October​ 2024,​ the​ Hackathon​ culminated​ in​ the​ much-awaited​ Demo​ Day​ and​ the​ Award​ Ceremony,​ where​ the​ finalists​ presented​ their​ projects.​ The​ event​ was​ held​ under​ the​ esteemed​ presence​ of​ Mrs.​ Hean​ Lorida,​ Deputy​ Director​ of​ TSC,​ at​ the​ Techo​ Startup​ Center’s​ head​ office.

​ABA's​ Payment​ Solutions​ Specialist,​ Khy​ Udom,​ had​ the​ honor​ of​ delivering​ impression​ remarks,​ while​ also​ serving​ as​ part​ of​ the​ judging​ panel​ on​ the​ finalists.

“At​ ABA​ Bank,​ we​ believe​ that​ events​ like​ the​ Turing​ Hackathon​ are​ crucial​ in​ nurturing​ the​ next​ generation​ of​ innovators​ and​ entrepreneurs.​ We​ are​ proud​ to​ be​ a​ part​ of​ a​ movement​ that​ encourages​ youth​ to​ push​ the​ boundaries​ of​ what​ is​ possible,”​ said​ Khy​ Udom.

Throughout​ the​ program,​ ABA​ has​ played​ an​ active​ role​ by​ providing​ sharing​ sessions​ and​ insights​ into​ the​ e-Merchant​ services​ to​ inform​ all​ the​ participants​ on​ how​ ABA​ solutions​ can​ benefit​ their​ upcoming​ business​ operations.

ABA​ remains​ committed​ to​ supporting​ initiatives​ that​ foster​ bright​ ideas​ contributing​ to​ skill​ development​ and​ digital​ advancement.​