ForteBank launches the Forte AI Hackathon with a prize fund of 5 million tenge

ForteBank announced the start of registration for the Forte AI Hackathon — a week-long competition to create artificial intelligence-based solutions for the banking sector. Participants will be able to propose their ideas, develop MVP prototypes, and present them to an expert panel. The prize fund will amount to 5,000,000 tenge.

The hackathon will be part of ForteBank's initiatives to develop its internal innovation ecosystem and support young specialists in the field of technology. Following the bank's philosophy of "We Help. We Support. We Create," the project aims to form a strong AI ecosystem in Kazakhstan and develop competencies in the field of artificial intelligence.

The competition will take place in an online format from November 21 to November 28, 2025. Teams of one to four people can participate. The final project defense will take place on December 6 at the ForteBank headquarters in Astana, with the option of an online presentation for out-of-town participants. Teams will develop demo prototypes — MVPs, present them to experts, and propose ideas for implementation in banking processes. The best solutions will be considered for further development in collaboration with ForteBank.

More details about participation rules and registration can be found on the website https://bank.forte.kz/ru/ai-hakaton.

License: Agency for the Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan: No. 1.2.29/197/36 dated 03.02.2020, issued to JSC "ForteBank".