What is a 'TechSprint?'

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American Fintech Council Mini TechSprint — November 2024

The American Fintech Council (AFC), in partnership with AIR and Orrick, is hosting a mini, in-person techsprint in Washington, D.C. focused on exploring bank and fintech arrangements. 

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TechSprint to Combat Digital Payment Fraud in West Africa — November 2024

AIR is hosting a virtual TechSprint focused on detecting and combating digital payment fraud in West Africa.

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TechSprint For Greater Government Transparency — July/August 2024

Organized by AIR, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and supported by the U.S. Department of State, this TechSprint aims to harness the potential of digital tools to enhance transparency in public expenditure.

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Generative AI in Housing Finance TechSprint — July 2024

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is hosting their second TechSprint in Washington, D.C. to identify use cases and associated control measures to support the responsible use of generative AI in housing finance.​

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Consumer Complaints Analytics Hackathon — July 2023

AIR and the Cambridge SupTech Lab held a virtual global hackathon seeking solutions to help financial regulators make better use of consumer complaints and other supervisory data. 

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FHFA Velocity TechSprint — July 2023

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) hosted their inaugural Velocity TechSprint — supported by AIR — in Washington, D.C. with the goal of improving the mortgage process through data digitization. 

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Climate-Positive Blockchain — January 2023

AIR organized and hosted a unique TechSprint to explore how blockchain and cryptocurrency technology could support the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at massive scale. 

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Anti-corruption TechSprint — June 2022

AIR partnered with the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of the Treasury to jointly host a global TechSprint to ideate technological solutions to detect and prevent corruption, in continued support of Summit for Democracy.

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Swanari (स्व-नारी) TechSprint — April 2022

The Reserve Bank of India Innovation Hub (RBIH) hosted this global TechSprint in partnership with AIR, CIIE.CO and MSC aimed at advancing digital financial inclusion for women in India.

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Women’s Economic Empowerment TechSprint — March 2021

AIR partnered with the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to jointly host a global TechSprint to address the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on women.

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DFS (NY) Hosted TechSprint on DRR for Crypto — March 2021

AIR partnered with the CSBS (Conference of State Bank Supervisors) to produce a TechSprint on Digital Regulatory Reporting (DRR), starting with Crypto.

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TechSprint Using Crypto Traceability to limit Child Sexual Abuse Material — October 2020

AIR hosted a TechSprint with regulators, law enforcement, industry and experts to explore how to use the traceability of crypto to limit distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

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TechSprint on Financial Crime and Human Trafficking

In July 2019, AIR collaborated with the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to produce the first regulatory TechSprint in the U.S. to fight financial crime, money laundering, and human trafficking.

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G20 TechSprint 2020

The G20 and the Bank for International Settlements, BIS, hosted the G20 Global TechSprint and called for innovators to participate. Three problem statements were distilled from central banks and financial regulators throughout the world.

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Save Small Business — TechSprint on PPP Loan Application and Approval

On the night the CARES Act was signed into law, AIR launched a 48-hour hackathon to accelerate lending under the SBA Paycheck Protection Program. Sixty volunteers from 20+ companies worked over the weekend to prototype solutions. Watch video here.

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Save Small Business — Solution Sprint on PPP Loan Forgiveness

AIR sponsored a 2nd Save Small Business ‘Solutions Sprint’ to help banks calculate, track, and report on the requirements for PPP loan forgiveness. In collaboration with the Independent Community Bankers Association (ICBA) and The Venture Center, 24 fintechs presented solutions on how to manage the forgiveness process.

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