Ecobank Nigeria Awards N22m to Young Innovators at Hackathon

Ecobank Nigeria hosted the grand finale of the InnovateX Hackathon, its flagship innovation challenge, awarding N22 million to young innovators. The event, powered by Blaze by Ecobank in partnership with Verve, aimed to empower youth by providing a platform for transforming ideas into practical solutions addressing real-world challenges.

Kola Adeleke, Executive Director of Commercial and Consumer Banking at Ecobank Nigeria, emphasized that InnovateX was designed to nurture ideas and develop entrepreneurial capabilities among young Nigerians. Victor Yalokwu, Head of Products and Analytics at Ecobank Nigeria, described InnovateX as an extension of Blaze by Ecobank’s commitment to youth empowerment, highlighting its role in creating opportunities for the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs.

The initiative focuses on diverse areas such as financial technology, artificial intelligence, sustainability, and education.