24 Hours of Inspiration: NYC Hackathon Yields Innovative Solutions

Published October 31, 2016

In October 2016, RBC Capital Markets was proud to partner with the Zahn Innovation Center to support their first FinTech Hackathon with the City College of New York.

In October 2016, RBC Capital Markets was proud to partner with the Zahn Innovation Center to support their first FinTech Hackathon with the City College of New York. The two-day event brought together 60 students across 12 teams from CCNY’s Business, Economics and Computer Science Programs to collaborate and create the most innovative solutions to select challenges.

“If we had to choose one word to describe our whirlwind Hackathon it would be ‘inspiring.’ The energy and excitement in the room was palpable and my colleagues and I were deeply impressed by the level of creativity and sophistication in each solution. RBC Capital Markets is committed to spearheading innovation and working with the next generation of brilliant thinkers and coders,” commented Jeremy Sonnenburg, Head of Technology at RBC Capital Markets.