INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Hajj Hackathon came to an end after three days with winners announced for the top three spots
Judges for the event included Steve Wozniak and Mike Butcher from TechCrunch who is a regular at such Middle East events.Winner of Hajj
HackathonThe team that won the Hajj Hackathon was a Saudi based all women team called Turjuman
Their idea was a simple and intuitive one- to install QR codes on all signage which shows the translated version of sign in the native
million US dollars for 15% equity in their company.Second placeThe second place went to the Hajj Wallet team that wants to turn your phone
into your wallet during Hajj by allowing you to deposit your cash or money from your Visa card into it and then using it to pay for all
kinds of goods and services through QR readers.The problem that Hajj Wallet team is trying to solve is that many people end up losing their
cash during Hajj or payment terminals simply stop working
By using a local QR based solution, Hajj Wallet makes it secure to carry your funds and also allows you to transfer them across to your
friends of family.Hajj Wallet won 500,000 Saudi Riyals for a 10% equity investment.Third placeAnd finally the third place was taken by a
For privacy reasons, this feature would only work if the person who originally took that picture publicly shares it.The team won 350,000
a huge success.egS55xUE9GVvyEnN2M8KrN.jpg#
