MTN Ghana has launched its 2021 Ayoba Hackathon Contest aimed at driving its digitization agenda while providing opportunities for developers and start-ups. Through the Hackathon, MTN will avail affording App developers and innovators the opportunity to use their creativity to launch their services through micro-apps on Ayoba, a super App of MTN that is present in eight African countries and in parts of Asia as well.
The Ayoba App is a free instant messaging platform that was designed for Africans to properly serve the needs of Africans. It provides support for channels, payments, bots, and micro-apps.
Following the launch of the 2021 Ayoba Hackathon at the MTN House at Ridge on Tuesday, July 27, MTN is positioning itself to be a digital company that will help to set the tone for the total transformation of the business, which is a part of its Ambition 2025. Ayoba, together with MTN Ghana, is hosting a virtual hackathon from July to September 2021, for Ghanaian developers. The event aims to introduce Ayoba as a platform for developers and a SuperApp to third parties.

The top three winners will receive cash prizes of GHC 20,000, GHC 10,000, and GHC 8,000 respectively. They will also receive complimentary co-working space at the MTN Ghana Head Office in Accra, as well as technical, marketing and development support from Ayoba and MTN Ghana, subject to the conclusion of a further agreement between these top three winners and MTN Ghana and Ayoba.
Check out the terms and conditions for the event here: https://bit.ly/3y2PnBn