The Egyptian team “FinTech Got Talent Students” from the American University in Cairo (AUC) has won first place in the Arab FinTech Challenge (AFCT) for universities, which was held for the first time in the MENA region as part of GITEX North Star, the largest technology and startup exhibition in Dubai, UAE, from 15 to 18 October 2023. The Egyptian team was one of the two teams that represented Egypt in the AFCT, along with another team from the Chinese University in Egypt. Both teams had previously won the final qualifiers of the “FinTech Got Talent” competition, which was launched in July this year under the “FinYology” initiative. The “FinYology” initiative is a joint effort of FinTech Egypt and the Egyptian Banking Institute, which aims to discover young talents and enable them to develop FinTech and innovation skills at an early age. The initiative also offers training opportunities for university students in banks operating in Egypt, which helps them gain practical experience before graduation.
