HaRBInger 2025

About Us

Following the resounding success of its previous global hackathons, the Reserve Bank of India proudly presents the fourth edition of 'HaRBInger 2025 - Innovation for Transformation.'

With the overarching theme of 'Secure Banking: Powered by Identity, Integrity and Inclusivity' this hackathon calls upon the brightest minds worldwide to craft solutions to harness the power of innovation and technology to deliver innovative, secure, and user-centric financial solutions that protect customer identity, foster trust, enhance customer safety, improve system-wide efficiency and promote financial inclusion.
Let's unlock your potential, translate ideas into impactful solutions !

Problem Statements

THEME I: Secure Banking: Powered by Identity, Integrity and Inclusivity.

1. Tokenised KYC
2. Offline CBDC (e₹)
3. Enhancing trust

Awards

Your Chance to Win Starts Here

Win exciting prizes under each problem statement.

WINNER - Each winner in the respective Problem Statement categories will receive an award of INR 40,00,000.

RUNNER-UP - The runner-up in each Problem Statement category will be awarded INR 20,00,000.

BEST 'ALL WOMAN TEAM' - A special prize of INR 20,00,000 to the best ‘all woman team’ (a team comprising of only woman members’), across all the three problem statements

STIPEND - Each team shortlisted for the solution development phase will receive a stipend of INR 5,00,000.

Eligibility

• All entities, teams or individuals (eighteen years and above) who are eligible to enter into a contractual agreement are eligible to apply.
• The proposed product / solution should have an element of innovation or novel application of technology serving common good.
• Participants from all backgrounds and geographies are welcome, albeit knowledge about the Indian financial services market and consumers is preferred.
• Employees of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and its subsidiary institutions are not eligible to participate.