Ready. Set. Launch 🚀

🧑‍🚀 Welcome to Mission Control

Welcome to Alkami Hackathon 2025 — where your ideas fuel the next era of digital banking.

You’ve been selected to build, launch, and innovate using Alkami’s SDK or APIs. This is your mission briefing. Let’s light this candle. 🚀

About Alkami Hackathon 2025

This year’s hackathon challenges you to create transformative banking experiences that empower users and redefine digital finance. Join hundreds of developers, get inspired by our platform, and compete for exciting prizes.

Check out the official Alkami Hackathon website for full details on themes, prizes, and how to participate.

✅ Mission Checklist

Before we hit full throttle, make sure your dev environment is ready.

Choose your innovation vessel below.
Install required tooling — Merlin for SDK, API key for API dev.
Join the mission comms via Discord and monitor the live updates.
Build. Test. Iterate. Launch.

🚀 Choose Your Innovation Vessel

🛰 Use the SDK Perfect for building widgets, UI elements, and embedded SDK integrations.

📡 Use the API Ideal for backend innovation, data orchestration, or new services on Alkami’s platform.

🧰 System Requirements

Make sure these are in place:

Feeds Access
Merlin installed (for SDK users) — Install Merlin
GitHub for submissions
API Key if you’re building server-side
A modern browser and development IDE

🌐 Mission Dashboard

Keep this dashboard handy. It’s your lifeline during the hackathon:

Project Teams

Hackathon Schedule

⚙️ Get Started

Pick a guide and start building fast:

Release Tracker Guide

API Quickstart

First Widget Tutorial

Integration Types

🧠 Final Checks

Before liftoff:

Review the Judging Criteria
Test thoroughly
Submit on time

🏆 Judging Rules

How Your Project Will Be Scored

Customer / Business Need (1-10): How well does your solution address a real-world banking problem or opportunity? Judges will look for clear value to customers or business goals.
Readiness (1-10): How polished and functional is your project? Bonus points for well-tested, stable solutions with great user experience and documentation.
Innovation (1-10): How creative or unique is your approach? Are you pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with Alkami’s platform? Think bold, fresh ideas!

🔧 Helpful Resources

🛠 Install Postman A must-have tool to test APIs during your hackathon development.

⚠️ Troubleshooting Tips Having networking issues? Corporate firewall blocking your tools? Learn how to diagnose and fix common dev environment problems.

💡 Hackathon Use Cases

Click or tap any card to flip and discover key hackathon domains where your innovation can shine.

Reimagine the developer experience with Alkami — onboarding flows, submission tracking, environment management, and more.

Build new widgets, services, or provider integrations that unlock the power of the SDK.

Create dashboards, logging tools, and metric viewers for SDK transparency.

Enhance SSO workflows, permission modeling, and visualize user roles.

Build seamless onboarding flows and contextual UX enhancements for members.

Integrate chat-based helpers, smart recommendations, or predictive insights.

Develop smart tooling for testing, environment switching, and data loading.

Build external facing tools, third-party integrations, or companion services.

🎉 Final Thoughts

Hackathons are about pushing boundaries, learning fast, and having fun along the way.

💡 Try something new. 🍕 Enjoy the snacks. 🤝 Team up with your fellow Alkamists if you get stuck — we’re here to help.

Let’s build something amazing together. You’ve got this. 🚀