G20 TechSprint

Updated 25 April 2024

The G20 TechSprint is a joint initiative between the G20 Presidency and the BIS Innovation Hub to seek out best-in-class technological innovations aimed at common challenges and focal priorities of the global regulatory and central banking community. The G20 TechSprint invites global innovators to compete on developing technology solutions on different themes annually.

G20 TechSprint

  • The 2024 edition was held jointly with Banco Central do Brasil and focused on developing solutions for sustainable finance to support SDGs. Find out more, including the problem statements, in this page.
  • The fourth edition was held in 2023 with the Reserve Bank of India and focused on showcasing technology solutions to improve cross-border payments. More information, including the winners and problem statements, can be found on our G20 TechSprint 2023 page.

  • The third edition was held in 2022 with Bank Indonesia  and focused on solving technology challenges related to wholesale and retail central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). More information, including the winners and problem statements, can be found on our G20 TechSprint 2022 page.

  • The second edition was held in 2021 with the Italian G20 Presidency and the Bank of Italy and focused on showcasing the potential for new innovative technologies to address challenges in green and sustainable finance. It was implemented with the support of Codemotion and IBM cloud and Climate Risk Services (CRS). Details on the three problem statements posed in the G20 TechSprint 2021 hackathon and competition details can be found on our page.
  • The first edition was held in 2020 with the Saudi G20 Presidency and focused on showcasing the potential for new innovative technologies to resolve operational problems in the areas of regulatory compliance (regtech) and supervision (suptech). It was implemented with the support of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority, the Financial Stability Board, API Exchange (APIX), and Regtech for Regulators Accelerator (R2A). Details on the three problem statements posed in the G20 TechSprint 2020 and the three winning firms can be found on our page.